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Professor, School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs; Director, Nanotechnology and Society Research Group

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Christopher Bosso In the Media

Christopher Bosso for Northeastern

Amazon’s new grocery store is watching our every move. But we asked for this.

In Amazon Go Grocery, customers are surveilled: Their purchases are tracked digitally, no cashiers required. But to two Northeastern professors, it’s simply a sign of the times, in which people accept surveillance and expect convenience.
- by Aria Bracci February 26, 2020
Once every five years, Congress passes a new farm bill. Here’s why you should care.

You’re probably not a farmer. So why should you care about the farm bill? Because this massive piece of legislation has policy implications for city dwellers too. “It shapes our food system in a way that we often don't appreciate,” said Christopher Bosso, a food policy expert and public policy professor at Northeastern.
- by Allie Nicodemo July 3, 2018
Squash and sustainability: Open Classroom to explore our food system

Eating is something we do every day, but how often do we consider the social, economic, global, and environmental cogs behind our food system? This semester’s Myra Kraft Open Classroom series, which starts tonight, encourages the Boston community to do just that.
- by Molly Callahan January 11, 2017
Open Classroom: Your guide to Election 2016

In Fall 2016, Northeastern’s Open Classroom series will examine the U.S. presidential race from many different angles. Here are five reasons to attend.
- by Greg St. Martin September 6, 2016
3Qs: New GMO labeling law brings controversy, confusion

Northeastern professor and food policy expert Chris Bosso says there are honest arguments on each side of the debate over whether to label foods as having genetically modified ingredients. But he notes the new bill, signed into law last week, is “a poor solution to a complex problem.”
- by Greg St. Martin August 3, 2016
Northeastern gets ‘Real’ with commitment to serving sustainable food

The university is the first in Boston to sign on to the “Real Food Challenge,” a commitment by higher education institutions to purchase at least 20 percent of its food from local, fair, and sustainable sources by 2020.
- by Greg St. Martin July 24, 2013

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