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There are a number of critical issues that threaten the food security of Marylanders. Climate change, supply and demand, food deserts, and a rapidly growing population are on the shortlist. However, the past two years have been particularly challenging due to the negative impacts of COVID-19, which have further complicated food access and availability. This new reality now exists in tandem with pre-existing inequities that contribute to a high percentage of food-insecure households across the state.

Artful camera work couldn’t fully hide the fact that Beijing’s National Stadium was far from full on Friday as athletes paraded into the opening ceremony for the XXIV Olympic Winter Games—one of many pandemic-inspired restrictions stretching throughout the competition that mirror similar ones at the recent Summer Games in Tokyo. And then there's the diplomatic boycott, as government officials from the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia who would normally attend the Games stayed home to protest human rights violations in China.

Dr. Catherine Nakalembe, an associate research professor in the Department of Geographical Sciences, was recently awarded Uganda’s Highest Civilian Award, the Golden Jubilee Medal for her efforts to improve food security in Africa. The award was presented to her parents by His Excellency the President of Uganda, Mr. Yoweri Museveni, at a ceremony in Nakalembe’s hometown, Kampala, on Jan. 26, 2022.