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10 colleges with the best campus food

Virginia Tech and Washington University in St. Louis top Niche’s list of colleges with the best campus food.

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School lunches expose kids to a toxic chemical, study reveals

Bisphenol A, also known as BPA, is found in plastic packaging and canned goods, and can be linked to issues from cancer to reproductive problems.

UVM Medical Center’s Atrium Garden will also serve as a patient and family waiting space and a lending library for cookbooks and gardening guides.

St. Anthony Schools dropped out of the federal school lunch program following complaints from students about small portions. As a result, officials say, participation has risen despite the change in prices.

Although many parents of Burke County Public Schools students are happy with Chartwells as the new foodservice vendor, some have expressed concern over limited lunch options and the amount of time their children have to eat.

Palm Beach County School District will expand a free, after-school dinner program to 16 additional schools after a successful pilot program at four schools last year.

Eatiquette provides healthy meals to schools while seeking to bring rowdy cafeteria culture closer to something resembling fine dining.

Between 2013 and 2014, campuses saw a 60 percent increase in regional and local food initiatives.

Hundreds of people gathered Sunday for the second annual University of Minnesota Duluth Food and Farm Festival to celebrate a harvest that supplies the university with thousands of pounds of food.

Columbia University’s Emergency Meal Fund allows food insecure students to receive up to six meal vouchers per semester from fellow students who have donated meals. Meanwhile, the student-developed Swipes app aims to match students who need dining hall meals with students who have extra.

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