粮食安全和粮食安全是政府机构，多边组织和非政府组织日益关注的问题。尽管做出了许多长期的努力，但据估计，在包括美国在内的发展中国家和工业化国家中，全球仍有多达10亿的人饥饿和粮食不安全。粮食安全研究生证书提供了营养领域的知识和工具，食品研究和地理知识，为学生从事食品安全和安全职业做准备。该计划是营养和食品研究部与地理与地理信息科学部的联合证书。参与包括美国在内的全球粮食安全研究和干预的政府和非政府计划，对营养的关键作用有所了解科学在粮食安全计划中发挥作用。
Food security and food safety are issues of growing concern by government agencies, multilateral organizations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Despite many longstanding efforts, it is estimated that up to one billion people across the globe are hungry and food insecure in both developing and industrialized countries, including the United States.The graduate certificate in food security provides knowledge and tools in the areas of nutrition, food studies, and geography to prepare students for careers in food security and safety. The program is a joint certificate between the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies and the Department of Geography and Geoinformation Science.Governmental and non-governmental programs involved in food security research and interventions worldwide, including the United States,An understanding of the critical role nutrition science plays in food security programs.