10 events from UPES schools and departments support this goal. Each event has its own report with a description, photographs and a link to the original post.
Staff of the WFP-sponsored Technical Support Unit at UPES visited Vikasnagar block in Dehradun district to explain the benefits of fortified rice to Anganwadi workers, government school staff, fair price shop owners, beneficiaries and grain distribution officials, and to address their concerns.
During National Nutrition Month on 12 September 2023, students visited the Anganwadi centre in Sudhowala, near Nanda Ki Chowki, to give expectant and breastfeeding mothers posters and nutrition advice for every life stage, and to discuss personal hygiene.
During Poshan Maah, the School of Health Sciences and Technology ran a two-day workshop for Anganwadi and ASHA workers from Sahaspur Block on nutrition security, food fortification and hygiene, with low-cost recipes using local ingredients.
B.Sc. Nutrition students took a street play into underserved communities to bust myths about anaemia and explain the value of fortified food.
The School of Health Sciences and Technology marked World Food Day in October 2023 with a keynote from the National Health Mission, Government of Uttarakhand, and student activities on diverse, sustainable diets.
On 9–10 September 2025, the School of Health Sciences and Technology hosted a two-day national conference on food fortification to combat anaemia and micronutrient deficiencies, bringing policymakers, researchers and practitioners together on the Bidholi campus.
The School of Health Sciences and Technology ran an advanced-level FoSTaC food safety supervisor course certified by FSSAI.
As part of the Himalaya Calling 2025 global summit, the school hosted a session on “Food Security, Health Sciences and Technology: Pathways to a Nourished Society”.
A five-day faculty development programme on healthcare analytics and life sciences with SAS Institute India trained more than 30 faculty members.
An awareness drive, “Anaemia – An Unconquered Battle”,, run by the Department of Social Outreach and NSS, highlighted that more than half of Indian women of reproductive age are anaemic.