News & Events
News & Events
Jessica Jones-Smith to present at Fred Hutch on children’s diet quality research
September 21, 2021
Jessica Jones-Smith, an associate professor of epidemiology and a core faculty member in the Nutritional Sciences Program will present at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Seminar on September 22, 2021. Jones-Smith will be discussing some of her recent research investigating the association between the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act and Children’s Diet Quality....
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Dr. Alissa Bilfield joins Nutritional Sciences core faculty
September 8, 2021
The University of Washington Nutritional Sciences Program is pleased to welcome Dr. Alissa Bilfield as a new member of our core faculty and growing team of food systems faculty. Bilfield began her appointment as an assistant teaching professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences in the UW School of Public Health September...
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Congratulations to 2021 master’s and GCPD graduates
August 20, 2021
Friday, August 20, we recognized the accomplishments of our students who will complete their graduate degrees and Graduate Coordinated Program in Dietetics (GCPD) training in 2021. The small gathering consisting of students, staff, and faculty took place in the UW Quad. Anne Lund, the program director said, “Graduation looked a little different this year as...
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Autumn seminar ‘Future of Food Systems’ announced
August 19, 2021
There is growing urgency for our food systems to be more sustainable, resilient, and equitable. But how? The UW Nutritional Sciences Program will welcome experts and practitioners currently working at the forefront of these challenges to advance this conversation during our autumn 2021 Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health Seminar. Guest speakers will include Michael Fakhri,...
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WAFOOD food security survey now open to WA residents
July 15, 2021
A third wave of the WAFOOD Survey is now active, and asks all Washington State residents over the age of 18 to provide information on their household food access, economic security, and emotional well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier findings gathered in June and July 2020, found that 30% of WA households were food insecure,...
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For many King County families, food aid ‘not nearly enough’ as need spikes in pandemic
June 27, 2021 | The Seattle Times
Food bank staff and public health officials predict it will take households several years to recover from food insecurity made worse by the economic instability of the pandemic. Ongoing research led by the UW Center for Public Health Nutrition in partnership with Washington State University and Tacoma Community College is highlighted.
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UW Food Systems students tackle food security, food justice, and food sovereignty
June 14, 2021
University of Washington Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health majors once again collaborated with over a dozen regional partners in Seattle-King County during spring quarter 2021 to complete capstone projects that helped advance initiatives focused on increasing sustainability, resilience, and equity across the food system. This year’s projects, which centered on common themes of food security,...
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Nutrition students honored with 2021 SPH Excellence Awards
June 2, 2021
Congratulations to Jane Karumba and Lauren Sawyer, Nutritional Sciences Program students who were honored with 2021 School of Public Health Excellence Awards, an annual recognition that spotlights exemplary faculty, staff and students. Winners were announced Wednesday, June 2. This year’s NSP recipients have demonstrated high academic achievement and have been inspirational among their peers, faculty...
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Students recognized for 2021 leadership and service awards
June 2, 2021
Congratulations to Nutritional Sciences Program graduate students Dani Ladyka and Cairo Archer who have been selected for 2021 awards given to students exhibiting excellence in leadership and service. Dani Ladyka Recipient of the 2021 Carrie Cheney Student Leadership Award Dani Ladyka, an MS and RDN training student is the 2021 recipient of the Carrie Cheney...
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Food Systems student presents at UW SPH Symposium
May 24, 2021
Melody Guo, a Food Systems, Nutrition & Health Major and Amber Li, a Public-Global Health Major will co-present at the upcoming UW School of Public Health Undergraduate Symposium to be held on May 27. Their session titled “Dietary supplement perception and usage pattern among the Chinese older population: A pilot study” will be presented at...
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