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IPE December Featured Faculty Member: Michelle Averill
December 14, 2017 | Center for Health Sciences Interprofessional Education Research and Practice
The Nutritional Sciences Program’s core faculty member Michelle Averill is the Center for Health Sciences Interprofessional Education, Research and Practice (CHSIE)’s featured faculty member of the month. Dr. Averill is a lecturer, researcher, and clinical coordinator for the Graduate Coordinated Program in Dietetics. She is also President Elect for the Northwest Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, and...
Read moreAligning Food Systems with Nutrition and Health
November 30, 2017
It’s official! The theme of our Winter 2018 Nutrition Seminar: Aligning Food Systems with Nutrition and Health The challenge of feeding nine billion people in year 2050 is not just about producing sufficient calories. It is about making sure that food systems produce sufficient nutrient-rich foods that are affordable, accessible, culturally appropriate, have low impact on...
Read moreNSP Faculty Leads Child Care Policy Mapping Effort
November 14, 2017
Mapping the Policy Landscape: Visualizing Nutrition Regulations in Early Childhood Care and Education This Fall’s issue of design magazine Arcade includes an article by NSP’s Assistant Professor Jennifer Otten in collaboration with Tad Hirsch of Northeastern University. It’s out on newsstands now, and the article itself is available as of today online. Check out their discussion...
Read moreNow Hiring for a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer
November 8, 2017
The UW Nutritional Sciences Program is hiring for a full-time lecturer or senior lecturer position in the areas of food systems, nutrition, and population health with a special focus in one or more of the following areas: social justice, environmental health, occupational health, culture, human and agriculture sustainability, economics, community food security, and policy. Candidates...
Read moreDr. Neuhouser Appointed Head of Cancer Prevention Program at Fred Hutch
October 27, 2017
Nutritional Sciences Program core faculty member and nutritional epidemiologist Dr. Marian Neuhouser was appointed head of the Cancer Prevention Program in the Public Health Sciences Division at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center this month.
Read moreAnne Lund, MPH, RD, receives 2017 Washington State Outstanding Dietitian of the Year Award
May 10, 2017
At their annual conference, the Washington State Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (WSAND) honored Anne Lund, MPH, RD, with the Outstanding Dietitian of the Year Award for 2017. This award is the most prestigious recognition given by WSAND and highlights notable leadership, ability, and service. Anne is the Director of our Graduate Coordinated Program in...
Read moreCoffee course serves up lessons in global health, climate change and social justice
January 4, 2017
The School of Public Health’s article on the new NUTR 490 seminar course, “Coffee: From Cultivation to Cupping” ranked in the school’s top ten articles for 2016. The course was developed and taught in partnership with UW Housing and Food Services. Go to the article
Read moreStudent Profile: Shelly Johnston, MPH/GCPD
November 23, 2016
Shelly Johnston, a Master of Public Health student in the RD Training Program, was recently featured in a School of Public Health Student Profile. Read her interview to learn about her path to the field of nutrition, why she chose UW, and her work in the MPH program.
Read moreNew Autumn 2016 Course: NUTR 141 Introduction to Foods
June 22, 2016
NUTR 141 Introduction to Foods will examine how foods are used by different people and cultures to deliver nutrients and energy. Students will explore the evolution of the global food supply, food preparation techniques, food patterns, and eating habits as they relate to diets, nutrition, and personal and public health. Instructor: Anne-Marie Gloster, PhD, RD...
Read moreDr. Jesse Jones-Smith Joins the Nutritional Sciences Core Faculty
June 14, 2016
The Nutritional Sciences Program is pleased to welcome Dr. Jesse Jones-Smith, an associate professor in health services, to our core faculty. Jones-Smith received her PhD in Nutrition Epidemiology from the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill in 2010 and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of California–San Francisco and University of California–Berkeley in 2012. She...
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