Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health
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August 19, 2024
Celebrating students graduating from MPH, MS, and RDN training in 2024
Congratulations to graduate students in the Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health (FSNH) program completing the Master of Public Health (MPH) and Master of Science (MS) in 2024. Many of these students also completed the Graduate Coordinated Program in Dietetics (GCPD), which will allow them to sit for the registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) exam in the…
August 14, 2024
The health benefits of fruits and vegetables: taste the rainbow
UW Medicine Dietitian and alumna (MPH/GCPD ’22) Anna Fogel breaks down the health benefits of fruits and vegetables in an article published by The Whole U. Fogel give a dietitian’s perspective on the health benefits of getting a variety in your diet, as well as the benefits by color.
July 19, 2024
Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health faculty promotions in 2024
Congratulations to Michelle Averill, Anne Lund, and Jennifer Otten, core faculty in the University of Washington Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health program in the UW School of Public Health, who have received promotions effective July 1, 2024. Michelle Averill Promoted to Teaching Professor Michelle Averill has been promoted from associate teaching professor to teaching professor….
July 17, 2024
Students recognized for 2024 leadership and service awards
Congratulations to University of Washington Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health students Aimee Allen and Lauren Perkins who have received 2024 program awards for their excellence in leadership and service. Aimee Allen Recipient of the 2024 Carrie Cheney Student Leadership Award Aimee Allen, a student in the MS and RDN training program, is the 2024 recipient…
June 17, 2024
Faculty profile: Anne Lund
Graduate Coordinated Program in Dietetics Program Director Anne Lund discusses her ongoing initiative to integrate topics related to equity, diversity, and inclusion into the University of Washington’s two-year dietetics curriculum.
June 10, 2024
How food systems undergraduates are designing innovative hydroponic farming methods for urban community gardens
iUrban Teen partnered with the University of Washington School of Public Health Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health program to find an answer to this question. The answer will help with iUrban Teen’s goal of growing thousands of pounds of leafy greens and vegetables for their unhoused community neighbors and will provide a space for high school-aged youth underrepresented in STEM careers to study environmental and agricultural science.
Jennifer Otten elected president of Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society
University of Washington faculty member Jennifer Otten has been elected the incoming president of the Agriculture, Food & Human Values Society (AFHVS), a professional organization which provides an international forum to engage in the cross-disciplinary study of food, agriculture, and health, as well as an opportunity for examining the values that underlie various visions of…
May 14, 2024
Students honored with 2024 School of Public Health Excellence Awards
Congratulations to Carlos Morales and Kang Ho, students in the Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health (FSNH) Program who were honored at the 2024 School of Public Health Excellence Awards. The Excellence Awards are given annually, spotlighting exemplary faculty, staff and students working in the School. Winners were publicly recognized and celebrated at an event held…
May 13, 2024
Food Systems majors to present at UW Undergraduate Research Symposium
The 27th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium at the University of Washington will take place on the UW Seattle campus on Friday, May 17, 2024. Three undergraduate seniors who are majoring in Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health will present poster sessions at the upcoming UW Undergraduate Symposium. This event is organized by the Office of Undergraduate…
Winter capstone projects focus on addressing food security at UW
In winter quarter 2024, University of Washington students studying Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health focused on capstone projects that aimed to better understand and address the critical needs facing college students with food insecurity, with a primary focus on the UW Seattle campus.
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