Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health

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August 23, 2022

Celebrating our 2022 MPH, MS, and GCPD graduates

Congratulations to our students who will complete their graduate degrees and RDN training in the Graduate Coordinated Program in Dietetics (GCPD) in 2022. On Friday August 19, the Nutritional Sciences Program faculty and staff gathered with the graduates and their families to celebrate and recognize their accomplishments in an in-person ceremony held on the University…


August 12, 2022

Article authored by UW professor highlights food insecurity root causes

Adam Drewnowski

This September, the White House will convene a conference on hunger, nutrition, and health.  Leading up to the conference, the White House is organizing several listening sessions across America to hear firsthand from people impacted by food insecurity and to collect ideas about how to end hunger and hunger-related diseases and disparities. Ahead of this…


August 10, 2022

Autumn FIG courses offer introduction to population health at UW

FIgs Autumn Courses List for Autumn 2022

This autumn quarter, take a FIG cluster of courses for an introduction to population health, the School of Public Health, and our undergraduate majors and minors: Environmental Health Major Food Systems, Nutrition & Health Major Health Informatics & Health Information Management Major Public Health-Global Health Major Environmental Health Minor Global Health Minor Nutrition Minor For…


August 2, 2022

Nutritional Sciences faculty promoted

Elizabeth Kirk and Anne-Marie Gloster

Congratulations to Elizabeth Kirk and Anne-Marie Gloster, core faculty members in the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences Program in the School of Public Health who were recently promoted to new appointments. Elizabeth Kirk Promoted to Teaching Professor Dr. Elizabeth Kirk is a teaching professor in the Department of Epidemiology and a core faculty member in…


July 26, 2022

What’s to blame for Americans’ obesity problem? Start with the system.

Rethinking Obesity American don't choose to be fat. Many live wihtin a 'system they do not control.'

“Obesity can vary by 600% depending on a person’s address,” said Dr. Adam Drewnowski who contributes to this USA Today article discussing the multifactorial issues contributing to the American obesity epidemic.


July 8, 2022

Sweetened beverage taxes produce net economic benefits for lower-income communities

Sugary cola drink over ice in a glass

New study from University of Washington Center for Public Health Nutrition examines the economic equity impacts of sweetened beverage taxes in three cities: Seattle, San Francisco and Philadelphia. Jessica Jones-Smith was co-prinicipal investigator and Lina Pinero Walkinshaw was a co-author on the study.


June 21, 2022

Adam Drewnowksi steps down as program director

Adam Drewnowski

Dr. Adam Drewnowski has announced he will step down from his role as director of the University of Washington Nutritional Sciences Program in the School of Public Health beginning July 2022. Drewnowski, who has guided the program through much transformation and growth since his arrival at UW in 1998, will continue as a core faculty…


May 27, 2022

Nutritional Sciences students recognized for 2022 leadership and service

Photo of student award recipients 2022

Congratulations to Nutritional Sciences Program graduate students Kaitlin Benjamin and Joanne Lum who have been selected for 2022 program awards recognizing excellence in leadership and service.  Recipients are selected by Nutritional Sciences students, staff, and faculty members.   Kaitlin Benjamin Recipient of the 2022 Carrie Cheney Student Leadership Award  Kaitlin Benjamin, a graduate student in the Master…


Nutritional Sciences students honored with 2022 SPH Excellence Awards

2022 SPH Excellence Awards Recipients

Congratulations to Christina Gonzalez and Evelyn Morris, Nutritional Sciences Program students who were honored with 2022 School of Public Health (SPH) Excellence Awards, an annual recognition that spotlights exemplary faculty, staff and students. Winners were announced Thursday, May 26.  This year’s recipients in the Nutritional Sciences Program have demonstrated high academic achievement and have been…


May 23, 2022

Food Systems Capstone Celebration on June 2

Food Systems Capstone Celebration

The Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health Undergraduate Student Advisory Council (USAC) in the Nutritional Sciences Program will host a reception June 2 in appreciation of community partners involved in the course NUTR 493 Food Systems Capstone. The Food Systems Capstone Celebration, which will be held 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. in the Hans Rosling Center…



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