Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health
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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.
April 30, 2024
Economics of Food Systems offered as new course for autumn 2024
How is our food system shaped by the choices of consumers, retailers, farmers, and fish harvesters? If you’re interested in food and food policy, NUTR 490/FISH 497B Special Topics: Economics of Food Systems is a new undergraduate course offered in autumn 2024 by the University of Washington School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, in conjunction…
April 29, 2024
New book explains the connection between food and fertility
Dr. Angela Thyer and Registered Dietician and Clinical Instructor Judy Simon talk about their book “Getting to Baby” on Seattle’s New Day Northwest, explaining how diet and lifestyle can affect fertility.
April 18, 2024
Student-led hydroponics farm cultivates food and a growing community
An indoor hydroponic farm at University of Washington is bringing awareness to sustainable alternatives to soil-based agriculture.
April 17, 2024
Paola Bregni Ibarra receives 2024 outstanding dietetics student award
Congratulations to Paola Bregni Ibarra, a University of Washington student in the Graduate Coordinated Program in Dietetics (GCPD), who has received the 2024 Outstanding Coordinated Program Dietetic Student Award, given by the Washington State Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (WSAND). Ibarra is a second year student at UW pursuing a Master of Science in Nutritional…
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