Alessandra Sommer (SEBS’23, Nutritional Sciences, with a Dietetics option) had her sights set on getting certification as a nutritionist so she enrolled at Union College to get her associate’s degree and then finding work immediately. She performed so well in organic chemistry that her professor at Union College urged her to aim higher and pursue […]
Nutritional Sciences
In Bid to Make Child Cancer Treatments Safer, Scientists Find Possible Warning Signs of Severe Reaction
Rutgers researchers show importance of low vitamin A levels as harbinger of adverse event Scientists seeking a way to eliminate an adverse reaction to treatments for acute lymphocytic leukemia, a common childhood cancer, have found what they believe to be an early warning indicator. Mouse studies conducted by Rutgers researchers as part of a larger […]
Carol Byrd-Bredbenner to Play a Crucial Role in Effort to Revise U.S. Dietary Guidelines
Carol Byrd-Bredbenner, whose research focuses on nutrition education and health promotion, is appointed to government committee that will sort through the science Carol Byrd-Bredbenner, a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, is one of 20 nationally recognized experts appointed to the 2025 Dietary Guidelines […]
Meet Alumna and RDN Jenna Deinzer (SEBS’16): Doing Great Things!
Registered Dietitian, Jenna Deinzer completed both her B.S. in Nutritional Sciences as well as her dietetic internship at Rutgers University, crediting mentor Peggy Policastro, director of the Culinary Health Program at the Rutgers Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health (IFNH), and others for the valuable lessons she learned and her current success. EatRight, an affiliate […]
Prof. Sue Shapses Authors Study That Finds Higher Protein Intake While Dieting Leads to Healthier Eating
Rutgers study also finds diets with more protein prevent lean mass loss Eating a larger proportion of protein while dieting leads to better food choices and helps avoid the loss of lean body mass, according to a Rutgers study. An analysis of pooled data from multiple weight-loss trials conducted at Rutgers shows that increasing the amount […]
Rutgers University Hosts Regional One Health Consortium Conference — SEBS Faculty Present on Ticks and Nutrition
Rutgers Office for Research brought together scientists and experts to form relationships and collaborate on efforts to improve issues affecting the interconnectedness of humans, animals, and the environment A group of scientists, experts, and representatives from New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, North Carolina, and West Virginia convened for a mid-Atlantic Regional One Health Consortium Conference at Rutgers […]
Study Finds Higher Protein Intake While Dieting Leads to Healthier Eating
Eating a larger proportion of protein while dieting leads to better food choices and helps avoid the loss of lean body mass, according to a Rutgers study. An analysis of pooled data from multiple weight-loss trials conducted at Rutgers shows that increasing the amount of protein even slightly, from 18 percent of a person’s food intake […]
New Agreement Creates a Seamless Pathway to Rutgers for Dietetics Students at Middlesex College
Transferring to Rutgers University–New Brunswick just got even easier for Middlesex College dietetics students, thanks to a new articulation agreement between the college’s Hospitality, Culinary Arts and Dietetics Department and Rutgers’ Department of Nutritional Sciences, which is in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS). Under the agreement announced Wednesday, June 22, students who […]
2022 Graduate Research in Interdisciplinary Biosciences Conference: Annual Conference Expands Its Reach
Former Nutrition, Endocrinology, and Food Science (NEFS) Graduate Student Conference incorporates Kinesiology & Applied Physiology graduate program into annual event The Graduate Research in Interdisciplinary Biosciences (GRIB) Conference is an annual research conference planned and executed by a collaborative team of graduate students from multiple life science graduate programs centered on the Rutgers-New Brunswick Cook/Douglass […]
SEBS Faculty Harini Sampath and Kay Bidle Receive Universitywide Faculty Year-End Excellence Awards
Congratulations to the SEBS faculty who were recognized with 2021-22 Universitywide Faculty Year-End Excellence Awards announced April 26 by Rutgers Executive Vice President Prabhas Moghe and Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway. Harini Sampath, associate professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences, was awarded The Board of Trustees Research Fellowship for Scholarly Excellence. This award recognizes the […]