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Telema Briggs, School of Graduate Studies (SGS)-Nutritional Sciences program, has been chosen as a University and SGS Louis Bevier Fellowship for the 2021-2022 academic year for his dissertation “Is There Really an App for That?—Determining the Capacity for Utilizing Diet & Nutrition Smartphone Applications as Extensions of Professional Dietetic Practice”. He is the first Nutritional […]
Nutritional Sciences
Annual Nutrition, Endocrinology, and Food Science (NEFS) Graduate Student Conference Resumes Virtually for 2021
The 13th Annual Nutrition, Endocrinology, and Food Science (NEFS) Graduate Student Conference took place virtually on Tuesday, April 13. We welcomed 96 attendees, including 21 poster presenters, to the event. The annual NEFS Conference is the result of collaborations between the Rutgers University Nutritional Sciences, Endocrinology and Animal Biosciences, and Food Science graduate student organizations (GSOs). Graduate students in the three GSOs work […]
Imposter Syndrome is Common Among High Achievers in Medical School
A high percentage of medical students feel like “imposters” during their first year of medical school, which indicates increasing levels of distress. This was the major finding of a recent study published in the journal, Family Medicine. Lead author of the study is Associate Dean for Student Affairs at Sidney Kimmel Medical College (SKMC) of Thomas […]
Second Annual IFNH Research Day Goes Virtual and Addresses New and Existing Challenges
The New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health (IFNH) hosted its second annual IFNH Research Day on November 4th. This effort, when all the units come together to present jointly, underscores the interdisciplinary approach of IFNH where the units work together to seek solutions to health problems in the social as well as the biological determinants of health. While the basic structure of […]
Veterans Day: Racheal Kim (SEBS ’21) Balances Undergraduate Studies with Military Service
On November 11, we commemorate Veterans Day in tribute to the men and women who have served the United States in the armed forces. Across Rutgers, we take pride in the dedicated service of those who have served in uniform, some of them still on active duty. Playing a pivotal role in helping our veterans advance and succeed […]
Veterans Day: Salute to Rutgers Alumna Ivette Amaya (SEBS ’18)
Each year on November 11, we commemorate Veterans Day in tribute to the men and women who have served the United States in the armed forces. Across Rutgers, we take pride in the dedicated service of those who have served in uniform, some of them still on active duty. Playing a pivotal role in helping our veterans advance […]
National Transfer Student Week: EOF Community College Transfers Fully Engaged as SEBS Students
National Transfer Student Week is celebrated the third week in October and provides the opportunity to highlight transfer students and the professionals who support them on their journeys. We’ve asked Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) transfer students and their advisor to share their experiences. Not only did they have the transition from their community colleges to the expansive Rutgers environment to contend with, but by working with the […]
Rutgers Partners with Move It Monday to Get NJ Residents Walking in October and Beyond
Goal is to get New Jersey residents off their couches and walk a “Monday Mile” “Walktober” is a great opportunity to promote all the benefits of walking. When people realize walking is fun and easy to do, they can keep the momentum going throughout the year by starting a “Monday Mile” in their community. Why […]
NJHKI Food Literacy Camp Goes Virtual and 3rd-5th Graders Get Cooking
If family meals for today’s busy families could be summed up in a word, it might be “convenience.” How fast the food gets from the freezer to the microwave to the table shapes the awareness children have of what they eat. On the other hand, “food literacy” is a life skill that reveals the elements […]
NJHKI Steps Up During Lockdown, Assisting GBCS With Food Deliveries
For the past few years, the New Jersey Healthy Kids Initiative (NJHKI) has partnered with Greater Brunswick Charter School (GBCS) in New Brunswick to provide nutrition education, culinary literacy, and physical activity programs and activities to its students. This has included biweekly field trips for kindergarten and seventh graders to attend the New Jersey Institute for […]
