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There is little doubt that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is affecting every aspect of our lives—from virtual classrooms to telecommuting to early restaurant closing times to outright quarantines. Observing public health measures and reducing exposure to the virus are required to slow the spread of this disease. No one knows how long these virus safety […]
Nutritional Sciences
Public Policy Workshop Promotes Nutrition Advocacy
On February 21, a Public Policy Workshop for nutrition advocacy was held at the New Jersey Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS), on the New Brunswick campus. This event was organized by Pinkin Panchal MS, RDN, assistant teaching professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences […]
Student Ambassadors Complete the Puzzle of the IFNH
The Student Ambassadors for the New Jersey Institute of Food, Nutrition, and Health (IFNH) take on an interdisciplinary approach to the fields of nutrition, health, and food. Every year the IFNH Student Ambassadors create a display case in the IFNH building to highlight the IFNH as a whole and describe their role in the institute. […]
Rutgers IFNH Student Ambassadors Present at Annual Meeting of Menus of Change University Research Collaborative
The Menus of Change University Research Collaborative (MCURC) hosted its fifth annual all-member meeting on October 7-9. The meeting took place at the University of Colorado Boulder and was co-presented by The Culinary Institute of America and Stanford University. Rutgers Nutritional Sciences majors Jessica Carr (SEBS’20) and Dana Ikeda (SEBS’20), IFNH Student Ambassadors, and […]
IFNH Student Ambassadors Present Poster at Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 2019 Annual Conference
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics hosted its annual Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE®) this year from October 26-29. Four Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) students, who are members of both the Student Ambassadors from the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health (IFNH) and the Rutgers Dining […]
First Annual IFNH Research Day Features Cutting Edge Research on Diverse Initiatives in Health and Nutrition
The New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health (IFNH) hosted its first annual IFNH Research Day on November 1. While the IFNH centers have hosted independent conferences, symposiums and summits on state-of-the-art initiatives in their fields, this is the first time all the units have come together to present jointly. This effort underscores the […]
Family Friendly Space Opens on Cook Campus to Accommodate Nursing Mothers and their Babies
On the campaign trail, 2020 presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren relayed a moment that was monumental in the start of her career: the day her toddler became potty-trained. That event was what would qualify her daughter for enrollment in daycare, and enabled Warren to attend Rutgers Law School. That was 1979. Fast-forward to 2019 and […]
The Heat Is On: Students Compete in Iron Chef Neilson
An exciting student competition, Iron Chef Neilson, offered through Rutgers Dining Services and organized by the RU Healthy Dining Team, was held on March 27 at the Neilson Dining Hall. Students with a meal plan for the current semester were encouraged to compete and showcase their innovative dining hall creations to a panel of four […]
2019 NEFS Graduate Student Conference
The 2019 Nutrition, Endocrinology, and Food Science (NEFS) Graduate Student Conference took place on April 2nd at the Cook Campus Center. This year the group welcomed ninety-three attendees including twenty-five poster presenters. This annual conference is the result of collaborations between the Endocrinology and Animal Biosciences, Food Science, and Nutritional Sciences Graduate Student Organizations. The […]
Breakfast After the Bell in New Brunswick
Authors: Cara L. Cuite, Jennifer Shukaitis, Gina Pope McKeon, Genesis Arteta “Breakfast After the Bell” (BATB) is the practice of serving breakfast to students after the first school bell of the school day rings. A major benefit of this approach is that students who do not arrive early enough to eat breakfast in the cafeteria […]
