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 […]
Rutgers Center for Lipid Research Holds 7th Annual Symposium “Into the Lipidverse”
The Rutgers Center for Lipid Research (RCLR) held its seventh annual symposium in November at the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health on Cook Campus with the theme, “Into the Lipidverse.” The symposium was organized by early-career researchers Anastasia Diolintzi, Camille Duchamp, Ruta Jog, and Liming Wang, and brought together an outstanding group […]
Ending Free Meals in Schools is a Mistake | Opinion – The Star Ledger
By Peggy Policastro and Erin Comollo Earlier this month, we got inspired by what felt like exciting new energy from the federal government in fighting hunger. We were at a listening session held at Rutgers by Sen. Cory Booker in advance of a historic White House conference on hunger planned for this fall. “Food is at the […]
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 […]
Rutgers Culture of Health School Program Launches in-Person Component in Edison School District
The Rutgers Culture of Health School Program (RCHSP), which was established with a $100,000 grant from the The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, was launched in the Edison Township Public Schools in February this year. A community outreach initiative under the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health, RCHSP fosters and promotes lifestyles centered around […]
Feature-Length Documentary Chronicles the Work of Rutgers Researchers Martin Blaser and Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello
When Rutgers’ microbiologists Martin Blaser and Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello (professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology) visited China in December 2017, the influence of their research was clear from the people they met. Across the country, doctors were exploring how to modify practices to control obesity and to treat children with autism with techniques […]
SEBS Assistant Professor Harini Sampath Awarded $1.9 Million NIH Grant Focused on Lipid Research
Heart disease is the primary cause of death in both men and women in the United States. In fact, about 1 in 4 deaths in the U.S. is attributed to heart disease, and management of this condition costs the U.S. almost $400 billion annually. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, coronary artery disease […]
NJHKI Celebrates National Nutrition Month® With Community Outreach Programs
By Faith Qualshie, program coordinator, NJ Healthy Kids Initiative (NJHKI), Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health New Jersey Healthy Kids Initiative (NJHKI), in collaboration with the Rutgers New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health, and the Child Health Institute of New Jersey, is focused on improving child health by conducting evidence-based research, education, and […]
Rutgers Interdisciplinary Pilot Project Connects High School Youth to University Science
A unique, cross-school collaborative pilot project, funded by Rutgers Center for Agricultural Food Ecosystems (RUCAFE) in the New Jersey Institute for Food Nutrition and Health, provides high school youth from diaspora communities the opportunity to co-create original science-based video stories with Rutgers researchers. The project, titled FAME (Food, Agriculture and Marine Ecosystems) is based on […]
Science Storytelling as Community Engagement: Rutgers Releases “Fields of Devotion” Short Film Trailer
The Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Departments of Marine and Coastal Sciences and Plant Biology, along with the Rutgers Center for Agricultural Food Ecosystems (RUCAFE)—a part of the New Jersey Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health—are launching a unique “Science Storytelling as Community Engagement” initiative. The intent is to increase understanding and dialogue between Rutgers scientists and the broader community. Distinguished professor Oscar Schofield, chair of Marine and Coastal Sciences noted, “it is imperative for scientists to […]
