Since 2022, the Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise, and Metabolism (NExT) at the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health (IFNH) has offered a unique opportunity for students and researchers to learn about the latest advances in fields as diverse as how nutrients and exercise impact body composition in health and in diseases and […]
Rutgers Holds 13th Annual Pioneers in Endocrinology Workshop
“Insulin – The 100-Year Anniversary of the Discovery of Insulin” was the theme of the 13th Annual Pioneers in Endocrinology Workshop held at Rutgers on October 21, 2021, at the Busch Student Center. The two guest speakers presented their lectures from their own institutions virtually and were projected onto a screen in the Multipurpose Room […]
NJ Healthy Kids Initiative Creates On-line Resources for Partner Schools
With schools switching to an online learning platform due to COVID19, The New Jersey Healthy Kids Initiative (NJHKI) is finding new and innovative ways to engage with their partner schools. Prior to COVID-19 social distancing measures, the NJHKI team, supported by the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health (IFNH) student Nutrition Ambassadors and […]
Greater Brunswick Charter School Eighth Graders Get Professional Fitness Training in Rutgers Pilot Program
At a time when adolescents may have already established attitudes towards physical activity and fitness and are on the verge of beginning high school, itself coming with added social influence and stress, eighth grade can be a turning point for students if there is a motivating influence. This opportunity was presented to 44 eighth-graders at […]
The 6th Annual Rutgers Human Performance Conference Draws National Audience and Leading Experts in Sports Science and Nutrition
The 6th Annual Rutgers Human Performance Conference was a resounding success! The event, hosted by the IFNH Center for Health & Human Performance (CHHP) and presented by the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN), had the largest draw in its history with almost 400 people from around the country in attendance for the two-day event. […]
National Experts Featured at 6th Annual Rutgers Human Performance Conference Hosted by IFNH Center for Health and Human Performance, March 29-30
With over 250 participants in attendance in 2018, the 6th Annual Rutgers Human Performance Conference to be held on March 30, 2019 is projected to be the largest yet. Hosted by the Center for Health and Human Performance at the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health and presented in conjunction with the International […]
National Strength and Conditioning Association Foundation Announces Rutgers Grad Student Brittany Bozzini as Women’s Scholarship Recipient
The National Strength and Conditioning Association Foundation announced that Brittany Bozzini has been named a recipient of the NSCA’s Women’s Scholarship for 2018. Bozzini was selected by the NSCA Foundation Scholarship Committee after a thorough evaluation process of all applicants. This $1,500 scholarship is designed to support women, ages 17 and older, to enter the […]
Founding IFNH Director Reflects on a Remarkable Journey
On May 2, Peter Gillies, founding director of the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health (IFNH) presented a Nutritional Sciences Seminar, “Reflections on a Remarkable Journey: The Founding of the IFNH.” Josh Miller, chair of the Department of Nutritional Sciences, hosted the seminar and introduced Gillies who began his talk with an IFNH history quiz for the members of IFNH and School of Environmental and Biological Sciences faculty that attended.
Center for Health and Human Performance’s David Sanders Discusses the Athlete as Artist
Body health, diet and self-discipline are all crucial to both dance and athletics David J. Sanders conducts research at the Center for Health and Human Performance (CHHP) at Rutgers University under the guidance of Shawn M. Arent, director of CHHP. At the center, which is part of New Jersey Institute of Food, Nutrition, and Health, […]
Center for Health and Human Performance Study Determines Efficacy of Combined Exercise, Diet, and Supplementation on Weight Loss and Body Composition
A new study out of the Rutgers Center for Health and Human Performance at the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health supports the notion that it is possible to gain muscle and lose fat simultaneously when in a caloric deficit if high intensity resistance training and sufficient protein are included. Other improvements were […]
