The Rutgers University Foundation, along with New Jersey Healthy Kids Initiative (NJHKI) and Rutgers Cooperative Extension’s (RCE) Department of Family and Community Health Sciences (FCHS), has received a grant in the amount of $100,000 from Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey. The donation, made through The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, will be […]
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 […]
SEBS Faculty Among Top 50 Rutgers Experts in the News
Media turn to Rutgers experts for insights on current issues, research and trends Rutgers faculty share their knowledge and commitment to academic excellence many ways – through teaching, research, mentorship and service beyond the university community. In addition to scholarly talks and publishing in prestigious journals, many also share their expertise through the news media, […]
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 […]
Rutgers Center for Lipid Research holds 2019 Symposium “Lipids in Health and Disease”
On November 8, the Rutgers Center for Lipid Research (RCLR) held its fifth annual symposium, with this year’s theme “Lipids in Health and Disease.” Chaired by George M. Carman, board of governors professor of food science and founding director of the RCLR, the symposium brought together an outstanding group of scientists outside and within the […]
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 […]
Hunger Should Never Haunt a Child’s Life
David Krol is the medical director of Rutgers New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health and the New Jersey Healthy Kids Initiative, a program that helps children, families and communities live their healthiest lives by improving nutrition and physical activity. Krol has won multiple awards for his clinical, advocacy, and leadership efforts, including the […]
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 […]
Excessive Alcohol Consumption May Alter DNA and Lead to Stronger Cravings
It’s no secret that excessive drinking is bad for your health. Now evidence indicates that it may even alter your DNA and lead to stronger alcohol cravings, according to a Rutgers study appearing in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. Researchers—led by Dipak K. Sarkar, distinguished professor and director of the endocrine program in the Department […]
