Shawn and Michelle Arent, who can collectively bench press a few hundred pounds, are the power couple behind the Center for Health and Human Performance (CHHP) at the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health on the Cook Campus. Michelle is the director of training and conditioning at CHHP, and Shawn is the center’s […]
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, […]
IFNH Building Makes List of New Jersey’s 25 Must-See Buildings
While architecture is considered an art based on utility and aesthetics, in the ordinary developed landscape, few structures stand out as striking designs. In this light, USA Today Travel asked American Institute of Architects (AIA) chapters across the country to name 25 structures visitors should see in their state. Included on the list of “25 […]
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 […]
Campus Living Lab Evolves with Installation of Kitchen Garden and Shade Trees at IFNH
The Dudley Road entrance of the Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health (IFNH) on the Rutgers Cook Campus has been a hive of activity this semester as sixteen Byrne Seminar students planted a kitchen herb garden for Chef Ian Keith of Harvest, the healthy eating venue at IFNH. This is part of an on-going process […]
IFNH Center for Lipid Research Hosts 2017 Annual Symposium, “Lipid Biology and Disease”
On November 3, 2017, the Rutgers Center for Lipid Research hosted its annual symposium entitled “Lipid Biology and Disease.” It was a full-day symposium that showcased the best and the state-of-art research findings from world-renowned and rising faculty in the center. The focus of the symposium, organized by Grace Guo of the School of Pharmacy […]
IFNH Student Ambassadors Present Research at National Conference in Chicago
On October 21, the student ambassadors of the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health (IFNH) flew to Chicago to attend the four-day Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE). The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics celebrated its 100th anniversary in Chicago, Illinois, where more than 16,000 registered dietitian nutritionists, nutrition science researchers, policy […]
Douglass Psychology Child Study Center Partners with Culture of Health Academy at IFNH
The New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health (IFNH) is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Rutgers Department of Psychology in which the Douglass Psychology Child Study Center will operate classes in the Culture of Health Academy. This partnership with The Academy, located at IFNH, will enable the Douglass Psychology Child Study […]
IFNH Center for Lipid Research Finds a Fat-Regulating Enzyme that Could Hold the Key to Many Diseases
Rutgers researchers shed light on key enzyme’s role in human health. George M. Carman, director of the Center and Board of Governors professor in the Department of Food Science, along with research assistant professor Gil-Soo Han, have found that the fat enzyme, known as phosphatidic acid phosphatase, plays a critical role in in making membrane […]
Rutgers Dining Services Chefs and Healthy Dining Team Serve up Tomatoes and Trivia at Great Tomato Tasting
The 2017 annual Great Tomato Tasting event took place on August 30th at Rutgers Snyder Research Farm in Pittstown, NJ. A highlight of the event was a chef demonstration by Rutgers University’s Dining Services. Chef John Ackermann and Chef Tommy Alicino, accompanied by Rutgers Healthy Dining Team (HDT) members/IFNH Student Ambassador Madeline Holt and Carly […]











