NIU’s Dietetic Internship is one of four programs in the United States who have been identified by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation as a Champion Site for the new Sustainable, Resilient, and Healthy Food and Water Systems Curriculum. “Under the
Read moreNutrition In yoU: Super special dinner heading to a res hall near you
How do you spend your Wednesday and Thursday nights? Celebrating superheroes Wonder Woman and Thor, of course! Next week is a VERY exciting week for the NIU community because it is special dinner week. Each semester the dietetic interns of NIU host
Read moreNutrition In yoU: Quick meals and snacks
Welcome to Nutrition In yoU. I’m Emily Burns, a Dietetic Intern and graduate research assistant, pursuing my M.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics here at NIU. Each week, I, along with some of my fellow students, will be sharing nutrition tips and other cool things
Read moreNIU professor co-authors position paper on nutrition programs
NIU Assistant Professor Priyanka Ghosh Roy along with Theresa Stretch of the Institute of Child Nutrition of the University of Mississippi, have updated The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics position paper on federally funded youth nutrition assistance programs. According to the paper “Child and Adolescent Federally
Read moreInterprofessional Case Study event a success
Over 260 students from several area universities and healthcare groups recently participated in an Interprofessional Case Study event here. Led by School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders Chair Sherrill Morris, and School of Health Studies Dietetics Intern Coordinator Nancy Prange, students studied
Read moreForward, Together Forward Scholarship recipient aims to feed the world
Nutrition, Dietetics and Wellness major, Megan Gardner, has earned an NIU Forward Together Forward Scholarship — an award in honor of the students lost on Feb. 14, 2008. Read more about Gardner and the other scholarship recipients.
Read moreDietetic intern alumna makes headlines
NIU alumnae Meagan O’Connor was featured in an article in the Sept. 6 Chicago Tribune. ‘No more late-night Taco Bell:’ Cubs and White Sox nutritionists have own recipes for success By Phil Thomson Chicago Tribune How do you get a growing Cubs or White Sox player to
Read moreStudents get in-depth look at philosophy of food
CHHS Nutrition, Dietetics and Wellness major Autumn Martin participated in NIU professor Mylan Engle’s newly created service-learning class, The Philosophy of Food. The course looks at ethical issues pertaining to food such as global hunger, ethical production and sustainability.
Read moreDean’s Award recipients announced
The College of Health and Human Sciences recently recognized outstanding undergraduate students in each academic program with Dean’s Awards. Criteria for the award included a GPA of 3.5 or better, demonstrated significant achievement and leadership in scholarship, campus and/or community activities, and professional
Read moreSupport Empty Bowls Project in a delicious way
The NIU Student Dietetic Association and Bread for the World invite everyone to Empty Bowls, 4:30-6:30 p.m., March 29, Chandelier Room in Adams Hall. Empty Bowls is an international grassroots effort to raise both money and awareness in the fight to end
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