NIU College of Health and Human Sciences News
News and stories from the Northern Illinois University College of Health and Human Sciences
College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) student Melanie Regan, who is majoring in Nutrition, Dietetics and Wellness, was selected to present at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 2021 Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo which will be held virtually Oct. 16-19.
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Henna Henna Muzaffar, assistant professor of Nutrition and Dietetics, and Nancy Prange, Dietetic Internship Director, were named the 2021 Nutrition Education for the Public Award of Excellence winners by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Nancy Prange They received the award for their work with
Read moreRoxanne Isenhart graduated from Northern Illinois University in 1977 after starting her degree 14 years earlier at Iowa State University. In 2016, she established the Roxanne Isenhart Scholarship which is awarded each year to a junior or senior year enrolled in the
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When Nutrition and Dietetics students Rose Donepanya, Dottie Blanchard and Ruby Rivera were tasked with creating a nutrition education lesson, they took it personally. “We are three minority females: Southeast Asian, African American and Hispanic,” said Blanchard. “As minority students, we noticed
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Northern Illinois University Athletics officially dedicated the Northwestern Medicine Performance Center and Phi Sigma Kappa Alumni Association of NIU Nutrition Center Wednesday morning in front of a gathering of university and community dignitaries, NIU coaches and Huskie student-athletes. “This is a watershed
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Several first-year nutrition graduate students presented Health Impact Assessment (HIA) posters recently, their final class project for HLTH 600 Nutrition seminar class. In groups of four, students conducted an HIA (screening, scoping, assessment and recommendations) on a chosen topic. Students then prepared
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Two College of Health and Human Sciences students will present their research at the upcoming “Posters Under the Dome” event at the Illinois State Capitol. Kelly Furr, a Nutrition, Dietetics & Wellness major will present “Simplifying Science with FAN Cards: Creating and
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The NIU Bread for the World organization raised $1,400 at their recent Empty Bowls event. Empty Bowls, a nationwide project using ceramic arts to fight hunger, paired $10 ceramic bowls created by NIU ceramic arts students, with unlimited soup made by NIU
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Ellington’s, the student-run restaurant at the Holmes Student Center will be serving three-course lunches Tuesdays and Thursdays Feb. 26 through April 23. Enjoy an exciting, fresh meal for $10 including beverages and tips. Add a class of wine for $5. Lunch is
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As part of the Employee Assistant Program’s Brown Bag Lunch series, Dietetic Intern, Jessica Maturrano, presented on December 5th about the topic of plant based diets. Throughout her presentation, Jessica reviewed common concerns that people often have about plant based diets, such
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During the height of the holiday season, I have seen an increase amount of negative body image pictures circulating social media. The day before Thanksgiving generated a lot of memes and pictures on social media to poke fun at the concept of
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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.
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