Category: Nutrition
Recipe demos from students and more for National Nutrition Month
March is National Nutrition Month and a great time to celebrate our Medical Nutrition program. A Registered Dietitian (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) is a food and nutrition expert who works in a wide variety of employment settings. An RD understands the science of nutrition and is skilled in the art of teaching and […]
Mar 8, 2023
Posters and networking at the cancer symposium
Several faculty from the College of Allied Health Professions presented posters at the Buffett Cancer Center: Cancer Prevention and Control Symposium on Friday. Medical Nutrition Assistant Professor Mariah Jackson presented two posters, “A Cancer Center Nutrition Excellence Initiative: Expanding Nutrition Resources and Improving Outreach Through Partnership and Collaboration,” co-authored with Jana Ponce, PhD, Samantha Dieckmann, […]
Feb 23, 2023
American Lung Association funds grant to study nutrition and asthma in pregnant women
Jana Ponce, PhD, and Corri Hanson, PhD, are co-investigators on the recently funded grant, “Influence of Omega-3 Status on Asthma Health During Pregnancy,” from the American Lung Association. This 2-year, $95,000 grant is a collaboration with Mount Sinai and Duke University. Dr. Hanson explains the study in layman’s terms: Pregnant women with asthma are at […]
Jun 22, 2022
