Department of Nutrition

Of Interest

• Assistant Professor Jerusha Peterman testifies for National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
• Jerusha Peterman, Assistant Professor of Nutrition, named a Family Research Scholar by the Center for Research on Families
• Professor Claire Norton receives Residential First-Year Experience (RFYE) Student Choice Award
• Nutrition students participate in the the 15th Annual SPHHS Research Day
• Undergraduate students Elizabeth Lundy '12, Thony Tran '12, and Jeffrey Larnard '13, receive Alumni Association's Student Awards

• Nutrition Alumna Elizabeth Ward moderates WebMD Town Hall Event with First Lady Michelle Obama
• Dr. Elena Carbone, Associate Professor of Nutrition, has been named Director of Community Research Engagement
• USDA grant awarded for Farm to School Food Safety Program

• Nutrition Department Update   Fall 2011 Newsletter
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• Seeking students for HANDS Health and Nutrition Diversity Scholars Program

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Department of Nutrition

Nutrition is the study and application of the relationship between foods and health. The challenges facing nutritionists today range from problems of obesity and chronic diseases to those of malnutrition, food insecurity and nutritional deficiencies.  Nutritionists work in hospitals and clinics, communities, and institutions throughout the world.  Nutritionists provide dietary counseling and education, conduct research, develop menus and foodservice systems, and deliver many other services for individuals and populations.

The Department’s award-winning faculty and staff offer a wide variety of academic, outreach, and research programs, designed to meet the needs of diverse learners on and off campus.

  

   UMass Alumni and Dietetic Interns at FNCE 2010

    

  Nutrition Graduates 2011