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Welcome to the UF Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, 2025 Edition!

by Jessie Erwin
September 30, 2025

Welcome back to the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at the University of Florida for the 2025-2026 academic year! It's time to get out your calendars, because we have another exciting year coming up in the FSHN Department. From ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Food Science & Human Nutrition, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Food Science And Human Nutrition, Food Science And Human Nutrition Department, Food Week, Food Week 2025, FSHN Alumni And Friends Tailgate, Tailgate, UF/FSHN Food Week
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Welcome to the UF Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, 2024 Edition!

by Jessie Erwin
September 19, 2024

Welcome back to the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at the University of Florida for the 2024-2025 academic year! We hope your summer was enjoyable and that you're ready to tackle the academic year. In the FSHN Department, we're ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Food Science & Human Nutrition, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Food Science And Human Nutrition, Food Week, Food Week 2024, FSHN Alumni And Friends Tailgate, FSHN Food Week, Recruiting, Tailgate, UF/FSHN Food Week
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Alumni Feature: Kyle Giest, Dietetics, Supporting Young Adults with Cancer

by Jessie Erwin
February 15, 2024

We are honored to welcome Kyle Giest to our Discover FSHN Series! Kyle is an alumnus of the Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) in the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at the University of Florida. Over the past decade, Kyle has ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Food Science & Human Nutrition, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Alumni, Alumni Profile, Alumni-feature, Dietetics Alumni, Dietetics-alumni-feature, FSHN Alumni, Fundraiser, Fundraising Event, Kyle Giest, Pittsburgh Cure Sarcoma, The Road To Rachel, UF Alumni, Young Adult Survivors United
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These Students are Discovering Exciting Careers in Food Science, Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics

by Jessie Erwin
January 4, 2024

Follow along as high school students from PK Yonge Developmental Research School in Gainesville, Florida learn about how professionals in food science, nutritional sciences, and dietetics shape what and how we eat, as well as keep us safe from ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Food Science & Human Nutrition, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Careers, Dietetics, Dr. Charles Sims, Dr. Katherine Thompson-Witrick, Dr. Keith Schneider, Field Trip, Food Science, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Food Science Careers, High School, Katlyn Nau, Nutritional Sciences, Pilot Plant, PK Yonge, PK Yonge Developmental Research School, Sensory Lab
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Food Week 2023: A Yearly Taste of Food, Science & Fun

by Jessie Erwin
November 6, 2023

Mermaid donuts, free kombucha, coffee roasting, and a prize-winning snapper dish that had judges eager for a taste—Food Week has it all! From October 16-20, the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department (FSHN) at the University of Florida ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Food Science & Human Nutrition, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Field And Fork Farm, Field And Fork Pantry, Food Week, Food Week 2023, Hitchcock Field And Fork Pantry, Master Chef, Master Chef Competition, MasterChef, MasterChef Competition, UF Field And Fork Farm, UF Field And Fork Food Pantry, UF/FSHN Food Week

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