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These Students are Discovering Exciting Careers in Food Science, Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics


January 8, 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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International Education Week: Ehran Safaei, Nutritional Sciences


November 17, 2023

Thank you for joining us to celebrate International Education Week in the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at the University of Florida! In this series, we learned about the experiences of international students and how those experiences ... READ MORE

Category: Food Science & Human Nutrition, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Ehsan Safaei, Food Science And Human Nutrition, International Education Week, International Students, Nutritional Sciences, Nutritional Sciences Degree, Nutritional Sciences Graduate Degree, Nutritional Sciences Graduate Program, Nutritional Sciences Graduate Student, Nutritional Sciences Program, Nutritional-sciences-graduate-feature
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International Education Week: Santiago Cardenas Pinto, Food Science


November 15, 2023

Welcome to International Education Week in the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at the University of Florida! We're excited to highlight some of our exceptional international students. In this series, learn about their experiences ... READ MORE

Category: Food Science & Human Nutrition, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Food Science, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Food Science Graduate Degree, Food Science Graduate Program, Food Science Graduate Student, Food-science-graduate-feature, International Education Week, International Students, Santiago Cardenas Pinto
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International Education Week: Tingting Gu, Food Science


November 14, 2023

Welcome to International Education Week in the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at the University of Florida! We're excited to highlight some of our exceptional international students. In this series, learn about their experiences ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Food Science & Human Nutrition, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Food Safety, Food Science, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Food Science Graduate Degree, Food Science Graduate Program, Food Science Graduate Student, Food Science Student, Food-science-graduate-feature, Foodborne Pathogens, International Education Week, Tingting Gu
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International Education Week: Ha Nguyen, Dietetics


November 13, 2023

Welcome to International Education Week in the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at the University of Florida! We're excited to highlight some of our exceptional international students. In this series, learn about their experiences ... READ MORE

Category: Food Science & Human Nutrition, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Dietetics, Dietetics-undergraduate-feature, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Ha Nguyen, International Education Week, Undergraduate Dietetics Major
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Food Week 2023: A Yearly Taste of Food, Science & Fun


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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Enhancing Military Readiness Through Prevention of Foodborne Gastrointestinal Illness


September 13, 2023

We are pleased to share the latest article in our FSHN Research Journeys series, which follows graduate students' research in the Food Science and Human Nutrition program at The University of Florida. In this article, second-year food science ... READ MORE

Category: Food Science & Human Nutrition
Tags: Chris Costello, Dr. Renee Goodrich, Food Science, FSHN Research Journeys, Gastrointestinal Illness, Graduate Research, Graduate Student, Master Of Science, Prebiotics, Probiotics, Research Journeys, Research-journeys-food-science, Research-journeys-food-science-ms
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Undergraduate Student Feature: Charles Overdevest, Nutritional Sciences


August 31, 2023

In this installment of our Discover FSHN Series, we welcome Charles Overdevest, an undergraduate nutritional sciences major in the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at the University of Florida! Charles took time out of his busy schedule ... READ MORE

Category: Food Science & Human Nutrition, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Charles Overdevest, Discover FSHN, Discover Fshn Series, Dr. Diana Taft, Max Overdevest, Nutritional Sciences, Nutritional Sciences Major, Nutritional Sciences Program, Nutritional-sciences-research, Nutritional-sciences-undergraduate-feature, Taste Of Immokalee, Ultimate Frisbee, Undergraduate Nutritional Sciences Major, Undergraduate Research
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Welcome to the UF Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, 2023 Edition!


August 23, 2023

Welcome back to the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at the University of Florida for the 2023-2024 academic year! We hope you had a fun and productive summer, and we are excited to have you join us for another year of excellence ... READ MORE

Category: Food Science & Human Nutrition
Tags: Chelsea Patrick, Dietetics Major, Dr. Bin Liu, Dr. Renee Goodrich, Dr. Susan Percival, Food Science, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Food Week, Food Week 2023, FSHN Food Week, Major, Nutritional Sciences Major, Taste Of Immokalee, Taste X UF, Taste X UF Experiential Program, UF/FSHN Food Week, UF/IFAS Food Week
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Alumni Feature: Ellen Bowser, Dietetics


July 31, 2023

Welcome to Ellen Bowser, our newest addition to the Discover FSHN Series! As a registered dietitian nutritionist, Ellen wears many hats: UF/FSHN dietetics program preceptor for dietetic interns, lead analyst on Evidence Analysis Library projects ... READ MORE

Category: Food Science & Human Nutrition, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Academy Of Nutrition And Dietetics, Alumni, Alumni-feature, Dietetic Preceptor, Dietetics Alumni, Dietetics-alumni-feature, Dietitian, Discover FSHN, Discover Fshn Series, Ellen Bowser, Evidence Analysis Library, FSHN Alumni, Preceptor, Registered Dietitian, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, UF Alumni, UF College Of Medicine Pediatrics Department, UF Pediatric Pulmonary Center, UF PPC, What Does A Registered Dietitian Do, What Does A Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Do