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Students learning how to make donuts during Food Science and Human Nutrition (FSHN) Food Week Donut University event. Photo taken 10-17-23.

Five Things You Didn’t Know About the University of Florida’s FSHN Department

by Jessie Erwin
February 2, 2026

The Food Science and Human Nutrition Department (FSHN) at the University of Florida is known for its innovative research, accomplished faculty and alumni, and top-notch academic programs in food science, nutritional sciences, and dietetics. ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Dietetics, Five Fun Facts, Five Things You Didn't Know, Food Science, Food Science And Human Nutrition Department, Nutritional Sciences, Things You Didn't Know About The FSHN Department
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Day in the Life: Yasmeen Mujtaba, Nutritional Sciences Pre-Dental Student

by Jessie Erwin
July 21, 2025

We're thrilled to welcome you back to our Food Science and Human Nutrition (FSHN): Day in the Life series! This series is part of our innovative UF/FSHN Careers Advancement Project (CAP), which captures what it's really like to earn degrees ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Day In The Life, Nutritional Sciences, Nutritional Sciences Undergraduate, Nutritional Sciences Undergraduate Program, Nutritional-sciences-undergraduate-feature, Pre-dental, Predental, UF/FSHN CAP, UF/FSHN CAP Day In The Life, UF/FSHN Careers Advancement Project, Yasmeen Mujtaba

UF College of Agricultural and Life Sciences celebrates student award winners

by Annabel Henson
April 18, 2024

GAINESVILLE, Fla. Sixteen UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences students were recognized for their academic achievement and successes at the University of Florida during the annual CALS awards ceremony, held April 16. “I’m ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Teaching,
Tags: Agricultural Education And Communication, Animal Sciences, Awards, Awards And Recognitions, Biology, Environmental Horticulture, FYCS, Marine Sciences, Microbiology And Cell Science, Nutritional Sciences, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation
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Alumni Feature: Dr. Adam Bernatsky, Nutritional Sciences

by Jessie Erwin
March 25, 2024

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Adam Bernatsky to our Discover FSHN Series! Dr. Bernatsky is an alumnus of the nutritional sciences undergraduate program in the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at the University of Florida. He is now ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Discover Fshn, Dr. Adam Bernatsky, Dr. Bernatsky, FSHN Alumni, Nutritional Sciences, Nutritional Sciences Alumni, Nutritional Sciences Alumni Feature, Nutritional Sciences Careers, Podiatrist, Podiatry

How Research Gives Hope: Dr. Susan Percival and the Power of Inspiration

by Jessie Erwin
March 18, 2024

Learn more about Dr. Percival's groundbreaking research and service to UF by downloading the full version of this feature here. December 1, 1989. Two months into her new position in the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at the University ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Teaching, Work & Life
Tags: Antioxidants, Bioavailability, Ceruloplasmin, Copper Research, Copper Transport, Dr. Percival, Dr. Susan Percival, Faculty Feature, Faculty-research, Functional Bioavailability, Nutritional Sciences, Nutritional-sciences-faculty-feature, Phytochemicals, Polyphenolics, Sue Percival, Susan Percival, Taste Of Immokalee, Taste X UF, Taste X UF Experiential Program
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These Students are Discovering Exciting Careers in Food Science, Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics

by Jessie Erwin
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, 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
School supplies--pencils, white eraser, scissors--on a white lined notebook.

International Education Week: Ehran Safaei, Nutritional Sciences

by Jessie Erwin
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: 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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Undergraduate Student Feature: Charles Overdevest, Nutritional Sciences

by Jessie Erwin
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: 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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