nutritional sciences
nutritional sciences
Food for thought: How the brain reacts to food may be linked to overeating
7/19/18
The reason why some people find it so hard to resist finishing an entire bag of chips or bowl of candy may lie with how their brain responds to food rewards, according to researchers who found that when certain regions of the brain reacted more strongly to being rewarded with food than being rewarded with money, those people were more likely to overeat.
Eating iron-biofortified grain improves students’ attention, memory
7/17/18
Indian school-going adolescents who consumed a natural iron-biofortified pearl millet, exhibited improved attention and memory compared to those who consumed conventional pearl millet, according to Penn State researchers.
Nutritional sciences faculty named Fellows of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
7/17/18
Lynn Parker Klees and Shawnee Kelly, both faculty members in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at Penn State, have been named Fellows of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Intervention program targets gestational weight gain
6/25/18
Being overweight or obese during pregnancy can have major health impacts for both mother and baby. Penn State researchers are evaluating an intervention program for women who need help managing their weight during pregnancy.
Nutritional sciences faculty member recognized for outstanding mentorship
6/12/18
Penny Kris-Etherton, distinguished professor of nutrition at Penn State, is the recipient of the 2018 Dannon Institute Mentorship Award from the American Society for Nutrition and its foundation. This award is given for outstanding mentorship in the development of successful nutritional science investigators.
Penn State faculty hold key roles at national, international level
6/4/18
Outside of the classroom and research lab, many Penn State faculty members, including those in the College of Health and Human Development, act as thought leaders in their respective fields by serving on national and international councils and boards.
Undergraduate Paige Laughlin receives PennACE Student of the Year Award
5/14/18
Penn State undergraduate student Paige Laughlin has been selected to receive the 2017 Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Employers' JoAnne Day Student of the Year Award in the technical category.
Nutritional sciences faculty member honored by National Lipid Association
5/1/18
Penny Kris-Etherton, distinguished professor of nutrition at Penn State, is the recipient of the 2018 W. Virgil Brown Distinguished Achievement Award and Lectureship from the National Lipid Association (NLA) and the Foundation of the National Lipid Association. She received her award and presented her research at the NLA Scientific Sessions, held April 26-29 in Las Vegas.
Department head teaches, researches in Japan as part of Fulbright experience
4/30/18
A. Catharine Ross, professor of nutrition and physiology, and head of the Department of Nutritional Sciences, spent five months in Tokyo, Japan as a Fulbright lecturer and researcher. Ross taught an advanced nutrition course, gave lectures to graduate students on United States food policies and implications, and presented invited lectures at several universities and research institutes. She also conducted research on the traditional Japanese diet.
College of Health and Human Development names student marshals
4/25/18
Erika Exton, daughter of Ralph Erik Exton and Debra Exton, both of Horsham, Pennsylvania, will be the Health and Human Development college marshal for the spring 2018 commencement ceremony.
Nutritional sciences student to work at Penn State Student Farm this summer
4/9/18
Bowen Zheng, a nutritional sciences major, will work at the Student Farm at Penn State this summer to complete his undergraduate field experience. His roles will include learning about food production, applying his nutrition training to develop new materials for the farm, and teaching Community Supported Agriculture members and students in the dining commons about healthy eating and cooking.
Nutritional sciences' Klees named Outstanding Dietetic Educator of the Year
4/9/18
Lynn Parker Klees, assistant teaching professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences, has been selected as the recipient of the 2018 Pennsylvania Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' Outstanding Dietetic Educator of the Year award.
Helen Guthrie, longtime nutritional sciences faculty member, dies at 92
3/12/18
Helen Guthrie, who served for 40 years as a Penn State faculty member, including 14 years as head of the nutrition department, passed away on Feb. 24. She was 92.
Researcher to study the effect of exercise on breast cancer metastases
2/2/18
Connie Rogers, associate professor of nutrition and physiology in the Department of Nutritional Sciences, has been awarded a scientific research grant by the American Institute for Cancer Research. Rogers' project will examine the effects of exercise and weight maintenance in breast cancer progression and metastases.