Giving Back to Youth and Seniors with Nutrition Education
Jill Schaefer
Jill Schaefer is an MPH candidate in Nutritional Sciences and pursuing a dual degree with the School of Social Work.
Nutritional Sciences
Navy Veteran Pursues Career in Nutritional Sciences
Isa Kujawski, MPH '18
After 9 years of active duty in the US military, Isa Kujawski switched gears to pursue her passion for health and wellness and explore the connections between nutrition and mental health.
Fueling Athletes and Fighting Obesity
Cody Cousineau
In this edition of Field Notes, Nutritional Sciences student Cody Cousineau details his summer 2017 internship with the Eastern Michigan University Athletic Department, along with how his work in the lab deepens his understanding of nutrition and health.
Breaking Down Barriers to Food Access
Hadlee Garrison and Kate McManus
Hadlee Garrison and Kate McManus, Master of Public Health students at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, spent their summer interning with Food Gatherers, a food rescue and food bank program serving Washtenaw County, Michigan.
From Metabolomics to Epigenetics, Nutrition Is about More Than Food
Karen E. Peterson
As professor and chair of the Nutritional Sciences department, Karen Peterson wants public health to have a greater role in preventing disease in children and in offering effective interventions when things have gone off track.
Sydney Egan
Sydney Egan
I happened upon public health when I was looking into nutrition programs. I liked the idea of integrating nutrition at the individual level with a population perspective. That narrowed my search for programs down a lot, and U of M was on my radar because one of my best friends came to law school here.