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Nutrition education and research

Where Science and Food Meet

Advancing a vision for a healthier Texas and world through the study of nutrition and its effects on people’s lives.
 

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Features

EdEN Lab Serves Up Nutrition With a Side of Fun

February 20, 2025 • by Esther Robards-Forbes

Two men in glasses, white coats and other PPE sit at lab benches opposite one another, smiling in their separate spaces.

UTexas News

New Inroads on a Quiet and Deadly Cancer

December 2, 2024 • by Staff Writer

Events

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Feb

21

2025

Growing a Healthy Future in School Gardens

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm • In Person

Speakers: Alexandra van den Berg

Feb

21

2025

Dr. Alexandra van den Berg On “Growing Healthy Futures: The Impact of School Gardens on Children's Well-Being”

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm • In Person

Speakers: Alexandra van den Berg

Feb

22

2025

STEM Girl Day at UT Austin

11:00 am – 4:00 pm • In Person

Feb

27

2025

No Shortcuts to the Top: Nutrition and Science on the World’s Highest Mountains

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm • In Person

Speakers: Ed Viesturs