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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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Latest News

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Features

How a Nutrition Class Became One of UT’s Most Popular

March 24, 2025 • by Esther Robards-Forbes

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Features

EdEN Lab Serves Up Nutrition With a Side of Fun

February 20, 2025 • by Esther Robards-Forbes

Events

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Apr

4

2025

“Driving Patient-Centered Nutrition Education In Dietetics: Identifying Barriers and Developing Practical Solutions"

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm • In Person

Speakers: Dagny Larson

Apr

18

2025

Dr. Philipp Scherer On “The Expected, the Unexpected, and the Downright Amazing Impact of the Adipocyte on Systemic Metabolism”

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm • In Person

Speakers: Philipp Scherer

Apr

24

2025

"Adipose tissue and metabolic health”

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm • In Person

Speakers: Hei Sook Sul

May

10

2025

CNS Graduation Ceremony (Second Ceremony)

4:00 pm – 6:30 pm • In Person

In Memoriam

The Department of Nutritional Sciences remembers those lost in 2024. 

Dr. Hai Nguyen, 1989 - 2024

Dr. Margaret Willis Briley, 1929 - 2024

Dr. Laura Wells Bowers, 1978 - 2024