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Nutrition Researchers Developing Digital Platform for Teachers

A group of University of Texas at Austin nutrition researchers and educators received a grant to encourage kids to make healthy eating choices by providing them easy access to fresh produce.

Adults and children work together on building school gardens with TX Sprouts

Videos

The Best Possible Diet

A Texas Science Festival presentation in 2021 featuring faculty members Molly Bray and Jaimie Davis on personalized nutrition and more.

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UT News

School Gardens Linked With Kids Eating More Vegetables

School vegetable gardens and classes about nutrition and gardening increased vegetable consumption among children.

Photo shows children holding beets, turnips and radishes they harvested

Announcements

Faculty Members Named to Professorships and Endowed Chairs

Several College of Natural Sciences faculty members have been newly appointed to special professorships and endowed chairs at The University of Texas at Austin.

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Research

Snacking on Hummus Shown to Improve Diet Quality, Appetite, and Mood

Snack choice can also affect alertness, the study found.

Photo of dish of hummus and pita bread with graph lines juxtaposed over the top.

Videos

Nutrition and the Immune System

In this video, faculty members Molly Bray and Chris Jolly provide guidance about eating to boost your immunity.

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Research

Researchers Discover Genetic Mechanism Behind Scoliosis in Fish

Finding could shed light on spinal condition.

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Videos

Tips for Healthy Eating While Working From Home

In the midst of a pandemic, University of Texas at Austin nutritional sciences alum Marissa Duswalt Epstein provides tips for healthy eating amid remote work.

A fork is positioned between three dishes of salad components: one with seeds, one with greens and tomatoes,  and one with brussel sprouts, squash and greens

Features

7 Ideas from the School of Human Ecology for Responding to COVID-19

Stephen Russell talks about how we can use the pandemic to reach greater human connection.

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The Texas Scientist

20/20 Foresight

So what will the next 50 years bring? Absent a crystal ball, your best bet would be to ask a scientist.

Illustration by David Steadman.