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Meet a Student

Jocelyn Lubniewski (NUTR '11)

"..I knew I wanted to be a nutrition major"

Michaela Barhite ('12)

"You Are What You Eat... or Touch... or Breathe "

Amy Taetzsch (NUTR '09)

"My undergraduate work at the University of New Hampshire prepared me well for the internship"

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Discover Nutrition at UNH!

Impact of environmental chemical on diabetes

Undergrad Whit Durant and PhD student Kylie Cowens studying the impact of environmental chemicals on diabetes risk in the lab of Dr. Gale Carey.

 
Nutrition Fall Reception

Award winning students and their advisors pose at the Nutrition Fall Reception 2011
Jessica Nash & Student

Jessica Nash(graduate student) and Allison McQueen (undergraduate student) dose a laboratory rat with flame retardants.  The team hopes to learn how environmental chemicals promote obesity by altering liver metabolism.

What’s great about the UNH Nutrition Program?

  • Second largest program in COLSA: 300 majors!
  • Dietetics students offered valuable internship experiences in local hospitals.
  • Excellent preparation for careers in nutrition and in wellness fields.
  • Provides knowledge needed for success in nursing, physical therapy, medical/dental schools and other health professions.
  • UNH Student Nutrition Association helps connect you to the world of nutrition, health, and wellness.

Learning Opportunities

Undergraduate Research Assistants

The Nutrition Program offers students many different experiential learning opportunities! Here NUTR Majors serve as Undergraduate Research Assistants and learn how to conduct bone density screenings.
2011 Undergraduate Research Conference

Jennifer DeZenzo, an undergraduate nutrition major, recently presented her poster on "The Good Eats Cooking Series" at the 2011 Undergraduate Research Conference.
Summer 2011 Study Abroad Program

Students explore the food, culture, and people of Italy as part of the Summer 2011 Study Abroad Program.
Students

Nutrition students confer with each other as they prepare for their food science experiment.