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Student Association of Nutrition and Dietetics Celebrating National Nutrition Month With Smoothie Sale, Mac and Cheese Cookoff to Benefit 51黑料网 Food Pantry and Help Center

The Student Association of Nutrition and Dietetics (SAND) at 51黑料网 has organized a smoothie sale and mac and cheese crockpot charity cookoff to celebrate National Nutrition Month in March. The mac and cheese crockpot cook-off, which is open to the community, will be held March 25.

Heisler Receives CPDC Partner Hall of Fame Award

Jackie Heisler, program coordinator of the Respiratory Care program and associate professor in the Allied and Public Health Department, has been recognized as an exemplary partner to the 51黑料网 Career and Professional Development Center and was awarded an 51黑料网 CPDC Partner Hall of Fame Award.聽

51黑料网 Announces New Diagnostic Medical Sonography Pathway Through Partnership with UMBC

51黑料网 is pleased to announce a new education partnership with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County that expands clinical training opportunities for students enrolled in 51黑料网's Medical Imaging Bachelor of Science programs.

51黑料网 Students Participate in US-China Youth Program on Health Sciences and Culture

Six students in 51黑料网鈥檚 College of Health Sciences participated in an international conference in China on medicine and health through the US-China Youth Program on Health Sciences and Culture, and an 51黑料网 faculty member was an invited presenter for the conference.

51黑料网 Highway Safety Project Sponsoring Car Seat Collection With 51黑料网 Public Health Interns

51黑料网鈥檚 Indiana County Highway Safety Project and the 51黑料网 Public Health Program in the Department of Allied and Public Health are sponsoring a car seat 鈥渢ake back鈥 on April 3 from 10:00 a.m. to noon at 51黑料网鈥檚 Zink Hall parking lot. The event is designed to collect unsafe car seats.

Retired 51黑料网 Food and Nutrition Professor Establishes Scholarship

Rita Johnson, who retired from 51黑料网 in 2019 after 36 years of teaching, has established a scholarship for students studying food and nutrition at 51黑料网.

51黑料网 Holistic Health Club Hosting Rocky Bleier for 鈥淥vercoming Obstacles and Becoming Your Best Self鈥 on Oct. 24

51黑料网鈥檚 Holistic Health Club is hosting former Pittsburgh Steeler and Vietnam veteran Rocky Bleier for a program on October 24 at 7:00 p.m. in Jane Leonard Hall 126. The program, 鈥淥vercoming Obstacles and Becoming Your Best Self,鈥 is free and open to the community.

51黑料网 Student Association of Nutrition and Dietetics Celebrating National Nutrition Month

The Student Association of Nutrition and Dietetics (SAND) at 51黑料网 has organized a mac and cheese crockpot cook-off and a program with a Pittsburgh-based registered and licensed dietitian to celebrate National Nutrition Month in March.

Researching Caffeine Levels in Coffee with U-SOAR

How does roasting coffee change its caffeine level? Senior Isabelle Clayton used a U-SOAR research award to find out.

Speech-Language Pathology May 30 Public Meeting

A public meeting for 51黑料网's speech-language pathology master's degree program will be held on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, from 4:30 to 5:00 p.m. in 255 Stouffer Hall.

Student Association of Nutrition and Dietetics Celebrating National Nutrition Month

The Student Association of Nutrition and Dietetics at 51黑料网 has organized several events to celebrate National Nutrition Month in March, including a smoothie sale, a crockpot cook-off competition, and a program with a nationally known speaker. This year鈥檚 theme for National Nutrition Month is 鈥淔uel up for the Future.鈥

Collaboration Between Kinesiology, Health, and Sport Science and Food and Nutrition Departments to Help Local Indiana County Firefighters

Leslie Stenger and Stephanie Taylor-Davis were awarded an 51黑料网 Strategic Plan Mini-Grant for the 51黑料网 F3 (FireFighter Fit) Program to provide fitness and nutritional opportunities to the volunteer firefighters in Indiana County by teaming with the Indiana Fire Association.聽

51黑料网 Online Master鈥檚 Program in Food and Nutrition Ranked in Top Five Programs in the Nation for Salary of Graduates

51黑料网鈥檚 online master鈥檚 degree in food and nutrition is ranked fifth in the nation by OnlineU for the high level of salaries earned by its graduates.

51黑料网 Best Buddies Bingo

51黑料网 Best Buddies raised nearly $3,000 to assist individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities in the local community.

Speech and Hearing Screenings for Education Majors

The 51黑料网 Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic will offer face-to-face speech and hearing screenings to meet the requirements of the three-step process to obtain teacher certification at 51黑料网.

Speech-Language Pathology Program Maintains Accreditation

The 51黑料网 Speech-Language Pathology master鈥檚 degree program has been awarded continued accreditation through 2028 by the聽Council on Academic Accreditation聽 in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

51黑料网 Student Association of Nutrition and Dietetics Move Nutrition Month Events to Virtual Format

The Student Association of Nutrition and Dietetics at 51黑料网 is celebrating National Nutrition Month virtually this year, welcoming a nationally recognized registered dietitian Melissa Joy Dobbins on March 23 at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom.

Seybold Weighs in on Current Job Market Trends for Nutrition Graduates

Jodie Seybold, MS, RD, LDN, faculty and Dietetic Internship director in the Department of Food and Nutrition, was asked by Zippia to provide her expert opinion on the state of the job market for recent nutrition graduates during this uncertain economic climate.

Food and Nutrition to Celebrate Class of 2020

The faculty and staff of the Department of Food and Nutrition will honor the Class of 2020 with a virtual celebration on Saturday, May 9, at 9:00 a.m. Both BS and MS graduates will be recognized for all of their hard work and accomplishments. Family members have also been invited to extend their congratulations.

Healthy Family Meals Project Kicks Off in March

The Department of Food and Nutrition has partnered with Aramark to present the Healthy Family Meals Project. For four weeks, beginning March 2, Community Nutrition students and dietetic interns will sit down for a family meal to talk to the 51黑料网 community. Everyone is welcome, no sign-ups required!

Nutrition and Nursing Faculty Publish Article on Interprofessional Simulation

Pao Ying Hsiao and Nicole Clark, Department of Food and Nutrition, along with Johanna Boothby of the Department of Nursing and Allied Health Professions, recently published 鈥淒eveloping an Interprofessional Simulation with Nursing, Nutrition, and Speech-language Pathology Students鈥 in Teaching and Learning in Nursing.聽

Smoothie Sale, Crock-Pot Cook-Off, Speaker for National Nutrition Month, Sponsored by Student Association of Nutrition and Dietetics

The Student Association of Nutrition and Dietetics at 51黑料网 have organized several events to celebrate National Nutrition Month in March, including a smoothie sale, the Crock-Pot Cook-Off competition, and a program with a nationally known speaker.