Reflecting back on how she became interested in nutrition, Dr. Pam Koch, daughter of a wonderful Italian cook, remembers fondly that food was a central part of her childhood. Though an extremely picky eater, she recalls her mother making delicious meals for the family, with lots of pasta, meatball, homemade manicotti and always vegetables. While …
Great Resources | Women in Agriculture
The Successful Farming website offers articles on just about everything related to agriculture and farming including a section by women in agriculture. Women bloggers write about all kinds of issues related to farming and the life on the farm from their perspective. For example, there is a piece by Heather Barnes called Farming on Sunday …
Nutrition Education Can Tackle Hard Topics
Pam Koch Leading the Way – Nutrition educators often lead the conversation around food access and equity. It is hard work to move policy against the profitable powers of the food industry. Dr. Pam Koch, and other colleagues in New York City, are openly challenging the impact of decades of decisions about food in the
Professor, Researcher, Innovator
Stacey Snelling grew up in Meriden, Connecticut in the 60’s in a household that was typical of the time. The women’s movement was strong and starting to make inroads for women and girls, but households were still organized around a working father, a mother homemaker and children weren’t the center of attention. Attention to the role food and physical
Clinical Dietitian Blends Family and Career
Carol Beier grew up in Manhattan, Kansas, a small town formed by settlers in the 1850s and named for the New York financiers of a group of settlers coming from Ohio. She met her husband while they were both studying at Kansas State University. Her degree was in biology, his in mechanical engineering.
Nutrition Researcher Dr. Alex Johnstone
Learn from the work and life of Dr. Alex Johnston. Check out the interview of Dr Alex Johnston by Emma Mordaunt, The Nutrition Press. Great information about what it is like to be a researcher, how she decided to pursue nutrition research and some of the challenges. As she reports, she studies appetite across the …
Perfect Blend of Health and Fitness
Clinical Dietitian Passes on Knowledge as Internship Director
Imagine the amount of food needed to feed a family of 5 children! Good thing that Judy Dowd’s mother was a fun and fabulous cook, and while it was an obligation to help, Ms. Dowd loved cooking with her mother. “I knew I belonged in a field that involved cooking, food and healthcare, and I have always wanted to help people,” Ms. Dowd said in a recent conversation about her life and career.
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What Career Type Are You? Who are the best employers for your type?
Want some scoop on best employers and whether they are a good match for the kind of career profile you have? Check out “top 100” employer rankings and a 7 category career profile description by Universum, a global leader in employer branding strategy and communication. Figure out which of the 7 career profiles you are: …
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From the News | Farm Tech, Food Recovery
Technology Growing on Farms –Moisture, acidity and nitrogen sensors in soil, farm management software, 3-D modeling, robots applying chemicals are some of the technologies that are enabling farmers to micro-manage crops in order to cut labor costs and inputs, increase yields, and increase profits. “For centuries, farming was an intuitive process. Today it’s networked, analytical, …