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 [read more]
Nutrition Careers Blog
Check out interesting highlights about nutrition, careers, work and other fresh ideas from the news, books, movies and people.
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… [read more]
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:… [read more]
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,… [read more]
From the News | Sustainable Food, Weight Watchers, Food Waste
Eco-friendly Sustainable Food – David Gelles reports in the Sunday Business section of The New York Times that Unilever’s chief executive officer has made sustainable production a priority; less water used, more efficient packaging, soybean production eco-friendly. An ambitious plan, Paul Polman pledges to “cut the company’s environmental impact in half by 2020, it also… [read more]
From the News | Careers of Ginsburg and Steinem, Negotiating Salary
Spurred to Action and Career – Meeting at the Supreme Court, old friends Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Gloria Steinem, both in their early 80s, discuss expectations and choices for women in the 50’s, what led them to become leaders of the women’ rights movement and their careers. [read more]
Book Review | The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Do you find yourself so deeply in thought about the past and future that you forget whether you’ve washed you hair while you’re in the shower or finish a sandwich without really tasting it? I do. According to author Eckhart Tolle, our “incessant mental noise” is usually full of judgement, comment, complaints, labels, criticism and… [read more]
From the News | Food Choice Research, Processed Meat, Sugar
Here are some interesting stories to pay attention to. As a professional in the field, how will you apply the latest news? The Licensing Effect – an article in the New York Times Sunday Review October 23 describes research on healthy lifestyle choice patterns, like food selection, that indicate people who make “healthy” choices rebound… [read more]
From the News | Whole Foods, China Food Safety, Future of Food, GMO
Here are four things I’m paying attention to in the food world, and I think you should too: Whole Foods Layoffs – Big news in the food and organic world this week. Whole Foods is laying off 1500 workers. There are lots of reasons why, but the one that occurs to me is that Whole… [read more]