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Virginia Tech's Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise: advancing health through discovery and learning. #VTHNFE #VTHNFEfaculty #VTHNFEresearch
Blacksburg, Virginia
Joined December 2012
Last week, we had a special opportunity to celebrate our amazing staff and all the great work they do!.Shout out to the best department staff at Virginia Tech!
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HNFE's Carlin Rafie, PhD, RD recently traveled to Ethiopia as part of the 2024-25 Global Opportunity Initiative Fellows. Read more about her experience in the article below! ⤵️.
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Are Ultraprocessed Foods Addictive? See what HNFE's Dr. Alexandria DiFeliceantonio had to say about the topic in the New York Times!.Read the article below! .
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RT @VT_alumni: Dishing on football: Meet Connor McGuire '10, the executive chef alumnus who feeds the Washington Commanders. 👨🍳🏈 . https://….
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Avocados are packed with nutrients and are perfect for toasts, dips, salads, and more – but cutting them can be tricky! Learn how to cut an avocado like a pro 🥑. Thanks to our students, Olivia Gamber, Sophia McMurray, and Lauren Simon for putting this post together!
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HNFE's own Dr. Rodney Gaines was recently named to the executive board of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU)! He was also named Chair of Bodybuilding for the AAU! 💪. Congrats, Dr. Gaines!
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We want to give a huge shout out to Dr. Sarah Misyak (middle) and her colleagues, Drs. Ralph Hall (left) and Chanita Holmes (right), for their work to address food access for the VT community!
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Next for our celebration of #NationalNutritionMonth, hear how Claire McLaughlin and Josie Rossbach, both students in the VT Internship in Nutrition and Dietetics, answered the question, "why nutriton?"
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Dr. Sumita Mishra was invited to write two scientific articles as part of the American Health Association's (AHA) 100th anniversary!. You can read the articles at the links below:.
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With March being National Nutrition Month, we're asking the question, "why nutrition?" . In honor of today also being National Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) Day, we asked HNFE Professor and RDN, Dr. Brenda Davy, "why nutrition?"
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Northern Virginia HNFE alumni and friends: Mark your calendars! On March 13, you'll have a chance to meet the new dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences!.You'll also get to hear from our department head, Dr. Stella Volpe!.More details ⤵️.
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HNFE faculty members, Dr. Alexandra DiFeliceantonio and Dr. Junco Warren, were recently awarded 2025 Seale Innovation Fund grants! These grants will help our researchers fuel health innovation!. Read more about their work and the awards⤵️.
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Earlier this month, HNFE's Dr. Alexandra DiFeliceantonio was featured on the Pocket Science podcast to answer the question, "Are we eating ourselves to death?". Listen to what she had to say here ⤵️.
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December 2024 HNFE PhD graduate, Katherine Consavage Stanley, PhD, MS, recently accepted a Postdoctoral position with the World Food Policy Center, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University!. Congrats, Dr. Stanley!
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HNFE was well-represented at the Southeast American College of Sports Medicine (SEACSM) Conference this past weekend!. Dr. Stella Volpe, Dr. Angela Anderson, and Renee Eaton, along with with 24 undergraduate and graduate HNFE students attended the conference!
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Our students make a positive difference in the world well before they graduate!. HNFE student, Sydney Sokol, was recently featured for her work with EMS squads throughout the New River Valley! Read more ⤵️.
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The race is still on for #VTGivingDay! Until noon today, giving day is still happening!. When you give to HNFE this year, your donations are directly helping our undergraduate students advance human health!. Donate here ➡
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Today's the day! It's #VTGivingDay!.Make sure to visit to give!. If you're giving to HNFE this Giving Day, make sure to select the "Building Dreams, Jason Raynor Legacy Fund for HNFE," to make sure your donation helps support our students this year!
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#VTGivingDay is two days away!. As we get ready for Giving Day, HNFE wants to highlight one of our wonderful students who have benefitted from scholarships, which funds from giving day contribute help maintain!. This is Reagan Boyd!
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HNFE Expert Input: We hear mixed messages about the health benefits of chocolate all the time, especially around Valentine's Day– but what's true?. See what HNFE's Dr. Emily Myers had to say about the topic in VT News here ⤵️
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