April 2012 FSHN News NotesApril 2012 News NotesThe below is a recap of the accomplishments of FSHN faculty, staff and students in the month of April. |
| FSHN faculty honored by College of Human Sciences Erica Beirman, Culinary Science Coordinator and Linda Svendsen, Senior Lecturer, have received awards from the College of Human Sciences. They will be honored at a ceremony April 24, 2012 at 3:00 pm in the Gallery, Memorial Union. |
| May 1, 2012 Research Summit: TEAM SCIENCE ISU faculty, staff and students are invited to attend the College of Human Science and Nutrition and Wellness Research Center Research Summit. |
| Heading to Experimental Biology (EB) 2012 in San Diego If you are headed to EB April 21-25 in San Diego, be sure to visit the following FSHN faculty and students who will be presenting at the conference. Also, be sure and stop by the ISU reception at 7:00 pm on Monday, April 23 in the San Diego Hilton Bayfront Hotel, Room 504. |
| March 2012 FSHN News Notes The following is a recap of faculty, staff and student accomplishments and news in the month of March. |
| Dietetic internship leading the way going global The Dietetic Internship Program at Iowa State University is going global in Ghana and other programs around the United States and Canada are ready to jump on board. |
| Nominate Deserving Alumni The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition has opened nominations for the 2012 Alumni Impact Award. This award recognizes department alumni who have excelled and made an impact in their professions or in their community. |
| ISU takes 3rd at annual Iowa Pork Producers competition A team of Culinary Science students from Iowa State placed 3rd, the highest ever by an ISU team, at the annual Iowa Pork Producers Association’s (IPPA) 2012 Student Taste of Elegance competition March 5, 2012 at Des Moines Area Community College’s Iowa Culinary Institute in Ankeny. |
| LIFE program highlighted to president and provost during college visit FSHN Assistant Professor and Nutrition Extension Specialist Sarah Francis and her team were selected to present the LIFE program (Living (well through) Intergenerational Fitness and Exercise), an intgenerational exergaming program that uses the Wii Fit program to help adults increase their physical activity, to the President and Vice President/Provost during their annual visit to the College of Human Sciences in March. |
| Cookbook for children battling cancer Kelly Wagner, senior in dietetics, combined her love of nutrition and her passion for helping children to create a cookbook specifically for those children battling cancer. |












