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Posted by: Kayla Jenkins on Tuesday September 5, 2017 The 2017 recipient of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award presented by the SNEB Higher Education Division, Dr. Melanie Burns, PhD was featured in the AND NEHP Fall 2017 newsletter for her outstanding achievements. Read the article published in the newsletter below. To learn more about AND NEHP, visit: http://www.nehpdpg.org/ (...)

Posted by: Kayla Jenkins on Thursday August 3, 2017 When (Sarah) Jane Voichick, PhD, served as president in 2003, the importance of nutrition education and the need to conduct nutrition education research to improve effectiveness of nutrition education was becoming more widely accepted, which is one of the many highlights of her presidency. With a Bachelors in Psychology from Oberlin College and a Masters and Doctorate in Nutritional Sciences from University of Wisconsin-Madison, Voichick said SNE was a very important factor in her professiona (...)

Posted by: Kayla Jenkins on Tuesday July 18, 2017 Barbara Shannon’s, PhD, current interests include watercolor, oil painting, and participation in local art groups. Prior to retirement, Shannon spent over 20 years in nutrition education and also served as SNEB president in 1991. Membership to SNEB allowed her to grow in her career. “It provided me with valuable colleagues and friends and gave me an out let for research publications and scholarly presentations,” Shannon said. To young professionals, Shannon noted the friendships she (...)

Posted by: Kayla Jenkins on Tuesday July 18, 2017 At the University of North Florida, engaged faculty, broad educational offerings and beautiful natural surroundings provide an ideal environment to engage and inspire our students. The University has grown significantly since opening its doors in 1972, but we remain committed to small class sizes and individualized attention, which are hallmarks of an education at UNF. Study abroad opportunities, research with faculty members and hands-on learning invigorate students in their pursuit of knowl (...)

Posted by: Kayla Jenkins on Tuesday July 18, 2017 Founded in 2000, and affiliated with Kansas State University and the College of Education, OEIE provides a variety of independent evaluation services for an extensive range of projects in the fields of science, agriculture, education, health, and workforce development. Our clients include local, state, national, and international researchers, faculty, and administrators working within universities, government agencies, foundations, and other organizations. (...)

Posted by: Kayla Jenkins on Monday July 17, 2017 Chobani, America’s number one brand of Greek yogurt, is a proud sponsor of the 2017 SNEB Annual Conference. Since its inception in 2005, Chobani has been producing wholesome Greek Yogurt by taking a back-to-basics approach that captures their innovation philosophy: crafting wholesome products using simple ingredients. Instead of cutting corners, Chobani takes the time to make their yogurt using an authentic recipe. To learn more about this sponsor, visit: http://www.chobani.com (...)

Posted by: Kayla Jenkins on Monday July 17, 2017 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. | Friday, 7/21 | Independence I Moderator: Alexandra Lewin-Zwerdling, PhD, MPA, IFIC We all love food. As a society, we devour countless cooking shows, culinary magazines and foodie blogs. So how could we possibly be throwing nearly 50% of it in the trash? (...)

Posted by: Kayla Jenkins on Monday July 17, 2017 The University of New England is Maine’s largest private university, an innovative educational community with two distinctive coastal Maine campuses, a vibrant new campus in Tangier, Morocco and a robust offering of degree and certificate programs online. UNE attracts internationally recognized scholars in the health sciences, life sciences, business, education, the social sciences and the humanities, allowing both our graduate and undergraduate students to engage in research and scholarship (...)

Posted by: Kayla Jenkins on Sunday July 16, 2017 Located in Cleveland, Ohio, Noodle Soup evolved from Weingart Design, our parent graphic design studio. Owner Cydney Weingart, above in red, has enjoyed a successful career in graphics since attending the Cleveland Institute of Art in the early 70's. Along with her hard working assistants, Noodle Soup has turned into a nationally recognized health promotions company. Noodle Soup of Weingart Design, 100% Woman Owned, specializes in developing low-literacy, low cost, well illustrated, easy-to-r (...)

Posted by: Kayla Jenkins on Sunday July 16, 2017 Elizabeth C Dodge, MS, PhD, received an SNEB Foundation Student Scholarship at the 2012 Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.  Upon arriving at the conference, Dodge remembers being very overwhelmed by the amount of opportunities it offered in terms of sessions and networking. “It was one of those conferences where you are consistently torn deciding between two or three of the sessions at any given time because they all sound equally interesting!” Dodge recalled.” I remember meeting ma (...)