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Zoey Xinyi Gong (BS ’18, MS ’24) on Food Therapy, Chinese Medicine, and Cultural Storytelling
The Steinhardt alum shares what Chinese cuisine has to offer to the world of nutrition and how her cookbook was born out of a desire for more information on traditional Chinese medicine.
Nutrition and Food Studies Graduate Sasha Dubose Speaks at Inaugural Queer Food Conference
The 2024 graduate participated in a panel on how food and eating can create community.
“Gastronativism” Wins 2023 Gourmand World Cookbook Award
The book by Professor of Nutrition and Food Studies Fabio Parasecoli explores the ideological use of food to advance ideas about who belongs to a community and who does not.
Jeannette Beasley Receives NYU Grant for Diabetes Prevention Research
The funding will support adapting a successful New-York based prevention program for patients in the United Arab Emirates.
March 21st Feast and Famine Lecture with Lily Kelting
Nutrition and Food Studies, March 21st Feast and Famine Lecture with Lily Kelting. Lily Kelting, a professor of Literary and Cultural Studies at FLAME University in Pune, India, spoke about the resurgence of interest in a group of grains called millets in India and abroad.
“Dysphagia Iron Chef” Competition Unites Students in New York City
Collaborative Communicative Sciences and Disorders (CSD) and Nutrition and Food Studies (NUTR) course brings on-campus and online students together for Iron Chef-style final project.
Steinhardt Faculty Selected for NYU Aging Incubator Fellows Program
Faculty will support the development of interdisciplinary research and educational initiatives to improve the health and well-being of the oldest segment of our human population.
Cool Course Dispatch: Food and Design
Get a behind-the-scenes look at Professor of Food Studies Fabio Parasecoli's course entitled Food in the Arts: Design, where students consider how design influences the food system.
Equity Not Charity: Food Studies Alum Leah Kirts on Organizing Community Food Relief
As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, Leah joined a mutual aid group in Queens and began organizing mobile food pantries that have since grown to serve 150–200 people weekly. “It’s really simple: anyone who shows up can get food.”
Paulette Goddard Professor Emerita Marion Nestle Discusses New Book on Food Politics: "Let's Ask Marion"
In honor of the release of "Let’s Ask Marion: What You Need to Know about the Politics of Food, Nutrition, and Health," Dr. Nestle participated in a Q&A exploring the social, political, and economic issues impacting our nation’s food systems and culture.
New Cookbook from Nutrition and Art Therapy Students Encourages Families to Get Creative in the Kitchen
"Creative Kitchen," a joint project created by Art Therapy and Nutrition and Dietetics students, combines healthy, low-cost recipes with arts-based activities to bring families together during this time of crisis.