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PhD candidate Feyisayo Olufemi earned second place and the people’s choice award at OSU’s 2026 Three Minute Thesis competition.

MS-PD student Jennah Laxamana completed an internship with Tigard Tualatin School District, where she helped ensure USDA-compliant school meals and gained hands-on experience in school nutrition services.

Ashley McKelvey switched from nursing to nutrition research at OSU. Learn how her work on preterm infant digestion and human milk peptides impacts infant health.

Moore Family Center launches Nutrition Career Mentorship Program for 2025-26, pairing students with nutrition professionals. Apply as mentor or mentee today.

The SHIME simulates human digestion in the lab, helping researchers study how foods break down, release nutrients, and affect gut bacteria. Learn how this remarkable technology is advancing nutrition science.

See how nutrition researchers use the Simulator of the Human Intestinal Microbial Ecosystem (SHIME) to understand how dietary fibers promote healthy gut bacteria and improve infant nutrition.

Anna Hayes combines carbohydrate chemistry and neuroscience to understand the gut-brain axis. Her research on ancient grains and dietary fiber reveals surprising connections between what we eat and how we think.

Nutrition doctoral student Brianne Wai's work focuses on identifying the retention and release of these components in the gastrointestinal tracts of term and preterm infants fed with either their parents' own milk or donor milk.

The Gather, Preserve, Store, Share program brings culturally responsive food preservation education to Native communities across Oregon, combining traditional methods like sun drying with modern safety practices.

Their session, titled Food Foraging and Cooking Improvisations: Nourishments and Healing for Us and the Planet, integrated trauma-informed care and offered attendees hands-on experiences in foraging, culinary improvisation, and reflective storytelling. The interactive workshop aimed to deepen understanding of the connections between human and environmental health, nourishment and healing.

Congratulations to Professor and Extension Nutrition Specialist Siew Sun Wong, who received the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior Mid-Career Award on July 10, 2025. A dedicated member of the organization since 2006, Siew was recognized for her significant contributions to nutrition education through research, practice and service.

The study explores how food insecurity is measured among college students and offers insights into more accurate, population-specific tools.