Nutritional Sciences

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Rodney Butler, Ahead of CAHNR Commencement Speech, Reflects on Decades Spent Helping His Tribe

'Real success is pulling others in, lifting them up, working together, and having that shared success'

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CAHNR Graduate Students Share Novel Work at Annual Research Forum

Organized by CAHNR's Office of Research, the event provides graduate students from across the College with an opportunity to showcase their work.

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CAHNR’s Class of 2025

Students from across CAHNR share memories from their time at UConn and their plans for the future

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Walnut Consumption Curbs Inflammation and Colon Cancer Risk

Clinical trial confirms the health benefits of eating walnuts to improve colonic health and for cancer prevention

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UConn Celebrates Promotion and Tenure of Faculty

Evaluations for promotion, tenure, and reappointment apply the highest standards of professional achievement in scholarship, teaching, and service for each faculty member evaluated

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Meals4Moms: UConn, CT Small Business Develop Program to Support Gestational Diabetes Management

Gestational diabetes impacts 2 to 10% of U.S. pregnancies, and about 50% of patients with GDM will develop Type 2 diabetes

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CAHNR Celebrates Excellence in Teaching, Research, and Community Engagement

Members of the CAHNR community came together March 26, 2025 to recognize the contributions of distinguished alumni, faculty, students, staff, and supporters.

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Two CAHNR Faculty Among World’s Most Highly Cited Researchers

Included in the list again this year, Yangchao Luo and Zhe Zhu are among the world's top researchers by citations

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Machine Learning Powers Detection of Contamination, Spoilage in Dairy, Meat

This new technology can detect eight different pathogenic and spoilage bacteria in milk in just two hours with more than 98% accuracy

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What Should Be on Your Plate? Study Shows Student Athletes Don’t Know

Student athletes are looking to social media for information about how to fuel their bodies, but the information they're getting isn't always helping