NUSCTX 166: Nutrition in the Community and NUSCTX 104AC: Food, Culture, and the Environment were among the courses with new course material and structure.
New student organization for Queer graduate students
Rausser College graduate students have formed a new group to foster community for peers that identify as Queer or LGBTQ+
New inhaled COVID-19 therapeutic blocks viral replication in the lungs
Research from the lab of Metabolic Biology Professor Anders Näär could one day make treating SARS-CoV-2 infections as easy as using a nasal spray for allergies.
College of Natural Resources launches Master of Nutritional Science and Dietetics program
The Daily Californian featured the new program for aspiring dietitians, which opens for enrollment in September.
UC Berkeley and Novartis extend Alliance to tackle “undruggable” disease targets
The research collaboration aims to unlock intractable drug targets, discover new therapeutic modalities, and accelerate discovery of novel medicines.
Introducing the Master of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics program
The new graduate program will prepare students for careers as dietitians.
Professor James Olzmann receives 2022 Spark Award from Bakar Fellows Program
The award will support Olzmann as he pursues research that may help target cancer cells that fail to self-destruct.
Alum Profile: Alena Morales
Recently featured in Breakthroughs magazine, the 2021 Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology-Dietetics graduate bridges nutrition and disability justice.
Course Highlight: Nutrition in the Community
Students in "Nutrition in the Community" created motivational social marketing campaigns to increase awareness of nutritional issues or influence positive behavior change.
New therapy breakthrough changes the shape of treatment for undruggable diseases
Research by Chemical Biology Professor Daniel Nomura may have applications in treatments for cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and genetic disorders.
Ana Paula Arruda named Chan-Zuckerberg Biohub investigator
The five-year award provides support for Arruda's research into metabolic diseases.
Q&A with alum Michelle Huang in Breakthroughs magazine
Huang, BS '15 Nutritional Science: Dietetics, is now a senior manager of strategic partnerships at Impossible Foods.
Alumna Nicole Anziani publishes first guide to thyroid management
Anziani graduated from the Department of Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology in 2006.
Welcoming Ana Paula Arruda to NST
Ana Paula Arruda’s research examines metabolic diseases such as obesity and diabetes.
New report details "first-of-its-kind" nutrition policy at Berkeley
In the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, lecturer and researcher Mary Lesser co-authored the report on the university-wide policy.
Maternal pre-pregnancy obesity connected to child developmental disorders
Cooperative Extension specialist Susana Matias co-authored a study recently published in the journal Obesity.
Assessing the impacts of NST’s Personal Food Security and Wellness course
CE specialist Susana Matias and assistant adjunct professor Mikelle McCoin publish new research on diet and food security in students who participated in the integrated-kitchen nutrition course.
Anchor House Cultivates Opportunity, Connection, and Healthy Foods
The new building will include a teaching kitchen that will serve the Berkeley Food Institute (BFI) and the Rausser College of Natural Resources.
Will the current crop of COVID vaccines provide lifetime immunity?
Watch Professor Marc Hellerstein being interviewed in a recent Los Angeles Times Studios video on vaccinations and immunity.
Breakthroughs: Shyamala Gopalan
Did you know that Shyamala Gopalan, the mother of Vice President Kamala Harris, earned her PhD from the department that became NST?