The Division of Nutritional Sciences Seminar (NS 6190) takes place virtually on Mondays at 3:45 (unless otherwise indicated).

No registration is required. Email DNSHelpdesk@cornell.edu for Zoom details.

The Division invites seminar speakers based on criteria that include:

• presentation of cutting-edge research

• coverage of topics across the Field of Nutrition and concentrations (Molecular, Human, International, Community Nutrition)

• internal sources such as faculty presentations, NIH training grant trainees, thesis presentations by PhD candidates

The Seminar in International Nutrition (NS 6980) takes place virtually on Thursdays at 12:25 (unless otherwise noted).

Registration via EventBrite is required to attend this event.

This weekly seminar is based in the Division of Nutritional Sciences (DNS) but is open to all and is attended by faculty and graduate students from various fields who have an interest in global food, nutrition, health, poverty and development, particularly in low-income countries.

The seminar features speakers from DNS and other parts of Cornell, as well as external speakers. Presentations cover a wide range of topics, reflecting the interdisciplinary scope of fields relevant to nutrition, health, food systems, and development in low-income settings. This is intended to expand graduate students’ perspectives to include diverse aspects of global research on nutrition and related fields, and to broaden the international nutrition network at Cornell.

Most presentations are research-oriented (including graduate student research) and others address policy, practice, or current issues in the field. Seminar topics vary each semester. Past topics have included infant and young child feeding, maternal mortality, technology in global health, infectious disease, policy and program implementation, monitoring and evaluation, biofortification, food systems, agricultural and soils research, obesity prevention, mycotoxins and stunting, and climate change implications for nutrition. A preliminary schedule of presentations for this semester appears below. Changes may occur in this schedule, depending on speaker availability, and will be shared through a listserve.

The seminar is informal and intended to generate discussion and bring together people with an array interests and knowledge related to nutrition, including scholars and practitioners in agriculture, public health, human development, biomedicine, communication, development sociology, demography, economics, policy, and technology. Students are most able to achieve the learning objectives if they engage actively in the seminar, asking questions and connecting with speakers and audience members.

Take a moment to learn more about the Program in International Nutrition or contact us at DNSHelpdesk@cornell.edu with any questions or suggestions.

Through the generosity of benefactors, we are grateful to be able to present the following named lectures:

• The Dorothy M. Proud Lectureship
• The Janet Clay White '61 Lecture
• The Clive M. McCay Lectureship
• The Joyce Lindower Wolitzer '76 & Steven Wolitzer Nutrition Seminar
• The Pritchard Lecture Series in Human Nutrition

Any events listed here are those that are held for the benefit of the DNS faculty, staff and students. For a full calendar of university dates of importance and holidays, please view the Academic Calendar.

The final requirement in earning a PhD is the completion and defense of the doctoral dissertation, which involves the PhD candidate giving a presentation. Dates, times, locations and speaker information for dissertation seminars will be posted here as that information becomes available.

If you are a PhD candidate in the Division of Nutritional Sciences and would like to learn more about thesis deadlines, requirements, scheduling and taking your exam and submitting your thesis/dissertation, please visit the Graduate School's page Thesis & Dissertation. Please let the DNSHelpdesk know when you have scheduled your exam so we may help you advertise your talk.