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2019-2020

• Michele Forman received The Center on Aging and the Life Course Research Excellence Award.
• Ranking artificial flavors by how much they taste like the real thing
• Regan Bailey was promoted to full professor.
• Dennis Savaiano is now Dean Emeritus.  This recognizes his many years of distinguished service as Dean of the College of Consumer and Family Sciences at Purdue.

2018-2019

• Rick Mattes, distinguished professor, was named as the President of the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) for 2019-2020.
• James Fleet, distinguished professor, was named a fellow of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) for 2019.
• Krittikan Chanpaiseng, PhD candidate, was selected as the winner of the Certificate of Excellence in Interdisciplinary Research Award for 2019 from the Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs.
• Krittikan Chanpaisend, PhD candidate, was awarded a scholarship to attend the 2019 Summer Institute in Statistical Genetics (SISG) at the University of Washington in Seattle from July 15-24.  Krittikan also received a Professional Grant from the Purdue Graduate Student Government to help fund her trip.
• Stephanie Hunter, PhD student in Dr. Mattes' lab, completed Purdue's Applied Management Principles (mini-MBA) program.
• Kassidy Sharpe, in Dr. Gletsu-Miller's lab, was awarded a FASEB DREAM Program Travel Award.
• Yiying Zhao, PhD student, earned third place in the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) Emerging Leader poster competition in the Diet and Cancer category.
• Alexandra Cowan, PhD student in Dr. Bailey's lab, won the 2019 Nutrition Translation RIS Emerging Leader poster competition at ASN.
• Dennis Cladis, PhD student, placed second in the Emerging Leaders poster competition at ASN.
• Heather Eicher-Miller, associate professor, received the 2019 Mead Johnson Award from the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) at Nutrition 2019.
• Michele Forman, distinguished professor and head, has been selected as a member of the ASN Class of 2019 Fellows.
• Jon Story, professor, has been selected as a member of the ASN Class of 2019 Fellows.
• Purdue Nutrition Science at ASN Nutrition 2019
• What's the best way to get rid of a bad aftertaste?
• Ryan Calvert, PhD candidate, earned the Teaching Academy Graduate Teaching Award.
• Ryan Calvert, PhD candidate, has completed the Advanced Graduate Teacher Certificate (AGTC).
• Kassady Sharpe, in Dr. Gletsu-Miller's lab, received the Justice Family Nutrition Award.
• Two Purdue nutrition science professors named to 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
• Jay Burgess, associate professor, received the 2019 College of Health and Human Sciences Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award.
• Feed the need: Toddlers' nutrition often short on vitamins, minerals, but long on sugar, salt 
• Michele Forman, distinguished professor and head, received the 2018 H.A. Tyroler Distinguished Alumni Award in Epidemiology from the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Public Health.
• Michele Forman, distinguished professor and head, received the 2018 Special Award for Epidemiologic Research on Critical and Sensitive Windows for Health Across the Lifespan from the American College of Epidemiology (ACE).
• Dennis Cladis, PhD student, received the 2018 Catherine Peachy Award. He received the award and presented his talk, entitled "Mineral and phenolic content in representative diets from seven countries for the International Breast Cancer and Nutrition Project" at the International Breast Cancer Symposium. 
• Kim Buhman was promoted to full professor.
• Heather Eicher-Miller was promoted to associate professor.
• Andrea Lobene, PhD student, was featured as the Student Member Spotlight in the Summer issue of The Digest, a newsletter published quarterly by the Research Dietetics Practice Group.
• Joshua Hudson, postdoctoral researcher, won the Corporate Affiliates 3 Minute Thesis competition.
• Nilupa Gunaratna received the Seed for Success Award from the EVPRP office.

2017-2018

• Your spit might help you learn to eat your greens
• Saliva could influence taste preferences
• The most eaten 'vegetable' by babies?  French fries, Purdue researchers find
• Wayne Campbell, professor, is the recipient of the 2018 Pfizer Consumer Healthcare Nutritional Sciences Award supported by Pfizer from the American Society for Nutrition (ASN).
• Mario Ferruzzi, adjunct professor, is the recipient of the 2018 General Mills Bells Institute of Health and Nutrition Innovation Award from the American Society for Nutritoin (ASN).
• New study finds Mediterranean-style eating pattern with lean, unprocessed red meat improves cardiovascular disease risk factors
• To manage weight, it may matter when protein supplements are consumed
• Whey protein supplements and exercise help women improve body composition, not leading to bulkiness
• Purdue food safety professor to advise the White House
• Tara Henagan, assistant professor, was selected to participate as a Junior Fellow in the Teaching for Tomorrow Fellowship Program for 2018-19.
• Breanne Wright, PhD student, received the 2018 Distinguished Scholar Award from the Purdue Office of Graduate Diversity Initiatives (OGDI). 
• Donna Zoss, assistant director, didactic program in dietetics and continuing lecturer, is the recipient of the 2018 Outstanding Dietetics Educator Award from the Indiana Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (IAND).
• Michele Forman was appointed as a distinguished professor of nutrition. 
• Jennifer Mansfield, PhD student, has been selected as one of the American Society for Nutrition Science Policy Fellows for 2018-19. 
• The Coordinated Program in Dietetics received the Inaugural Academic Partner of the Year Award from Purdue University Dining and Catering.
• Kathleen Hill-Gallant, assistant professor, is the recipient of the 2017 Rising Star Award from The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR).
• Kathleen Hill-Gallant, assistant professor, has been invited to serve on the ASBMR Early Stage Investigator Subcommittee for a 3-year term.
• Kim Buhman was selected as a fellow of the Purdue University Teaching Academy.
• Jessica Ellis, assistant professor, is a recipient of the Teaching for Tomorrow Award, Junior Fellow.
• Nana Gletsu Miller was promoted to associate professor.

2016-2017

• Regan Bailey received the Seed for Success Award from the EVPRP office.
• Rick Mattes, distinguished professor, received the Excellence in Research Award from the International Nut and Dried Fruit Council.
• Regan Bailey, associate professor, was appointed as a Showalter Faculty Scholar.
• Heather Leidy received the Seed for Success Award from the EVPRP office.
• Ryan Calvert, PhD student, was one of three winners in the 2017 Graduate Student Research Award competition.
• Chao Yang, PhD student, was one of 12 finalists in the 2017 Graduate Student Research Award competition.
• Lauren O'Connor, PhD student, was one of 5 finalists in the 2017 Clinical Emerging Leader Competition.
• Ryan Calvert, PhD student, won the Emerging Leader Poster Competition for the Nutritional Immunology and Inflammation RIS from the American Society for Nutrition (ASN).
• Krittikan Chanpaisaeng, PhD student, was one of the winners in the Emerging Leader Poster Competition for the Nutrient-Gene Interaction RIS.
• Lauren O'Connor, PhD student, won the Emerging Leader Poster Competition for the Aging and Chronic Disease Risk RIS from the American Society for Nutrition (ASN).
• Christian Wright, PhD student, placed first in the 3-Minute Thesis Competition at the graduate student breakfast at the American Society for Nutrition (ASN).
• Christian Wright, PhD student, won the Emerging Leader Poster Competition for the Energy and Macronutrients Metabolism RIS from the American Society for Nutrition (ASN).
• Lizzi Stremke, PhD student, won the Emerging Leader Poster Competition for the Vitamin and Mineral RIS from the American Society for Nutrition (ASN). 
• Jim Fleet, distinguished professor, is the 2017 recipient of the Outstanding Investigator Award from the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) Vitamin and Mineral RIS.
• Michele Forman, professor and head, is the recipient of the 2017 Pfizer Consumer Healthcare Nutritional Sciences Award supported by Pfizer from the American Society for Nutrition (ASN).
• Connie Weaver, distinguished professor, is the recipient of the 2017 David Kritchevsky Career Achievement Award in Nutrition supported by Mondelez International from the American Society for Nutrition (ASN).  
• Lucinda Kurzava, MS student, is the 2017 recipient of the HHS Outstanding Masters Student award.  Her mentor is Barbara Stefanska.
• Eating Red Meat
• Rachel Clark, continuing lecturer, is the recipient of the 2017 Outstanding Dietetics Educator Award in a Coordinated Program in Dietetics for Area 5 (IL, IN, OH, WV, KY, TN) of the Nutrition and Dietetics Educators and Preceptors group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.  The Outstanding Dietetics Educator Award recognizes the teaching, mentoring, and leadership activities of faculty in ACEND-accredited dietetics education programs.
• Cordelia Running, assistant professor, is the recipient of the inaugural College of Agriculture/College of Health and Human Sciences Patsy J. Mellott Teaching Innovation Award.
• Nana Gletsu Miller, assistant professor, is the recipient of a 2017 AgSEED Award.
• Tara Henagan, assistant professor, is the recipient of a 2017 AgSEED Award.
• Cordelia Running, assistant professor, is the recipient of a 2017 AgSEED Award.
• Mri Datta, Katie Hill Gallant, Dinah Dalder, Rachel Clark, Lisa Graves and Donna Zoss are the recipients of the 2016-2017 Learning Community Real-World Experience Award.
• Kathleen Hill Gallant and Connie Weaver received the "Seed for Success" Award from the EVPRP office for the DASH-Sodium Trial in Adolescents.
• Nutrition program improves food stamp family's food security
• Study: Toss eggs onto salads to increase Vitamin E absorption
• Soluble corn fiber can help young women build bone, and older women preserve bone

2015-2016

• Purdue's Camp Calcium prof receives $8.8 million to study adolescent nutrition
• You asked: What happens if I don't eat enough protein?
• New center to nourish Purdue's exercise and nutrition research programs
• Wayne Campbell, professor, was appointed to the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee, United States Department of Health and Human Services, as well as to the Advisory Council on Nutrition and Healthy Food Choices, Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (www.foundationfar.org)
• Wayne Campbell, professor, is the recipient of the HHS Research Excellence Award.
• Regan Bailey, associate professor, received a 2016 Teaching for Tomorrow Award from Purdue University.
• Barbara Mayfield, continuing lecturer, was named the 2016 Outstanding Dietetics Educator in a Coordinated Program in Dietetics by the Indiana academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Sunhye Shin, graduate student, received a 2016 Teaching Academy Graduate Teaching Award.
• Yu-Han Hung and Sunhye Shin, graduate students, earned Graduate Instructional Development Certificates.
• Jennifer Mansfield, graduate student, earned a Graduate Teacher Certificate.
• Silvia Stan, assistant professor, received a 2016 Teaching for Tomorrow Award from Purdue University.
• Fa Wang, graduate student, received 2nd place in the 2016 Purdue University Three Minute Thesis Competition.  
• Theresa D'Aquila, graduate student, was a finalist in the 2016 Purdue University Three Minute Thesis Competition.
• Connie Weaver is the 2016 recipient of the Trailblazer Award and Lectureship from IFT (joint with AND).
• Jessica M. Ellis, assistant professor, is the 2016 recipient of the Peter J. Reeds Young Investigator Award from the American Society for Nutrition (ASN).  This award is given for outstanding research in macronutrient metabolism accomplished within 5 years of receiving a Ph.D. degree or completing residency training.
• Kee-Hong Kim, courtesy associate professor, is the 2016 recipient of the McCormick Science Institute Research Award from the American Society for Nutrition (ASN).  This award is given to an investigator conducting clinical, translational, in vitro and/or ex vivo research, whose scientific-contributions have advanced the understanding of the potential health benefits of culinary herbs and spices. This award is endowed by McCormick Science Institute.
• Connie Weaver, distinguished professor and head, has been named a 2016 American Society for Nutrition (ASN) Fellow.
• Drew Sayer and Jing Zhou, graduate students, were finalists for the Clinical Emerging Leader Award from the American Society for Nutrition (ASN).
• Hawi Debelo, graduate student, was a finalist for the Graduate Student Research Award from the American Society for Nutrition (ASN).  
• Jia Li, graduate student, received a 2016 Mars, Inc. Predoctoral Fellowship from the American Society for Nutrition (ASN).
• Brienna Larrick, graduate student, placed first in the Vitamin and Mineral RIS Poster Competition at the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) Conference.
• Claire Zhou, graduate student, placed third in the Diet and Cancer RIS Poster Competition at the ASN Conference.
• Jaapna Dhillon, graduate student, placed second in the Obesity RIS Poster Competition at the ASN Conference.
• Lauren O'Connor, graduate student, placed first in the Clinical Emerging Leaders Poster Competition for the Aging and Chronic Diseases RIS at the ASN Conference.
• Grace Bagshaw, undergraduate student, is the 2016 recipient of the Outstanding Dietetic Student in a Coordinated Program in Indiana Award.  
• Barb Mayfield, continuing lecturer, is the 2016 recipient of the Outstanding Dietetics Educator Award for Area 5 (IL, IN, OH, WV, KY, TN).
• The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Spirit Award was given to the Purdue Coordinated Program in Dietetics.  The award was accepted by Mridul Datta.
• Dorothy Teegarden is the recipient of the 2015 Purdue University Provost's Award for Outstanding Graduate Mentor.
• Nutrition prof contributes to dietary guidelines
• Study: Calcium supplementation does not clog arteries

2014-2015

• Research confirms fat is sixth taste; names it oleogustus
• Carotenoid levels in breast milk vary by country, diet
• Study: DASH diet can substitute lean pork for chicken or fish to reduce blood pressure
• Study: Top salads with eggs to better absorb vegetables’ carotenoids
• Rethinking Lactose Intolerance
• Purdue prof contributes to new dietary guidelines
• Nutrition Science celebrates scholarship gift, fundraising campaign
• Purdue is site of new regional center on nutrition, obesity research
• World Food Problems course inspires students to view hunger from multiple facets
• Purdue received $3.7 million to study blueberries and bone health
• Kids snacking tidbits from nutrition expert
• iPhone app guides pregnant, nursing women on eating fish safely

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