NS 6190 DNS Seminar
Details
Tuesdays during fall and spring semester
11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. (ET); official class time 11:25 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
100 Savage Hall
Topics
- 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 Ph.D. candidates
Fall 2025 speaker series
Sept. 2
Janet Clay White Lecture
Dr. Heather Eicher-Miller
Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University
Sept. 9
Clive M. McCay Lecture
Dr. Kevin Hall
Expert in nutrition, metabolism, obesity and neuroscience
Sept. 19 (Friday)
3:30 p.m., MVR G155
Jeff Sobal Symposium
Dr. Karen Yeary
Department of Cancer Prevention and Control, Rosewell Park
Sept. 23
Dr. Angela Odoms-Young
Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University
Sept. 30
Dr. Angela Poole
Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University
Oct. 6 (Monday)
4:45 p.m., Biotech Building G10
Joyce and Steven Wolitzer Seminar
Dr. Stuart Phillips
Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University
Oct. 21
Dr. Meng Wang
Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University
Oct. 28
Dr. Julia Finkelstein
Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University
Nov. 4
4:00 p.m., Stocking Hall PepsiCo Auditorium
Dale E. Bauman Lecture
Dr. Shelley McGuire
School of Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Idaho
Nov. 11
Dr. Tolunay Aydemir
Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University
Nov. 25
(Zoom)
Collaboration with PIN
Dr. Harold Alderman
Research Fellow Emeritus, International Food Policy Research Institute
Dec. 2
Dr. Praveen Sethupathy
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University
NS 6980 Seminar in International Nutrition
Details
Thursdays during the fall and spring semesters
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (ET); official class time 11:25 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.
A one-time registration per semester is required to join the PIN Seminar on Zoom. Register here: bit.ly/PINregister then follow the instructions you receive by email to join by Zoom.
Fall 2025 speaker series
Dr. Harold Alderman, PhD
Research Fellow Emeritus
International Food Policy Research Institute
Cosponsored by the Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University
Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2025, 11:45am - 12:45pm ET
Dr. John Hoddinott, PhD
H.E. Babcock Professor of Food and Nutrition Economics and Policy
Division of Nutritional Sciences
Title: TBA
Date: December 4, 2025, 11:30am - 12:30pm ET
Topics
Full schedule is available on the Program in International Nutrition (PIN) website.
Presentations reflect:
- interdisciplinary scope of fields relevant to global food, nutrition, health, food systems, poverty and development, particularly in low-income countries.
- research focused, but also policy, practice or current issues related to field
About
The seminar is informal and intended to generate discussion, broaden the international nutrition network at Cornell, and bring together people with an array of 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.
Designed to expand graduate students’ perspectives to include diverse aspects of global research on nutrition and related fields, 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.
Questions?
Contact the pindirector [at] cornell.edu (Program in International Nutrition Director)
This lecture is held biennially and is open to the Cornell community and the public, free of charge. No registration is required for this event.
Recent speakers
- Dr. Kevin Hall, Ph.D.
- Saikrupa Das, Ph.D.
- Eric Verdin, M.D.
- David Sinclair, Ph.D., A.O.
About
Established in 1985 through an endowment gift by Dr. McCay’s wife, Jeannette McCay, who also authored his biographical memoirs in 1994.
This lecture is open to the Cornell community and the public, free of charge. No registration is required.
Recent speakers
- Sharon M. Donovan
- Tim Spector, M.D.
- Regan Bailey, Ph.D.
About
Sponsored by the Klingenstein Pritchard Scholarship Program and dedicated to human nutrition, from conception through weaning on to adulthood and honors those who have made significant contributions to human nutrition.
This lecture is open to the Cornell community and the public, free of charge. No registration is required.
Recent speakers
- Tamara Melton, M.S., R.D.N.
- Karen Collins, M.S. ’84, R.D.N., C.D.N., F.A.N.D.
- Faye Berger Mitchell, R.D., L.D.N.
About
In 1984, the Division of Nutritional Sciences received a generous gift from Professor Emeritus Dorothy M. Proud to enhance the undergraduate program. It was her wish to emphasize all dimensions of the undergraduate program, with special attention given to professional education in dietetics. With that in mind, and with gratitude to Dorothy, the students of the Cornell University Dietetics Association (CUDA) host this event biennially.
Dorothy Proud received her B.A. from Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and her M.A. in administrative dietetics from the University of Minnesota in 1930. She worked at Western University Hospital's Department of Dietetics as the assistant director of the department and director of the dietetic internship program before joining the faculty of Cornell's College of Home Economics in 1942 as an extension specialist in institution management. She was appointed assistant professor in 1946, associate professor in 1949, and emeritus professor upon her retirement.
This lecture features an expert in the field of community nutrition and is open to the Cornell community and the public, free of charge. No registration is required.
Recent speakers
Heather A. Eicher-Miller, Ph.D.
Darcy Freedman, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Josiemer Mattei, Ph.D., M.P.H., F.A.H.A.
Katherine Alaimo, Ph.D.
About
This event is held biennially and is hosted by the DNS extension faculty. It celebrates the life and interests of Janet White, who received a master's degree in nutritional sciences from Cornell in 1961. Janet is recognized for her contributions to community outreach and especially her contributions to child nutrition education as a Cornell Cooperative Extension agent for Monroe County.
Dedicated to bringing to campus a nationally renowned speaker, innovator or leader in nutrition for the benefit of our undergraduate students.
Recent speakers
Marion Nestle, Ph.D.
Dr. Mona Hanna
Lawrence Haddad, Ph.D.
About
This lecture series is a gift from Joyce Lindower Wolitzer ’76 and Steven Wolitzer.