Grant funds year-long nutrition program for undergrads

Published: February 25, 2022

From gardening to patient simulations, a select group of undergraduate students will gain hands-on education about obesity and nutrition through an interprofessional program led by Daphne Hernandez, PhD, MSEd, FAAHB, an associate professor in the Department of Research at Cizik School of Nursing at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston).

“Houston-area Opportunities for Student Training in Obesity & Nutrition (HOUSTON) Academy 2.0” was recently awarded a five-year, $750,000 grant from the Research and Extension Experiential Learning for Undergraduate Program of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, a part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.