Graduate Graduate Students and Faculty in the News

 

Our graduate students and faculty from the UGA Department of Foods and Nutrition are very successful and are featured in many news articles.  Here’s what some of them are doing:

• Catherine Fish, MS, RD and Matthew Robinson, MS, are employed in the food industry: http://www.fcs.uga.edu/alumni/facs_mag_05fall/sweet_success.html.
• George Cleland, MD, is practicing medicine in Georgia, http://fcs.uga.edu/alumni/facs_mag_04_spring/doctor.html.
• Suzanne Elbon, PhD, RD is the 2007 winner of the Pacesetter award, is employed by CDC, and develops websites about healthy aging with UGA faculty:http://www.livewellagewell.info, http://www.livewellagewell.info/contact.htm.
• Dr. Silvia Giraudo conducts research on obesity and brain regulation of appetite: http://www.uga.edu/columns/070326/profile.html.
• Dr. Elizabeth Andress is the director of the National Center for Home Food Preservation and has received awards for her work: http://georgiafaces.caes.uga.edu/storypage.cfm?storyid=3828, http://www.uga.edu/aboutUGA/compete-preserves.html, http://www.uga.edu/columns/050207/news-hill.html.
• Dr. Art Grider studies nutrient and gene interactions: http://www.uga.edu/columns/000118/campnews2.html.
• Dr. Alex Anderson conducts research with mothers and infants and promotes breastfeeding: http://www.uga.edu/columns/070326/news-baby.html.
• Dr. Richard Lewis studies child health, bone health and obesity: http://www.uga.edu/aboutUGA/research-lewis.html http://researchmagazine.uga.edu/aa/spring2008/obesity.php, http://www.uga.edu/news/artman/publish/071126_Study.shtml
• Dr. Joan Fischer conducts research on the cancer fighting of blueberries and other foods and conducts research, teaching and service programs in nutrition and aging: http://www.caes.uga.edu/about/hottopics/foodsafety/blueberries.html; http://www.uga.edu/news/artman/publish/090115_VitaminStudy.shtml
• Dr. James Hargrove conducts nutraceutical research on plant foods and spices: http://www.uga.edu/news/artman/publish/080805_spices.shtml; http://www.researchmagazine.uga.edu/spring2007/extractingmuscadines.htm, http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100913100449.htm
• Dr. Ruthann Swanson conducts research on food acceptability and quality:  http://www.fcs.uga.edu/alumni/facs_mag_08fall/spice.php