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Nigeria Adopts Multiple Micronutrient-Fortified Bouillon Cube Standards to Reduce Malnutrition and Child Mortality

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Katherine Kwon Awarded $20,000 by the Academy of Dietetics & Nutrition

Jonnatan Fajardo Awarded $10,000 Doctoral Scholarship from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

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Seminars

Winter 2025

1/8/25

Invited Speaker: Fusta Azupogo, Postdoctoral Scholar, Institute for Global Nutrition, UC Davis
FRESH Project Philippines Data

1/15/25

Invited Speaker: Anthony Wenndt, Technical Officer for Reaching the Very Poor, GAIN (Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition), Washington DC
FRESH - Human Centered Design

1/22/25

Invited Speaker: Caroline Joyce, PhD Candidate, Institute for Global Nutrition, UC Davis
PhD Exit Seminar

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Designated Emphasis

A formal Designated Emphasis in Global Nutrition is available to doctoral students in participating graduate programs such as Nutritional Biology, Epidemiology, or Public Health Sciences.

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Research Spotlight

Micronutrient deficiencies affect millions of people, but fortified bouillon cubes could be part of the solution. New research in West Africa will shine a light on this promising approach.

About IGN

The UC Davis Institute for Global Nutrition (IGN) coordinates research and training activities concerning human nutrition problems of low-income countries, and of ethnic minorities and disadvantaged groups in the United States. IGN also offers a Designated Emphasis program for doctoral students in participating graduate programs. The specific objectives of the IGN are:

To conduct basic and applied research on issues of human nutrition relevant to low-income and disadvantaged populations.
To plan and manage the educational curriculum leading to a Designated Emphasis (minor) in Global Nutrition for doctoral students of the participating graduate programs, and to coordinate training activities for other graduate students and post-doctoral fellows.
To provide technical assistance to national governments and international agencies concerned with food and nutrition policies.
To foster collaborative exchanges of students and faculty between UC Davis and research and training institutions abroad.

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