Date

Speaker

Topic

January27
Special
5.00 pm

Danielle Nirenberg
Project Director, State of World 2011, The Worldwatch Institute

Innovations that Nourish the Planet: State of the World 2011
CANCELLED

February 03

Laura Caulfield, PhD
Professor, Center for Human Nutrition, Department of International Health, JHSPH

Maternal Gestational Zinc Deficiency and Outcomes during  Infancy and Childhood

February 10

William Dietz, PhD
Director, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity. and Obesity, CDC

Prevention and Control of Obesity in the United States: Changes and Opportunities

February 17

Bruce Cogill, PhD
Chief, Nutrition Division, Office of Health, Infectious Diseases and Nutrition, USAID

Hunger and Nutrition on the Global Agenda:  Milestones and Opportunities

February 24

Kristin Hurley, PhD 
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Maryland Medical Center

Responsive Feeding: Promoting Healthy Growth & Development in Infants and Toddlers

March 03

Youfa Wang, PhD 
Associate Professor, Center for Human Nutrition, Department of International Health, JHSPH

Fight the Childhood Obesity Epidemic: A Systematic Approach in Research and Intervention

March 10

Beverly Clevidence, PhD 
Research Nutritionist, USDA Human Nutrition Research Center, Beltsville

Factors Affecting Human Bioavailability of Carotenoids and Anthocyanins

March 17

Exam week