News from the Program in International Nutrition, Cornell University | Issue #83
We are pleased to share this newsletter with updates on news and upcoming events from Cornell and the international nutrition community. Please join us for our final Seminar of the semester this Thursday November 5th with Dr. Carol Hutchinson and Dr. Kannatcha Sroypechr, who will be sharing their work on iron folic acid supplementation for improving folate status.
As always, we welcome feedback from the PIN community on what you’d like to see from the program, including content for the newsletter and nominations for Seminar speakers.
November 5, 2026 | Add to Calendar Dr. Carol Hutchinson, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Thailand Dr. Kannatcha Sroypechr, DrPH, Senior Professional Nutritionist, Maha Sarakham Provincial Public Health Office, Thailand “Dietary Folate Education vs. Iron Folic Acid Supplementation for Improving Folate Status”
Events and Opportunities
November 10, 2026, 11:45am - 12:45pm | In Person Cornell Ithaca Campus, 100 Savage Hall Janet Clay White Lecture in Community Nutrition “Technology-based interventions to prevent rapid weight gain early in life” Dr. Cristina Palacios, PhD Professor and Chair, Dietetics & Nutrition, Florida International University
November 18, 2026, 12:00pm - 12:45pm ET | Online American University, Department of Health Studies “Untangling Ultra-Processed Foods” Marian Flaxman, MS, Communications and Advocacy Lead, Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health Maya Maroto, EdD, MPH, RDN, Executive Director, Coalition for Metabolic Health More information.
December 1, 2026, 4:45pm - 5:45pm | In Person Cornell Ithaca Campus, G151 MVR Hall The Pritchard Lecture Series in Human Nutrition “Child Health and Nutrition: The role of environmental enteric dysfunction” Dr. Christopher Duggan, MD, MPH Professor, Department of Nutrition Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University
December 2, 2026, 8:45am - 4:00pm EST | Online NASEM Understanding Protein: Science, Needs, Trends, Innovations: A Workshop The National Academies will convene a workshop to explore the growing attention to protein as a component of a healthful diet. The workshop will review current recommendations for protein intake and explore emerging trends in protein consumption, including consumer understanding and demand, industry responses, and alignment with healthful dietary patterns and broader food system impacts. More information.
December 3, 2026, 12:00pm - 1:30pm | Online ASN Sponsored Webinar “Gut Microbiome & Vitamins: New Insights and Standards for Nutrition Sciences” Explores current challenges, methodological advances, and future standards needed to integrate microbiome science and vitamin research into next-generation nutrition and nutritional supplement studies.Sponsored by Amway, IFF, and AOAC INTERNATIONAL. More information.
