Program in International Nutrition, Cornell University | Year-in-Review | Issue #75
We are pleased to share this 2025 Year-in-Review highlighting key activities, accomplishments and news from Cornell and the international nutrition community. Thank you to all of our PIN Seminar speakers from both the Spring and Fall sessions for sharing your insights and exciting work with us!
Looking forward to 2026 - stay tuned for our Seminar lineup, speakers and dates to be announced soon! As always, we welcome feedback from the PIN community on what you’d like to see from the program in the coming year, including content for the newsletter and nominations for seminar speakers.
Dr. Cecilia Fabrizio, DrPH, MPH, Micronutrient Forum
Dr. Martin Mwangi, PhD, Micronutrient Forum
Dr. Mirna P. Amaya, PhD, MPH, Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health
Dr. Samantha L. Huey, PhD, Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health
Dr. Shah Mohammad Fahim, MBBS, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University
Dr. Kripa Rajagopalan, PhD, MSPH, MSc, Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health
Dr. Shibani Ghosh, PhD, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University
Dr. Harold Alderman, PhD, IFPRI
Dr. John Hoddinott, DPhil, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University
PIN Podcast | 2025
Five new episodes of the PIN Podcast dropped this year, including conversations with the Micronutrient Forum team and Harold Alderman! The PIN Podcast, streamed in over 50 countries, talks to leaders and rising stars in the field of international nutrition to discuss their unique career journeys, and to share wisdom and advice for students and young professionals pursuing a career in public health and nutrition. Tune in to these episodes and more on any major streaming platform or by clicking here!
Lindower-Wolitzer DNS Experiential Learning Symposium | May 2025
In May we were pleased to present the inaugural Lindower-Wolitzer DNS Experiential Learning Symposium - including talks by our first cohort of CHE Public Health and Nutrition Ambassadors - Olivia Kornstein (‘26), Mia Marcotte (‘26) and Esha Shakthy (‘25). These Undergraduate Ambassadors presented on work done in collaboration with the World Health Organization to inform upcoming guidelines on the management of childhood obesity, infant feeding and methods to diagnose anemia. We are incredibly proud of of Olivia, Mia and Esha and the exceptional contributions they made as undergraduate research assistants with the PIN program.
Left to right: 2025 CHE Public Health and Nutrition Ambassadors Olivia Kornstein, Mia Marcotte, Esha Shakthy
In 2024-2025 the College of Human Ecology, home to PIN and the Division of Nutritional Sciences, celebrated its Centennial. Explore the timeline of the College’s inspiring 100 year history!
In March, in recognition of World Obesity Day, PIN hosted a seminar series in partnership with the World Health Organization Collaborating Center at the Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health.
In August, PIN alumni and faculty participated in the International Congress of Nutrition IUNS-ICN2025 in Paris, France.
Celebrating our Graduates
Congratulations to the 2025 graduates and newest members of the international nutrition community - Ximena Palma Molina, PhD, and Yue Jin, MS!
Left to right: Elizabeth Centeno-Tablante, Ximena Palma Molina, Julia Finkelstein, Melisa Medina Rivera, Kripa RajagopalanLeft to right: Elizabeth Centeno-Tablante, Pratiwi Ridwan, Yue Jin
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