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February 14, 2013
UM Nutrition Clinic Offers Healthy Eating Advice

The UM Nutrition Clinic, housed in Lenoir Hall, offers a number of services besides group weight-loss classes, including medical nutrition counseling for individuals with illnesses, diet-related conditions, injury or an interest in improving health in general.

November 26, 2012
Oxford Family Makes Gift to Endow UM Scholarship for Nutrition and Hospitality Management Department

OXFORD, Miss. – Like most parents, Bob and Rita Vasilyev are rarely surprised by the actions of their three adult children. So the Oxford couple was not stunned when the trio committed $130,000 to the University of Mississippi’s Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management. Read more…

April 20, 2012

Nutrition and Hospitality Management Students to Host Family Nutrition Fair
http://news.olemiss.edu/nutrition-and-hospitality-management-students-to-host-family-nutrition-fair/#.T9QKJyqtO9U

March 21, 2012

Passion and flavor: the Lenoir Dining experience
http://thedmonline.com/article/passion-and-flavor-lenoir-dining-experience

March 7, 2012

UM Grad Student Earns Top Honors
http://news.olemiss.edu/um-grad-student-earns-top-honors/#.T9QKXCqtO9U

February 7, 2012

Lenoir Hall student-run restaurant re-opens after renovations
http://thedmonline.com/article/lenoir-hall-student-run-restaurant-re-opens-after-renovations

January 12, 2012

School of Applied Sciences Helps Launch Successful Wellness Program for Employees at Batesville Plant
http://news.olemiss.edu/school-of-applied-sciences-helps-launch-successful-wellness-program-for-employees-at-batesville-plant/#.T9QKiyqtO9U

October 28, 2011

Food-and-Wine Event Raised Money for scholarships
http://zing.olemiss.edu/food-and-wine-event-raises-money-for-scholarships/

October 20, 2011

Hospitality management hosts fundraiser for scholarship money
http://thedmonline.com/article/hospitality-management-hosts-fundraiser-scholarship-money

December 16, 2010
Hospitality Management Major Completes Arts Administration Internship in ‘Big Apple’

OXFORD, Miss. – Taylor Thomas of Vicksburg, a senior hospitality management major at the University of Mississippi, returned to the Oxford campus this fall for her senior year with a better grasp on her future, thanks to a summer internship in New York City. Read more...

May 5, 2010
Dietetics Coordinated Program Granted Candidacy

OXFORD, Miss. - For years, faculty and students in the University of Mississippi's dietetics program have anticipated the time when all eligibility requirements for national registration would be met in-house.
The wait is over. Read more...

Chefs throwing down

May, 2010
2010 Chef Throwdown

See pictures and proceedings of the 2010 Chef Throwdown!

 

 

June 10, 2010

Haskins Family, Kappa Delta Sorority Create Scholarship to Memorialize Student
http://www.umfoundation.com/home/news.php?id=290

June 3, 2010

UM Professors Help Children Learn Healthy Eating Habits through Gardening
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Abde7Vyf0ZE

February 22, 2010
America the Beautiful Screening

From the Student Dietetic Association. In observance of National Eating Disorder Awareness Month, we will be showing the documentary America the Beautiful.
America the Beautiful
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February 15, 2010

Student Group Warns of Dangers of Eating Disorders
http://news.olemiss.edu/eatingdisorders/#.T9QF5CqtO9U

February 5, 2010
Wear Red Day

NHM Dietetics students enrolled in FCS 483 took a picture beside the red phone booth on the square. Winners: Best Off-Campus Photo! See the photo here...

November 9, 2009

UM, Delta Health Alliance Partnership Yields Results in Fight Against Childhood Obesity
http://news.olemiss.edu/childhood-obesity/#.T9QHaSqtO9U

October 28, 2009

Executive of Nation’s Top-Rated Hotel To Share Success Strategies with Students, Public
http://news.olemiss.edu/21c-museum-hotel/#.T9QKwiqtO9U

February 19, 2009

Career Fair Shows Students Variety of Jobs Available Despite Economy
http://news.olemiss.edu/jobfair09/#.T9QLByqtO9U

February 5, 2009

Nutrition and Dietetics Major Crowned Miss University 2009
http://news.olemiss.edu/msuniversity2009/#.T9QMFiqtO9U

February 3, 2009

UM Researchers Join Statewide Study of Childhood Obesity Policies
http://news.olemiss.edu/mshealthobesity020309/#.T9QMSiqtO9U

November 2, 2009
A Day in the Life of a Hospitality Management Alum

The Mississippi Business Journal focuses on Hospitality Management Alum Whitney Evans. Read the story here.
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November 16, 2008

Renowned Chef in Lenoir Dining to Teach Three Public Cooking Classes
http://news.olemiss.edu/lenoircookingclasses/#.T9QLSCqtO9U

September 15, 2008

Family and Consumer Sciences Department Plans Food-and-Wine Event to Raise Scholarship Funds
http://news.olemiss.edu/foodandwine/#.T9QLhiqtO9U

September 13, 2008
Former Madidi Chef Joins Lenoir Dining Program

Ole Miss Newsdesk. Craven graduated from the Culinary Institute of America and quickly landed an internship at Chez Phillipe at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis. There he worked under Chef Jose Gutierrez, one of only 52 chefs in the U.S. certified as a Maitres Cuisiniers de France. Gutierrez created a position for Craven, who ultimately advanced to sous-chef, a position he held until signing as executive chef at Madidi in 2003.

Craven has been featured in numerous magazines and newspapers, including Bon Appetit, Delta Magazine, Southern Living, Mississippi Magazine, Esquire Japan, the New York Times and the Boston Globe. In 2004, he was named a "Rising Star of American Cuisine" by the renowned James Beard Foundation. He has appeared on the Food Network with Rachael Ray, and he participated in the Julia Child Commemorative Dinner hosted by the James Beard Foundation.

Read more: http://news.olemiss.edu/leniorchef/#.T9QJViqtO9U

July 30, 2008

School of Applied Sciences Adds Three New Master’s Programs
http://news.olemiss.edu/appliedscimasters/#.T9QMpSqtO9U

January 24, 2008

Students in Dietetics Lead Program for High School Students in Batesville
http://news.olemiss.edu/students-in-dietetics-lead-program-for-high-school-students-in-batesville/#.T9QM9iqtO9U

November 26, 2007

Portrait of Lenoir Hall Donors Unveiled by Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
http://news.olemiss.edu/portrait-of-lenoir-hall-donors-unveiled-by-department-of-family-and-consumer-sciences/#.T9QJliqtO9U

September 20, 2007

Lenoir Hall Dining Program Prepares Students for Restaurant Careers
http://news.olemiss.edu/lenoir-hall-dining-program-prepares-students-for-restaurant-careers/#.T9QJ2iqtO9U