History
The Division of Nutritional Sciences (DNS) at Cornell University was established in 1974 through a union of the Graduate School of Nutrition, an autonomous Graduate School at Cornell University, and the Department of Food and Nutrition in the College of Human Ecology. It is among the largest academic units in the United States devoted to human nutrition. It combines expertise in molecular biology, genetics and metabolism, physiology, community nutrition, international nutrition, and food policy.
| Eleanor Roosevelt and Flora Rose, two of the people responsible for development of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell |
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Structure
The Division of Nutritional Sciences is affiliated with and a unit of both the College of Human Ecology and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. It is a "Division" instead of a department because it is part of two colleges.
Division Facilities
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Most of the faculty members of the Division work in Savage Hall/Kinzelberg Hall and Martha Van Rensselaer Hall. In addition to housing offices, classrooms, and seminar rooms, these buildings contain research facilities, specialized laboratories, a human metabolic research unit, and computer facilities. Savage Hall has a graduate reading room and graduate computing facility. |
Employment Opportunities
Jamison Endowed Chair - Associate or Full Professor in Global Health & Nutrition