Center For Designing Foods To Improve Nutrition

                            AEQUANIMITAS

 Latin Word That Refers to 'Balance'

  The LeBaron/HNSB courtyard you are overlooking is an integrated public art environment in which artist Tom Askman from Spokane, Washington incorporates the concept of health and nutrition with his own ideals, creating a sense of community. His work gives an interpretation of the mission of the center where research reflects the production, distribution and consumption of foods.

News & Updates

Announcements:

• CDFIN Call for Proposals Released Related Link

• Diane Birt, Interim CDFIN Director, appointed to Institute of Medicine's Food Nutrition Board.          Related Link

• CDFIN Summer Scholars Program Featured. Related Link

• ISU food scientist Ken Prusa (Professor in Charge of CDFIN's Sensory Evaluation Unit) has identified a characteristic of pork that may be as significant to the industry as leanness.            News release

• We are pleased to announce that Diane Birt, Distinguished Professor of Food Science and Nutrition, has agreed to serve as Interim Director of the Center for Designing Foods to Improve Nutrition. Dr. Birt served as director of CDFIN from 1997 until 2002. As interim director, she will work with 100 affiliate faculty in 30 departments who conduct interdisciplinary research to improve human nutrition and health through new and traditional foods. The appointment is effective immediately.  (Read More)