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Initiative aims to spur healthy eating habits
11/9/26
How food controls blood sugars is among the topics that will be discussed at a TWU Food as Medicine event at the Health Sciences Center on Thursday, Nov. 19 at 3 p.m. The Food as Medicine initiative is supported by a partnership between Texas Woman’s and Dairy MAX, a regional dairy organization.
Poverty simulation helps students focus on patient challenges
11/2/26
Kiana Reed was one of 250 TWU students that participated in the Missouri Community Action Poverty Simulation, an interactive experience that allows students to feel the weight of living with economic hardship.
Program to support student projects at TWU, African university
10/16/26
Siyoung Choe, an assistant professor in the School of Health Promotion and Kinesiology, was one of four recipients statewide to receive the Texas International Education Fund’s Virtual Exchange Grant, which provides direct support for faculty in classroom projects.
Researcher aims to make food safer
10/13/26
Danhui Wang, an assistant professor in the nutrition and food sciences department, received a $292,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop a filter-assisted method for rapid detection of aerosolized listeria using Raman spectroscopy.
National nutrition group recognizes Cheng for excellence
9/15/26
Wen-Hsing Cheng, PhD, a professor and chair of the Nutrition and Food Sciences Department at Texas Woman’s since 2024, was one of 69 nutrition professionals named a 2026 Excellence in Nutrition Fellow (FASN) by the American Society for Nutrition.