NS 6160

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NS 6160
Maternal and Child Nutrition Seminar

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

The Maternal and Child Nutrition training program in the Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, is the longest-standing training program devoted to maternal and child nutrition in the country. Funded by the National Institutes of Health (NICHD), it brings together faculty across the disciplinary spectrum of nutrition - including molecular nutrition, human nutrition and metabolism, community nutrition, and international nutrition - to advance the nutrition and health of mothers and children.


Enrollment Priority REF-FA25 Enrollment limited to: NICHD T32 trainees, masters students, and doctoral students. Senior undergraduate students with advanced coursework in nutrition must receive instructor consent to enroll.

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Outcomes REF-FA25

  • Examine the major threats to maternal and child nutrition and health.
  • Evaluate the role of nutrition in the development of health outcomes in maternal and child health, across the lifecycle, from preconception through pregnancy, postpartum, lactation/infant feeding, and beyond.
  • Critically analyze evaluate the use of scientific evidence on a specific topic in nutrition and maternal and child health that informsnutritional interventions, policy, and practice.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 18203 NS 6160   SEM 101

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    • M
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Finkelstein, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Recommended prerequisite: NS 6310 or NS 6320 and NS 5600 or NS6520; or equivalents. Enrollment limited to: NIH T32 (National Institutes of Health Training Grant) trainees, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows conducting research in maternal and child nutrition. Reach out to DNS (Division of Nutritional Sciences) Student Services (dnsstudentservices@cornell.edu) with questions.