01.27.2025_Introduction

Welcome to NFSC100

  • Instructor: Dr. Margaret Slavin, PhD, RDN

  • Position: Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition & Food Science, University of Maryland, College Park.

Agenda

  • Course Overview

  • Introducing nutrition as a science

Course Overview

Course Objectives

  • Understand basic concepts of nutrition and how nutritional needs evolve over the lifespan.

  • Comprehend how the body digests, absorbs, and utilizes the nutrients obtained from food.

  • Explore the role of food and nutrition in health promotion, chronic disease prevention, and environmental impact.

Syllabus

  • Serves as a roadmap to meet learning objectives.

  • Covers:

    • Late Work

    • Grading

    • Topics

    • Contact Information

    • Schedule

    • Textbooks

    • Class Dates

Teaching Team

  • Instructor: Dr. Margaret Slavin

  • Executive TA: Darshika Amarakoon

  • TAs: Ethan Lee, Victor Mochama, Pritha Mukherjee, Monojit Kamilya

Communications

  • Discussion sections led by TAs

  • Include