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TWU alum uses cooking program to educate communities on nutrition
1/27/25
In March 2024, TWU alumna Lopez-Neyman led cooking demonstration classes at an area elementary school. One of the unique aspects of this pilot program was the collaboration among Lopez-Neyman at the Center for the Study of Obesity, the culinary medicine program at UAMS and Chicot Elementary School.
Red wine pomace may have heart health benefits
9/25/24
Mandana Pahlavani, PhD, an assistant professor from Texas Woman’s Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, received a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to study the “novel microencapsulation of red wine pomace to modulate gut health in coronary artery disease.”
In the News: Alexandra Mack
5/3/24
TWU nutrition senior Alexandra Mack cooked up some recipes from her Apartment Friendly Cookbook on the Fox4 Good Day morning show. The cookbook was part of Mack’s capstone project and was made with ingredients that can be found in Minerva’s Market.
Nutrition student turns capstone project into cookbook
2/20/24
A recipe for chickpea veggie pockets can be found in Apartment Friendly Cooking, a cookbook that’s part of a capstone research project created by Texas Woman’s senior Alexandra Mack. What makes Mack’s cookbook unique is the majority of the recipe ingredients can be found at Minerva’s Market.
In the News: Mindy Patterson
11/9/23
Mindy Patterson, PhD, an associate professor in the School of Nutrition and Food Sciences was mentioned in a Nov. 8 New York Times article “Pasta and Rice May Be Healthier as Leftovers.”