Winning at Weight Loss in the Tech Era with Deborah Tate, PhD

May 2, 2025 | News, Tate News

Originally aired on the Weight Loss And podcast In a world filled with smart rings, fitness trackers, and weight loss apps, knowing which digital tools actually work — and how to use them — can feel overwhelming. To help listeners cut through the noise, Weight Loss...

NC ➡️ Chile: NRI Research Featured at International Event

April 10, 2025 | Hursting News, News, Trujillo News

On March 14, Isis Trujillo-Gonzalez, PhD, an Assistant Professor of Nutrition at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) shared a presentation titled, “Beyond Macronutrients: The Influence of Dietary Choline on Obesity and Thermogenic Regulation” at the Advanced...

NRI Researchers Awarded for Outstanding Scientific Communication

April 4, 2025 | Mooney News, News, Tate News

NRI Researchers Awarded for Outstanding Scientific Communication Two researchers at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI), Hannah Petry and Robert Weimer, MS, recently received notable poster awards, highlighting the important research being conducted in NRI...

NCRC STEM Night brings Science and Baseball Together at the Cannon Ballers Game

March 28, 2025 | News

Fueling the Future of Nutrition Science

March 20, 2025 | News

In 2008, the UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) began with just two faculty members and nine staff, driven by a bold vision: to revolutionize our understanding of nutrition. Today, thanks to continued investment in our work, we’ve grown into a world-class research...

From Placenta to Brain: Alcohol’s Impact on Development

March 14, 2025 | Machine Learning, Mooney News, News, Saini News, Smith News

A new study from the UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) looks at how prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) changes placental metabolism and what that means for fetal brain development. The research, a collaboration between Nipun Saini, PhD, Susan Smith, PhD, and Sandra...