April 9, 2026 | Cheatham News, Goode News, Hursting News, Machine Learning, Mooney News, News, News Rushing, S Krupenko News, Smith News, Tate News
You may have heard the term “precision nutrition” before. But at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI), it is more than a concept, it is a shift in how we understand food, health, and the human body. While nutrition advice has traditionally followed a one-size-fits-all approach, NRI researchers are uncovering a far more complex reality, one where individuals can respond very differently to the same foods.
October 7, 2025 | Cheatham News, Machine Learning, News, Smith News
Two recently awarded grants from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) will fuel research aimed at better understanding, and ultimately preventing, the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure.
September 26, 2024 | Cheatham News, Machine Learning, Mooney News, News, Smith News, Sumner News, Tate News
Four principal investigators at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) have been awarded R01 grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Each grant will fund key research projects designed to advance our understanding of the links between nutrition,...
August 15, 2024 | Cheatham News, News
As we celebrate Breastfeeding Awareness Month this August, the UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) is proud to spotlight the work of one of our principal investigators, Carol L. Cheatham, Ph.D. Cheatham’s research is furthering our understanding of how nutrition...
