Several summer internship opportunities are available for the students in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the following places. Internship placement will occur later in the fall or early in spring. Selected students should maintain student status in the summer when they participate in an internship. Interested students should contact Dr. Sangyong Choi or Dr. Zhenlei Xiao around this time.

NourishedRx is a national digital health and nutrition company that helps vulnerable people with high-risk social needs and diet-related diseases live healthier lives. NourishedRx delivers highly personalized, culturally concordant meals and groceries to members, wrap-around whole health support, Registered Dietitian consultations, nutrition education, and digital support tools. It has demonstrated real-world evidence (clinical and cost-savings) for its healthcare partners with its person-centered approach. NourishedRx makes it easy for its payer partners to leverage food’s healing and connective power to drive superior member experience, improve health, and lower medical costs. NourishedRx makes this possible by combining food, people, and technology to deliver comprehensive and personalized nutrition programs and experiences that drive lasting dietary changes and are easy for members to understand and adapt. For more information about NourishedRx, click here.

The Combat Feeding Division (CFD)’s mission is to ensure that America’s Warfighters are the world’s most capable fighting force by providing an operationally relevant research and development base to deliver solutions for evolving field-feeding challenges. The CFD executes a Joint-Service program, which takes maximum advantage of the scientific and technological capacity of industry, academia, and other Federal Government Agencies and serves as the interface between these entities and the Joint Warfighter to ensure relevant and timely capability delivery. The program includes research and engineering for combat rations, food packaging, quality, safety, performance nutrition, Class 1 logistics optimization, and field food service equipment to develop or improve general and specialized combat feeding systems in response to changing modes of warfare and industry capabilities. This research culminates in the continuous delivery of capabilities that ensure Soldier lethality and optimized human performance on the battlefield. Want more information? Click here.

PURIS brings growers, makers, and eaters together to feed the growing plant-based revolution. We are reimagining what it means to be environmental stewards at every step in the food journey from seed to shelf. Innovation is in the PURIS DNA. Since 1985, our company’s focus has been feeding people. And as luck would have it, the path to nourishing people mirrors the path to nourishing the planet, itself. What began as a mission to breed more resilient crops has blossomed into something much greater – a company taking leaps forward in regenerative agriculture, state of the art manufacturing processes, food security, and global supply chain transparency. Join the Most Innovative Food Company of 2021 named by Fast Company Magazine!  For more information, click here.