Nutrition graduates harvest awards in nutrition research seminar
by Carisse Nicole Dumaua
Recent graduates of the University’s Nutrition and Dietetics program reaped awards in the 43rd Food and Nutrition Research Seminar of the Department of Science and Technology’s Food and Nutrition Research Institute last July 3 to 5.
Thomasian nutritionists Arianne Sherie Agustin, Roniel Rose Barrientos, Shaira Carandang, and Gabrieleene Viray bagged first place in the poster category, and second place in the oral category.
They worked on the study titled, “What predicts malnutrition among a select group of Filipino elderly in institutionalized setting? A Partial Least Square (PLS) Study”, under the supervision of the College of Education Dean Allan De Guzman.
Barrientos, who represented the group in the oral division, said that their preparation for the competition involved a routine of recap on the research study.
“We have discussed what we have done and experienced while we were making the research to refresh our minds, in line with the preparation for the Q&A portion,” she said in an online interview with TomasinoWeb.
In 2015, the BS Nutrition and Dietetics program of UST received Level IV accreditation from the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation, alongside three other programs of the College of Education.
