The Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences is committed to creating an environment that is welcoming to all; where each person feels accepted, valued, and safe. Visit cehs.unl.edu/nhs/nhs-deib/ to learn more.
Our Mission
Enhance human health and well-being through discovery and application of scientific knowledge.
Our Vision
Create a diverse and inclusive research and learning environment to advance health and hospitality, experiential learning, and engagement with individuals, families, communities, and businesses.
Our Core Values
- Collaboration to create a positive and inclusive learning and work environment for all.
- Working together to positively impact individuals, families, schools, communities, and businesses.
- Culturally responsive and respectful of diverse people, ideas, voices, and perspectives.
- Multidisciplinary approaches to scholarship that integrate teaching and learning, research and creative activity, outreach, and service.
- Innovation, collaboration, creativity, and curiosity as we address the complex issues facing individuals, families, schools, communities, and businesses.
- Creation of new knowledge and its application to human and community needs.
Undergraduate Areas of Study
![Athletic Training](images/nhs/nhs-areas-athletic.jpg)
Athletic Training
![Community Health and Wellness](images/nhs/nhs-areas-CHW.jpg)
Community Health and Wellness
![Hospitality, Restaurant & Tourism Management](cehs/nhs/444484428_1008111590753221_1288797823777472804_n.2.jpg)
Hospitality, Restaurant and Tourism Management
![Pre-Dietetics](images/nhs/nhs-areas-dietetics.jpg)
Pre-Dietetics
![Nutrition, Exercise & Health Science](cehs/nhs/EP.72.2.jpg)
Nutrition, Exercise and Health Science
![Nutrition Science](cehs/nhs/2022%20-%20NHS%20-%202022_06_28--13_42_01--392037000577--6607.3.jpg)
Nutrition Science
Graduate Programs
Graduate students can enroll in a graduate program within the NHS department.
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Featured StudentMaggie
“UNL gave me that opportunity to expand my knowledge of nutrition.”
NHS Associate Professor Shinya Takahashi interviews Senior Ben Stille regarding his UNL experience and advice for new students:
NHS Associate Professor Shinya Takahashi interviews Senior Clare Morehouse regarding her UNL experience and advice for new students:
Our alumni are making a difference in people’s lives.
Families. Schools. Communities. This is where our alumni are at work. You’ll get the experiences you need to make an impact there, too.
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Chance Unger Physical Therapist, Lincoln Orthopedic Physical Therapy, Lincoln, NE
Read more about Chance Unger![exterior photo from corner of 14th and Vine Streets facing Teachers College Hall and Carolyn Pope Edwards Hall](https://cehs.unl.edu/styles/wdn-bp1/public/images/news/24_TEAC-CPEH.jpg?itok=Aujhv3hU)
More than 1,000 CEHS students named to Spring 2024 Dean’s List
A total of 1,012 students in CEHS at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have been named to the Dean’s List for the Spring semester of the 2023-24 academic year.
![Cece Villa smiles through a soccer net while wearing a red Nebraska cap and black tank top; photo by Kristen Labadie | University Communication and Marketing](https://cehs.unl.edu/styles/wdn-bp1/public/images/news/240611_CeceVilla.jpg?itok=biKBNRP2)
Villa serves as a role model on and off the field
As a Husker soccer student-athlete, Cece Villa — a senior nutrition, exercise, and health science major from Altoona, Iowa—is serving as a role model and advocating for others.