Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

The Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy (also called the "Friedman School") at Tufts University brings together biomedical, clinical, social, and behavioral scientists to conduct research, educational, and community service programs in the field of human nutrition. Founded in 1981, the school's mission is to improve the nutritional well-being of people worldwide through research and teaching. The Friedman School is one of the eight schools that currently comprise Tufts University. It is the only graduate school of nutrition science in the United States. Although originally split between the university's Medford/Somerville campus and the health sciences campus in Boston, almost all of the school's facilities and programs now share the health sciences campus with the School of Medicine and the School of Dental Medicine. The Jaharis Family Center for Biomedical and Nutrition Research, which opened in 2002, houses most of the Nutrition School. In academic year 2004/2005, the school enrolled 213 masters and doctoral students.

Degree Programs

The Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy offers programs leading to the masters of science and Doctor of Philosophy in nutrition and, in conjunction with the Frances Stern Center of the Tufts-New England Medical Center, a coordinated masters of science/dietetic internship. The school currently has dual degree programs with the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the School of Medicine, as well as a joint degree program (MALD/MS) with the Fletcher School. The Friedman School is closely associated with, although administratively separate from, the Jean Meyer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRC).

Organization and Faculty

The Friedman School is under the supervision of a dean, appointed by the president and the provost, with the approval of the Trustees of Tufts College (the university's governing board). The dean has responsibility for the overall administration of the school, including faculty appointments, curriculum, admissions and financial aid, student affairs, development, and facilities.

There are slightly over seventy faculty members, of whom forty have full-time appointments in the school. The remaining faculty members hold joint appointments with the HNRC, the School of Medicine, or in Arts and Sciences. Faculty members at the Nutrition School hold the ranks of professor, associate professor, assistant professor, and instructor. However, unlike faculty in other Tufts schools, they are not eligible for tenure. Instead full-time faculty in the school receive consecutive term contracts whose length depends upon rank.

External links

* [http://nutrition.tufts.edu/ Official website of Tufts University School of Nutrition]