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The web of science ranking that featured Kenyan authors between 2014 and 2020 saw three of the departmental staff ranked among top 500 authors. Prof. Michael Wandayi Okoth, a food process engineer with lots of experience ranked 299 with 21 peer reviewed publications, Dr. George Abong, Chair of the Department and Senior lecturer (Food Chemistry) ranked 387 with 18 peer reviewed publications and The Later Mr.

MANGO PROCESSING TRAINING

Mentorship session for Food Nutrition and Dietetics Students year one. By Dr. Alice Ojwang of the Technical University of Kenya, she was invited by Ms Sarah Obara the class mentor.  The students were also trained on Nutrition assessment. 

The Vice Chancellor, Prof. S.G. Kiama addressed  Staff and Students on online teaching and learning  on 9th April, 2020 at 11.00 am 

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 In the thiird year of study the FND students go for Supervised experience in health facilities (equivalent of level 4 and above calibre) employing dieticians at which each student are  placed for eight weeks to practice hospital based patients’ diets, diet and food therapy in disease treatment including nutrition pharmacology  and acquire skills in management of  hospital/patients’ and therapeutic diets. 

In the fourth year of study the BSc. FND  students are be expected to conduct a research in an area relevant to Human Nutrition and write a report for presentation in a seminar. This was done on March 13, 2020 for the current class . The course coordinator is Prof. Wambui Kogi-Makau. 

Dr. Patrick Kamau Njage is a Biostatistician  working as a microbial Genomic Epidemiologist at the National Food Institute , Technical University of Denmark. He hold a 3 day workshop from February 10 -14 2020,  at the Department of Food Science Nutrition and Technology . All postgraduate student in the Department attended the workshop.

A field trip reinforcing lecture concepts of the course AFN 313: Community Health Nutrition was held at the Cheer up organization based in Kihati village, Kijabe ward, Lari sub-county, Kiambu. Cheer UP Program (CUP) is a Community Based Organization (CBO) under the auspices of Christian Church International.

The Msc. Applied Human Nutrition Students invited  their lecturers for a party celebrating completion  of their 2 year  course work, this class  has the highest number of International students in the History of ANP. The lecturers who attended were Prof. Wambui Kogi-Makau, Dr. Sophia Ngala, Dr. Angela Andago and Dr. Dasel Kaindi