Amy Parkhurst is awarded the Jastro-Sheilds Award. (Sept 2025)
Year: 2025
Amy Parkhurst is awarded the American Association of University Women Dissertation Fellowship. (July 2025)
Amy Parkhurst’s micro-plastics research receives press coverage after the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) conference.
AAAS: Not-so-tasty: Plastic particles found in food could harm the body
Science News: A diet full of tiny plastics triggered health problems in mice
Amy Parkhurst wins the Emerging Leaders Competition in the category Climate, Food Systems, Diet, Nutrition and Health at the American Society for Nutrition Conference. (June 2025)
Professor Fawaz Haj moderated a panel on precision medicine for chronic metabolic diseases as part of a workshop series highlighting the innovative research between the U.S. and Kuwait. This conference took place in Kuwait from February 2-3. (Feb 2025)