Human Health and Nutritional Sciences
The Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences (HHNS) conducts research on aging, diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, nutrition, exercise, biomechanics, and metabolism, among other topics.
The department offers undergraduate majors in Human Kinetics, Nutritional and Nutraceutical Sciences, Bio-Medical Sciences, and Neuroscience, as well as master’s and doctoral degrees in Human Health and Nutritional Sciences.
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The College of Biological Science is a globally recognized academic faculty with a mission to expand the understanding of life, from DNA to cells to complex ecosystems. It produces intrepid and interdisciplinary research in a student-centred learning environment that encourages and promotes comprehensive understanding of the systems that govern life.