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Food Science Seminar Guest Speaker
February 3, 2014 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Dr. Jeong-Weon Kim, Associate Professor, Department of Science & Technology Education for Life, Seoul National University of Education, Seoul, Korea, will present “Trends in Nutrition, Health and Dietary Education in Korea” on Monday, February 3rd, at 3:05 p.m. in Room D-2 of the Food Science building, 2650 N. Young Avenue.Dr. Kim received her B.S.(1984) and M.S (1986) degrees from Seoul National University, Korea. She earned her Ph.D. in 1992 from the Dept. of Food Science, Pennsylvania State University. From 1992-1996, she conducted food safety research at the University of Arkansas Department of Poultry Science. Because Korea is rapidly changing into a multicultural society, Dr. Kim’s research now focuses on multicultural education in school curriculum. In addition to her research on food and nutrition education, she teaches elementary education students and teachers in Seoul. She is currently visiting the UA Food Science department as a visiting scholar.
Everyone is welcome!