NOTES FROM THE VRG SCIENTIFIC DEPARTMENT

In an article titled, "Ten Clever College Financing Tips for 2013," Foxbusiness.com mentioned the two $5,000 college scholarships offered by The Vegetarian Resource Group.

Eric Sharer, MPH, RD, LDN, was interviewed for Produce Business magazine for an article on produce consumption by vegetarians.

VRG Food Service Advisor Nancy Berkoff, RD, EdD, presented two national webinars to Meals on Wheels of America on how to include more vegetarian meals for their senior participants. She also toured vegetarian cooking schools in Northern India and presented small workshops on "Going Veggie, U.S. Style."

Vegetarian Resource Group Nutrition Advisor Reed Mangels, PhD, RD, lectured on vegetarian nutrition for an honors Introduction to Nutrition class at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. During the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo, she was on a panel that answered questions about vegan nutrition, following the screening of Vegucated. She also spoke on the history of the Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group at a celebration of VN's 20th anniversary and received an award for Excellence in Service and Leadership.