Many Friedman students and alumni seek to address the most pressing public health and nutrition challenges facing our communities and people around the globe. This could be through preventative health program creation, evaluation, and analysis, healthcare management and policy, and more. Sample job titles include Director of Health & Wellness, Nutrition Policy Advocate, and Program and Policy Director, just to name a few.

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Alumni Spotlight: Teresa Conigliaro

Policy Analyst, NYC Department of Health

While at the Friedman School, Teresa earned her Masters in Food Policy and Applied Nutrition.

1. What do you love about your job?  

I love the large-scale impact of food policy work that improves …

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Alumni Spotlight: Sarah Bermingham, Friedman School Muralist

Sarah had the opportunity to create a mural in our cafe, serving as a reminder of the unique and far reaching work done at the Friedman School. Each individual at this school enriches our community, learning environments, research, and ultimate impact …

By Hannah Symons, MS
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How to Become a Change Agent

Organizations can benefit from “change agents”—people who rethink, redesign, and restructure the way things work from within. Whether they reimagine entire programs or introduce new systems and technologies, change agents cultivate bottom-up problem solving and informal leadership at their organizations.

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Alumni Spotlight: Nicole Ayache

Chief Sustainability Officer, National Milk Producers Federation

While at the Friedman School, Nicole earned her MS in Nutrition with a focus on Agriculture, Food, and the Environment.

1. What do you love about your job?

I feel honored and lucky …

By Hannah Symons, MS
Hannah Symons, MS Administrative Coordinator
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Day 2 Recap: Washington, DC Career Trip

Immerse yourself in Day 2 of the annual Friedman School Washington, DC Career Trip through the lens of second-year AFE student, Emily Stanislawzyk.

8:30am – Commencing our second day in the bustling setting of Washington D.C., we embarked on an early …

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Hannah Symons, MS Administrative Coordinator
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