Workshops Are Latest Enhancement to Tufts Nutrition Symposium

Sustainable Agriculture and Positive Deviance Focus of New Programs

BOSTON, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Timothy Griffin, PhD, Director, Agriculture, Food and Environment Program at Tufts' Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, and Program Chair for the Fifth Annual Friedman School Symposium announced today the addition of two in-depth workshops that create new educational opportunities for attendees to the November, 2010 conference. "Our work in sustainable agriculture and in positive deviance are two of the most exciting efforts at the Friedman School both for their innovative approaches and their immediate application to current issues in nutrition," said Griffin.

The workshops will be offered on the afternoon of November 4^th, adding a half day of new programs to the existing programs on the 5^th and 6^th.  The workshops will be limited to a maximum of 20 persons affording participants a superior learning environment.

The cost for the programs has been fully underwritten by long-time supporter of the Symposium,

The Coca-Cola Company who expressed interest in both programs. "We are delighted that Coca-Cola stepped forward with a gift to support the workshops. It means we are able to add content without increasing costs to the participants," said Mark Krumm, Director of Communications at the Friedman School. "Our directors for each program will teach their respective courses giving our Symposium attendees a unique opportunity to learn from leaders at the Friedman School," said Krumm.

In addition to the workshops, the Symposium has added a plenary session for all registrants on Positive Deviance and a book signing event for the recently released "Power of Positive Deviance" on the evening of November 5^th. Information on the Friedman School's new on-line certificate programs for mid-career professionals starting in January 2011 will also be unveiled. Positive Deviance, Nutrition Communications and Delivery Science in International Nutrition are the first three certificates the school will offer. This event is open to both registrants and the general public, particularly persons who will be in Boston for the American Dietetic Association's annual conference.

Complete program information on the Symposium, book signing and other learning opportunities are online at http://friedmansymposium.com.

About Tufts University's Friedman School

The Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University is the only independent school of nutrition in the United States. The school's degree programs which focus on questions relating to famine, hunger, poverty, and communications, are renowned for the application of scientific research to national and international policy. For three decades, the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University has studied the relationship between good nutrition and good health in aging populations. Tufts research scientists work with federal agencies to establish the USDA Dietary Guidelines, the Dietary Reference Intakes, and other significant public policies.

SOURCE Tufts University Friedman School