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NEP 2021 Graduation Celebration!

Congratulations to the class of 2021!

Congratulations to NEP Graduate Student Award Winners

Mary Moore won the Graduate School Donald K Anderson Award. This award celebrates the significant impact of graduate student's scholarship on the field of study and exemplifies an extraordinary intellectual accomplishment. Mary also won the HES Distinguished Graduate Research Award. Tom Jurrissen won the Graduate School The Donald K. Anderson Award. This award celebrates the…

Student Awards

Congratulations to our award winning NEP students: Eric Lis Undergraduate Student Outstanding Poster Award at Cardiovascular Research Day Clayton Ivie Undergraduate Student Barbara A Horowitz and John M. Horowitz Outstanding Undergraduate Abstract Award for his upcoming presentation at EB 2021 Brian Shariffi PhD Student Cardiovascular Section Research Recognition Award & Martin Frank Diversity Travel Award…

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Welcome to NEP

MISSION: The mission of the Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology at the University of Missouri is to improve the health of Missourians and the larger population through research, teaching and outreach related to nutrition and physical activity. We strive to be a diverse set of leaders, innovators and educators who promote improved human health through our focus on nutrition and physical activity.

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Proud member of the Association of Nutrition Departments and Programs (ANDP).

Exercise is MedicineNEP is now an Exercise is Medicine® (EIM) On Campus location.

EIM is a health initiative managed by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), which encourages primary care physicians to include physical activity when designing treatment plans. We will be hosting EIM-OC events on campus twice a year (in May and October). To be learn more about this initiative or to be more involved with these activities contact Dan Smith.

Recent Student Research

Rebecca Dirkes – Hormonal Regulation of Bone Health: Understandings of Xenoestrogens and Estrogen Receptor-Alpha

Zachary Grunewald – Role of TRAF3IP2 in obesity-associated vascular insulin resistance and dysfunction

Rory Cunningham – The role of hepatocellular eNOS in NAFLD development and hepatic mitochondrial adaptations to exercise

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Undergraduate Programs

Physical Activity, Nutrition and Human Performance (BS)

Human Physiology & Translational Sciences (BS)

Minor in Nutrition or Wellness

Dietetics Program

Combined BS + MS

Graduate Programs

Exercise Physiology (MS)

Nutritional Sciences (MS)

Nutrition & Exercise Physiology (PhD)

Opportunities for STUDENTS

NEP Internship Program

Gain practical work experience in fitness centers, corporations, clinics or agencies by participating in our NEP Internship Program.

Undergraduate Research Internship Program

Gain research experience in Nutritional Sciences and Exercise Physiology by participating in our Undergraduate Research Internship Program.

Study Abroad Programs

We offer programs in Italy and Japan starting in Summer 2022.

Student Organizations

Network and gain experiences in the Nutrition and Wellness Organization and/or the NEP Graduate Student Association.