American University Department of Health Studies

🌾🥬 August 2-8 is National Farmers Market Week!🧑‍🌾

This week, the HSHC Lab is celebrating two incredible DC organizations expanding access to fresh, local food: FRESHFARM and Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food and Agriculture. Through farmers’ markets and mobile markets across the district, they’re helping connect communities with healthy, locally grown produce while supporting regional farmers.

📍Looking for an Arcadia Mobile Marker near AU? Stop by Sibley Memorial Hospital on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month from 12:30pm-3:30pm. Visit the link in our bio for the full list of mobile markets.

🛍️ Ready to shop local? Visit the link in our bio to explore FRESHFARM’s National Farmers Market Week Shopping Guide and discover special promotions at nearly 30 markets throughout the week.

Happy Pride Month! 🌈

At the Department of Health Studies, we celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community and remain committed to fostering spaces where everyone feels seen, valued, and supported. Here’s to a future rooted in equity, inclusion, and belonging.

Celebrating freedom, honoring history, and embracing the joy that has defined Juneteenth for generations.❤️💚🖤

📣 Join us for the Health Studies Alumni Panel tomorrow Tuesday, June 9 at 12:30 p.m. ET!

Hear from Health Studies alumni working across public health, healthcare management, and health education as they share their career journeys, current roles, and advice for students and recent graduates.

Meet our panelists:
• Maggie Cox, MAPHIP ’25 – Information Specialist, National MS Society
• Kate Douglass, MSHPM ’24 – Member Success Associate, One Mind at Work
• Mara Olson, MSHPM ’17 – Account Manager II, Lockton
• Javier Rivera, MSHPM ’22 – Health Education Specialist, The Health Hustle

💻 This virtual event is open to all students and alumni.

🔗 Register now: https://bit.ly/26HSALUM

On campus in DC this summer?

Summer means it’s time for **SUGER** — the **Summer Undergraduate/Graduate Experiences in Research** program! 🔬

If you’re conducting STEM research at AU this summer, SUGER is an 8-week professional development series designed to complement your research experience while helping you build community with fellow student researchers.

📅 Every Wednesday starting June 10
📍 Hall of Science 113
🥪 Lunch served at 11:30 AM
🗣️ Programming from 12:00–1:00 PM

Throughout the summer, you’ll connect with students and professionals, explore topics like scientific communication, resilience, and graduate school applications, and gain valuable skills to support your academic and professional journey.

🎤 The series concludes on August 5 with a student poster showcase!

Open to **all undergraduate and graduate students conducting STEM research on campus this summer.** Be sure to check out the schedule and self-enroll in the Canvas page using the QR code.

Congratulations to Evi Louli Terzopoulou for being the recipient of the Outstanding Student Achievement in Nutrition Education Award this spring! Evi will be graduating from the MSNE program later this summer. Fun fact - she lives in Greece. Read her testimonial to learn more about her experience in the program!

From classrooms to commencement, our Department of Health Studies faculty have inspired excellence every step of the way 💙 Celebrating the mentors who helped make this milestone possible and the incredible graduating students of the Class of 2026 as they begin their next chapter 🎓✨

Calling all Pre-Medical students!! Check out this exciting opportunity with the Madeira Rainforest Conservancy

April is Food Waste Prevention Month, and April 29th is Stop Food Waste Day, a call to action to reduce food waste and its impact.

According to the Stop Food Waste Day campaign:
- 33% of all food produced globally is lost or wasted every year🗑️
- The average American family wastes about $1,866 annually on food💰
- Food loss and waste account for 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions🌎

We’re sharing 3 simple ways to cut down on food waste at home: store food more effectively, make a plan to eat leftovers, and grocery shop with intention.

Want to diver deeper? Check out the 2026 U.S. Food Waste Report by ReFED through the 🔗 in our bio and visit to learn about the RECIPES Wasted Food project that AU has been a part of.

SODA (Student Organ Donation Advocates) was recognized with the 2026 AU Club Council Award for Outstanding Organization in recognition of their marketing efforts. Congrats to President Amelia Rowniewski, Vice President Emily Holland, and DHS Faculty Mentor Melissa Hawkins!