The mission of the Nutrition Division is to provide quality, evidence-based and integrative nutrition services to our patients, students and community, so as to be a driving force in attainment of optimal health and sustainable community food systems.
- Stony Brook, one of America’s most dynamic public universities, is New York’s flagship university and No. 1 public university – and our excellence as an institution has never had a greater impact. Stony Brook is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system, a center of academic excellence and an internationally recognized research institution that offers all students a world-class education.
- Stony Brook is accredited by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) for its Dietetic Internship (DI), and its MS in Professional Nutrition Practice (PNP) Program.
- The 2023 edition of U.S. News & World Report ranked the School 58th in the Best Research category. The Renaissance School of Medicine is the number one ranked public medical school in New York State.
- Full-time and Part-time options, as well as distance tracks for students to complete our DI and PNP anywhere in the country.
- Long Island offers some of New York State's richest farmland and fishing grounds, the spectacular Atlantic beaches at Fire Island and the Hamptons, the craggy bluffs and natural harbors along Long Island Sound, and the picturesque villages of the North Shore towns. All, just about 35 miles from New York City.