The Maternal and Child Nutrition (MCN) training program in the Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, is funded by a training grant from the National Institutes of Health (NICHD). This is the longest-standing training program in maternal and child nutrition in the country. It brings together faculty across the disciplinary spectrum of nutrition – including molecular nutrition, human nutrition and metabolism, community nutrition, and international nutrition – to advance the nutrition and health of mothers and children.