The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Michigan State University offers nationally recognized academic programs, research and community outreach. Our department is home to nearly 40 faculty, over 40 graduate students, and over 500 undergraduate students across our three undergraduate majors: Dietetics, Food Science, and Nutritional Sciences.
We work to solve contemporary issues in food production, quality and safety, nutrient function and health and chronic disease prevention.
There are also many interdisciplinary opportunities across the Department of Food Science and the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Recent Publications
News
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CANR provides rankings on department, unit initiatives around DEI
Published on May 3, 2023
The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will honor the 2023 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Badge Awards recipients at the CANR Faculty and Staff Reception on May 11. -
CANR honors Bergholz and Lopez as 2023 Global Scholars in Research
Published on April 14, 2023
CANR to honor Teresa Bergholz, Ph.D., and Maria Claudia Lopez, Ph.D., as 2023 CANR Global Scholars in Research. -
Food engineering alum provides leadership gift for Give Green Day
Published on March 16, 2023
Michigan State University (MSU) alumna Cassaundra Edwards, ’94 food engineering, together with two additional alumnae gave a collective $10,000 in leadership gifts to double the impact for students on Give Green Day. -
MSU-led team receives $10M USDA grant to develop more resilient food systems
Published on February 9, 2023
The five-year project is funded by USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture. -
Leah Elston: 2022-2023 G. Malcolm Trout Scholarship Recipient
Published on January 12, 2023
Leah Elston, FSHN Dietetics student, shares her experience with the program and what receiving the G. Malcolm Trout Undergraduate Scholarship has meant for her undergraduate experience.
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In the News
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Easier way to test for PFAS could help detect dangerous levels earlier
Published on May 16, 2023 by MSU Today
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MSU food safety expert to lead international organization
Published on December 22, 2022 by MSU Today
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Student view: How East Lansing felt like ‘home’
Published on December 19, 2022 by MSUToday
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Project looks at E. coli risk during romaine post-harvest cooling
Published on November 17, 2022 by Center for Produce Safety