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Protecting reproductive and child health

Published on January 1, 2019
Courtney Carignan works to ensure food, water and consumer goods are safe.
Understanding the connections between what we eat and chronic diseases

Published on January 1, 2019
What people eat on a daily basis can increase their risks for certain chronic diseases. Ilce Medina Meza hopes her research can inform eating habits to reduce instances of disease.
MSU food researchers receive $100k grant to help improve diets, health of moms and babies in Uganda

Published on December 11, 2018
MSU Food Science and Human Nutrition researchers were awarded a Gates grant for the Next Generation Nutrition in Uganda Project to develop a fortified bean sauce that can improve the diets of pregnant women and their babies.
MSU scientists lead effort to bring fall armyworm management to farmers

Published on November 5, 2018
MSU scientists have led the development of resources to help farmers in Africa and India protect their crops from fall armyworm, an invasive pest that has proven devastating since it was first officially reported in West Africa in 2016.
Human Nutrition PhD student selected for African leadership program

Published on October 10, 2018
Getrude Mphwanthe, Human Nutrition graduate student, will travel to South Africa in 2019 to participate in a national leadership program.
Flint Kids Cook -- MSU Community Collaboration

Published on October 3, 2018
FSHN's Dr. Amy Saxe-Custack helped develop Flint Kids Cook for 8-14 year olds at the Flint Farmer's Market. Supported by a grant from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund, the hands-on program has continued as an after-school activity.
Growing opportunities to learn about food processing learning on, off East Lansing campus

Published on October 1, 2018
Michigan State University has received $4.4 million from the state of Michigan to renovate an on-campus food processing laboratory and create a new mobile food processing unit.
Are GMOs Safe?

Published on August 15, 2018
Exploring the safety of genetically modified foods.
Nutritional sciences senior studies foodborne illness during One Health study abroad program in Nepal

Published on August 3, 2018
One Health program examines the interconnected nature of human, animal and environmental health, and the direct impact each system has on the others.
PhD student Nurul Ahmad chosen first place in IAFP poster competition

Published on July 30, 2018
Nurul Ahmad, visiting scholar from Universiti Putra Malaysia and doctoral student with Dr. Elliot Ryser, was awarded 1st place in a national poster competition.