College of Agriculture & Natural ResourcesDepartment of Food Science and Human Nutrition

News

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  MSU food science doctoral student wins award

  Published on April 11, 2018

  Nana Baah Pepra-Ameyaw, a BHEARD food science PhD student, has won second place for his 3MT presentation at the Sorghum in the 21st Century Conference in Cape Town, South Africa.

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  CANR offers new STEM-FEE Scholars Program through NSF grant

  Published on March 15, 2018

  Eligible students can apply to the CANR STEM-FEE Scholars Program by March 31 for up to $25,000 in scholarships per student

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  Lupus: Preventing onset from an environmental trigger

  Published on February 22, 2018

  Symptom relief and management are currently the primary strategies for dealing with autoimmune disorders such as lupus, but MSU researcher James Pestka wants to know more about the underlying causes in an effort to curb disease development.

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  Our Table makes its community debut in Michigan

  Published on January 10, 2018

  Food access was the topic of lively conversation as Michigan State University hosted its first “Our Table” event.

• MSU food science team brings home gold at Institute of Food Technologists competitions

  Published on November 8, 2017

  It’s a first for MSU as two teams made it to the finals in the Institute of Food Technologists Student Association Food Product Development Competitions this year.

• Alumni Survey Summary September 2017

  Published on October 9, 2017

  We recently completed a survey with 350 of our alumni. Thanks to all those who spent the time to share your thoughts.

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  MSU names Food Science and Human Nutrition chair in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

  Published on October 2, 2017

  Nancy D. Turner was named chair of the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, beginning January 2018.

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  Bradley Marks: Killing bad bugs is what he does

  Published on July 31, 2017

  Every year, approximately 48 million Americans become sick from food-borne illnesses. Causes including bacteria such as Salmonella and Campylobacter, and viruses such as norovirus and hepatitis A. And they’re all under the research eye of Bradley Marks.

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  A new frontier: MSU researchers examining technology through the lens of food safety

  Published on July 31, 2017

  As technology in the food industry expands rapidly, MSU researchers want to ensure its safety.

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  Solving the problem of childhood stunting in Ghana

  Published on July 27, 2017

  Mary Adjepong wants to solve the problems of nutritional deficiencies and stunting in her home country of Ghana, especially for children in rural areas.