Dr. Carlos Urrea, Assistant Professor in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Panhandle Research and Extention Center will be presenting a seminar on the Nebraska Dry Bean Breeding Program on Monday January 28th at 4 PM in Room 42 of the Food Industry Complex.

Please join us for a reception at 3:30PM.

The January general Food Science Club Meeting will be held on Thursday, January 24 with refreshments at 5:30 p.m. and the meeting beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the Food Industry Complex Auditorium, room 42/45.

Cans and plastic bottles can now be recycled.  Collect your (rinsed) cans and bottles in separate plastic bags and deposit them at the rear dock.  Pickups will be on Fridays.  For details, and, if necessary, bags, please speak to Nina Murray.

The applications for food science ambassadors and department scholarships have been updated and posted on the department web site (foodsci.unl.edu/Undergraduate/currentugradscholar.shtml) for your use.  All application materials should be submitted to Kathy Borg in the main office, HC Filley Hall room 143 on or before February 15.

This is a reminder that IFT Scholarship and Fellowship applications for the 2008-09 school year are due soon ... depending on your class status.  If you are a strong student, you are encouraged to apply.  NEBRASKA has traditionally had quite a few recipients.  And, who doesn't appreciate an extra $1000 or more?

To apply, you should be an IFT member.  An application form is available online at members.ift.org/IFT/Member/joinift/studentmembershipapp.htm
Note, you must include the e-mail address of a faculty member to verify that you are really a student to qualify for the (much) reduced rate.  Dues are $50 if you opt to receive a printed copy of one of the publications or $25 if you would prefer to read the publications Food Technology and the Journal of Food Science online.  (Compared to $165 for non-student members.)

Information about applying for the scholarships is available online at www.ift.org/cms/

Student Deadlines (based on your class rank for next year):
Graduate deadline: February 1
Junior/Senior deadline: February 1
Sophomore deadline: March 1
Freshman deadline:  February 15

All scholarship application materials should be submitted to Kathy Borg, 143 HC Filley Hall (Food Science Department Office).