News and Events

Dr. Benson Awarded Grant

2009-11-11T08:37:45-06:00

Dr. Andy Benson has been awarded $146,086 from the National Institute of Health for the project “Modeling Heterogeneity for Safe Cancer Prevention and Detection.” Congratulations!

Funding for Dry Grain Pulse Research

2009-11-05T13:37:34-06:00

The Dry Grain Pulses Collaborative Research Support Program, managed by Michigan State University, is seeking ‘expressions of interest’ in submitting a proposal in the topical area of “Improving the Performance and Sustainability of Pulse Value-Chains”. This project would have a total budget in the range of $500,000 to $550,000 for the 33 month period (January 1, 2010 to September 28, 2012). If interested, please send an e-mail to dgpcrsp@msu.edu indicating the general area of your research interest (related to the Topical Area described below) and intention to submit a proposal. Subsequently, a ‘Request for Proposal’ (RFP) will be made available to guide the potential applicants in their proposal preparation. To facilitate the review of your proposal and to make the award decision as close as possible to January 2010, the deadline for submitting the proposal will be in December 2009.

FPC Research Discussed in Daily Nebraskan

2009-10-28T13:05:00-06:00

The October 26, 2009 edition of the Daily Nebraskan featured an article on a study by The Food Processing Center on the nutritional value of frozen foods. Dr. Gayaneh Kyureghian, Research Assistant Professor with The FPC, was interviewed for the article.
The article can be read here.

Journal Star article mentions FDST research

2009-10-20T16:35:00-06:00

Dr. Andy Benson was mentioned in a recent article on stimulus funding at UNL. While the focus of the article was the possibilities being created and retained through stimulus funding, the article also notes Dr. Benson’s award of $1 million in stimulus funding.

The article can be read at http://www.journalstar.com/news/local/education/article_8962057a-b9d7-11de-935f-001cc4c002e0.html

New Allergen Grant

2009-10-09T14:42:07-06:00

Dr. Steve Taylor and Dr. Joseph Baumert have been granted $100,000 from the USDA-ARS for the project “Primary and Secondary Prevention of Peanut and Tree Nut Allergy.” Congratulations!

Recent Grant Awards

2009-10-08T14:53:50-06:00

Dr. Andrew Benson has been awarded $497,748 from the National Institutes of Health for the project “ARRA: Genetic Control Over the Gut Microbiome Composition”. This amount represents year one of the award with the total amount awarded at $1 million.

Additionally, Dr. Stephen Taylor has been awarded $261,000 from the Almond Board of California for the project “Determination of Minimal Elicitation Dose for Almond in Almond-Allergic Individuals”.

Congratulations to both.

NASA Nebraska Space Grant Fellowship

2009-10-08T14:31:14-06:00

The Fellowship Program supports undergraduate and graduate students to
engage in the following types of activities:
   Student research, including senior design projects;
   Student research assistant for a faculty member;
   Internship related to science, technology, engineering or math
   (STEM);
   NASA Center Internship or NASA-sponsored activity;
   Student lab assistant;
   Attend a conference; or
   Other similar experience

These competitive fellowships are granted to those with extraordinary
achievement and a demonstrated interest in the STEM fields. The goal of
the program is to recruit and retain STEM students for employment with NASA
or the aerospace industry. Application Due October 13, 2009

For additional details, including the application form, please visit:
http://ne.spacegrant.org

Students profiled in Lincoln Journal-Star

2009-09-22T09:22:56-06:00

Yulie Meneses and Alex Nelson were profiled in the September 22nd issue of the Lincoln Journal-Star. The article can be read here.

Students Visiting India Bring Back Ideas for New Dairy Store Foods

2009-09-16T13:44:50-06:00

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Mint green colored pistachio-flavored milk soon might become a standard in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Dairy Store.

It will, at least, if everything goes according to the plans of two food science and technology students who visited southern India this summer and learned how to create the milk. The trip by Yulie Meneses and Alex Nelson was the result of agreements signed between UNL and two universities in India.

The agreements with Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS) in Chennai and Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University (SVVU) in Tirupati allow for faculty and student exchanges. Vice chancellors and faculty members from both institutions have visited UNL, and one visiting faculty member from TANUVAS recently conducted research on ways to ensure the safety and extend shelf life of indigenous Indian dairy products.

Meneses, a graduate student from Ecuador, and Nelson, a senior from Omaha, were the first UNL students to visit India as part of the agreements. During their monthlong visit in July and August, they visited both universities and four area dairy plants.

"We were sent to learn about India's dairy products and how they were prepared," Nelson said.

The purpose of the trip was to "put teeth into" the agreements, said Rolando Flores, head of the Department of Food Science and Technology and director of The Food Processing Center.

"We treat these agreements seriously," Flores said, explaining that a relationship with Indian universities is beneficial in terms of shared knowledge and exposure to global markets that could promote economic development opportunities in Nebraska.

Meneses and Nelson spent much of their time learning about the variety of dairy products in India, where dairy is the most successful food industry organized as a co-op and owned by the milk producers. After watching Indian products being developed, they made the products themselves.

"The idea was to get two products that could be produced in Nebraska," Meneses said.

They decided the two products they would develop here would be pistachio-flavored milk and gulab jamun, a popular Indian dessert.

Flavored milk is common in India, and Meneses and Nelson enjoyed much of what they sampled, including almond and pistachio flavors. They decided on pistachio because it is a popular ice cream flavor in the United States and they felt that popularity would transfer to milk.

Gulab jamun may be a harder sell, they said, but it is tasty and should find a market once people try it. Resembling a donut hole, it is created from a dough made with khoa -- condensed milk -- and served in a sugar-rich syrup.

Before the products can be sold at the dairy store, Meneses and Nelson will serve them at a seminar they will give this fall to food science administrators, faculty and students. They also need to get the green light from Flores, who said he hopes Indian food products could be available in the store by the end of this year.

Flores hopes more UNL students will be able to visit India to learn about food processing. The trips are financed through department and NU Foundation funds as well as private donations.

"Every student who goes overseas gets life-learning experiences that will stay with them the rest of their lives," Flores said.

In the meantime, UNL will continue to host visiting Indian faculty members, Flores said. The Indian faculty benefit by learning more about American food processing and equipment. UNL benefits by being exposed to new techniques shared by the Indian faculty and the knowledge gained through their research, Flores said.
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9/16/09-LM Source: Rolando Flores, Department of Food Science and Technology head and director of Food Processing Center, (402) 472-1664, rflores2@unl.edu
India.16 Writer: Lori McGinnis, IANR News Service, (402) 472-3030, lmcginnis2@unl.edu

Request for Pre-proposals For Nebraska EPSCoR FIRST AWARDS

2009-09-03T09:44:36-06:00

Call for pre-proposals for Nebraska EPSCoR FIRST AWARD grant program
Deadline: 5:00 p.m., Monday, October 19, 2009
Nebraska EPSCoR has created a competitive FIRST AWARD grant program to help Nebraska early career faculty members to initiate their research programs. This program is funded by an NSF infrastructure grant to Nebraska EPSCoR. The FIRST AWARD grant is limited to $20,000 for one year with 100% matching requirement. Nebraska EPSCoR anticipates awarding approximately six grants. Each grantee is required to submit a CAREER grant proposal to NSF at the end of the award period.
Who may apply: An assistant professor in a tenure-leading position in any university in the state who is: a) in the first four years of his/her academic career; and b) eligible to apply for an NSF CAREER grant during the award period.
Type of eligible project: Any project that potentially could be supported by a National Science Foundation competitive research grant is eligible.
Match requirement and duration: An award amount is limited to $20,000 and requires a one-for-one non-federal match (cash or in-kind). No Indirect Costs are allowed. FIRST AWARDs are granted for a period of one year, starting April 1, 2010, and ending March 31, 2011. The NSF grant funding the First Award program ends July 31, 2010; therefore, all First Award funds supplied by Nebraska EPSCoR must be spent by July 15, 2010.
Approval process: All pre-proposals will be reviewed by a grant subcommittee designated by Nebraska EPSCoR. The grant subcommittee will be composed of members of the scientific community but not necessarily experts in the field of each proposal; therefore, use language that is understandable to those with general knowledge of the area. It is anticipated that fewer than ten applicants will be invited to prepare an NSF CAREER-like full proposal. Each full proposal will be reviewed, using NSF proposal review criteria, by approximately three external experts in the field. The Nebraska EPSCoR Committee will select FIRST AWARD recipients.
Pre-proposal content: The pre-proposal must be prepared using font size 11 or greater with 1 inch margins. NSF CAREER proposal criteria should be followed for this pre-proposal except insofar as specifically directed otherwise by this RFP (special attachments required by NSF should not be included in the pre-proposal). The pre-proposal should consist of the following:
1. Budget: Attach a completed Nebraska EPSCoR Budget and Approval Form available from our web site at http://epscor.unl.edu/forms . Identify the NSF program to which the CAREER proposal is intended to be submitted in the Federal Agency/Program space on the form. The pre-proposal budget should provide expenditure plan for the total budget (EPSCoR funds plus match). Be sure appropriate signature and match account numbers appear on the form. No indirect costs are allowed.
2. Body of the Pre-proposal:
a. the main body of the pre-proposal. The main body, including references, may not exceed six pages. It should have 1) a section describing the research, 2) a section on its intellectual merit and significance, 3) a section describing the educational plan of the PI, 4) a section addressing the broader impact, and 5) a budget justification section. Other sections may be included as necessary. Any citations should be included in the six-page limit;
b. CV summary: a two-page CV that has been prepared according to NSF instructions and also lists the PI’s current grants;
c. a letter of endorsement from the appropriate department chair or dean. The letter must attest that the PI meets the necessary qualifications for the FIRST AWARD as well as the CAREER Award, and delineate how this grant would enhance the competitiveness of the PI.
Submission: Pre-proposals must be submitted electronically and in print.

1. The pre-proposal must be submitted electronically via the Nebraska EPSCoR web site at http://epscor.unl.edu/rfps no later than 5 p.m., Monday, October 19, 2009. Note that, per web-site instructions for electronic submission, the Budget and Approval Form must be submitted as one file. The pre-proposal body (consisting of the main body, CV summary, and letter of endorsement) must be submitted also as one file (separate from the budget file); it is preferable that these files be submitted in PDF format.

2. The original pre-proposal, in print and with appropriate signatures, also must be received no later than 5 p.m., Monday, October 19, 2009, in the Nebraska EPSCoR office at W192 Nebraska Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0557.

Faculty selected to develop CAREER-like full proposals will be notified in early November 2009. Full proposals will be due in the Nebraska EPSCoR office by mid-January 2010.

Biotechnology 2009 Student/Postdoc Travel Scholarships

2009-09-03T08:23:20-06:00

We are pleased to announce Student/Postdoc Travel Scholarships to attend the 6th Annual Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Symposium (BIOT-2009). These travel scholarships are made available through a National Science Foundation award. All students and postdocs are welcome to apply. Please follow the application procedure below to apply for a travel scholarship.

Application Deadline: September 10 (Thu), 2009

Eligibility: Only current students (graduate or undergraduate) and postdocs are eligible for the awards. Ask your current supervisors or PIs to send a short confirmation email for the applicant's current status (student or postdoc) to BiotechPSIOffice@unl.edu with "BIOT-2009 Scholarship Confirmation" in the subject line. The confirmation emails are due by September 10 (Thu), 2009.
Abstract Submission: Applicants are required to submit a one-page poster abstract, and if chosen, to attend the meeting and present the poster. If applicants have already submitted papers or two-page abstracts for oral presentation, no other abstract submission is necessary. The abstract (or paper) should have the applicant as the first author. In the comment section of the paper/abstract submission website, write "Student Scholarship" or "Postdoc Scholarship," depending on your qualification.
Email Application: In addition to the abstract submission, send an Email to BiotechPSIOffice@unl.edu with "BIOT-2009 Scholarship Application" in the subject line. In the Email body, include the following information:
1.        Paper/abstract ID#
2.        Full Legal Name
3.        Home address
4.        Country of citizenship (If you do not have a US SSN)
5.        Email address
6.        Name and Email of your supervisor/PI who will send the confirmation Email
Travel Scholarships: Travel scholarship amounts, based on actual expenses, will be awarded up to $1,500 depending on the quality and number of applications. Awardees will be notified via email no later than September 25 (Fri), 2009.
Registration: Registration and payment of the registration fee is required for all awardees. Note that the cancellation policy applies. For details, see BIOT-2009 website: http://www.biotconf.org/
**Foreign applicants, not in the US: Foreign individuals, not in the US, should email the BiotechPSIOffice@unlnotes.unl.edu their interest in the Travel Scholarships as soon as possible for additional information.

Applications that do not follow the above procedure will not be considered for the Travel Scholarship. Note also that we may invite a few awardees for oral presentation. For more information on BIOT-2009 visit our website at: http://www.biotconf.org/

Upcoming Safety Seminars

2009-08-28T14:28:56-06:00

Environmental Health and Safety (EHS), in partnership with the Office of Research, is sponsoring a campus-wide Laboratory Safety Colloquium Series for Principal Investigators (PI), research staff, and graduate students to assist them as they conduct their expert research by providing voluntary training in the latest laboratory safety procedures.     There will be five sessions of the next colloquium, Steam Sterilization Using Autoclaves. The presenter is Gary Butler, Steris Corporation. The following sessions will be held:

Tuesday, September 22, 2009
East Campus Union (check kiosk for room) from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Beadle Center, Room N172 from 9:30 – 10:30 p.m.
East Campus Union (check kiosk for room) from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Othmer Hall, Room 110 from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Hamilton Hall, Room 102 from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Previous colloquia are available online:
Environmental Health & Safety web site         http://ehs.unl.edu/training/#colloquium
Office of Research web site              http://research.unl.edu/lsi_9-06.shtml
Any questions may be addressed to Elizabeth (Betsy) Howe, Environmental Health & Safety at 472-5488 or ehowe2@unl.edu.

Awards available from the American Chemical Society

2009-08-11T10:42:31-06:00

The Agricultural and Food Chemistry Division (AGFD) of the American Chemical Society (ACS) offers the following awards: The Teranishi Graduate Fellowship- $2,500 cash award and plaque. The award is sponsored by the AGFD of ACS. The Withycombe-Charalambous Graduate Student Symposium - Two prizes will be awarded. First prize will receive a cash award of $750 and a plaque. Second place will receive a cash award of $250 and a plaque. Travel expenses will be paid up to $1000. The Young Scientist Award - The winner receives a $1000 honorarium, an engraved plaque and paid expenses (up to $1500) to the ACS meeting to present a paper and to receive the award. The award is sponsored by the AGFD. In addition to the above awards, the Division offers another award for scientific contributions in the area of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, the Award for Advancement of Application of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (AGFD Award). This prestigious Award, which consists of $3,000, a plaque, and meeting travel expenses, is co-sponsored by the AGFD and International Flavors and Fragrances.

Additional information about the AGFD awards can be obtained from the AGFD website: http://membership.acs.org/a/agfd .

IANR Dinsdale Family Faculty Awards

2009-08-10T13:05:31-06:00

This year IANR has the opportunity to present two Dinsdale Family Faculty Awards to meritorious faculty members who have not yet been awarded tenure or who are not in a tenure track position. This will be a $1,750 award that will be given to outstanding IANR faculty members for their unique contributions in teaching, research, or extension education.

Nominations will be evaluated based on the creativity and excellence of the nominee’s work in fulfilling his/her position description. Nominations should include: (1) A nomination letter (1-2 pages) summarizing what the nominee has done, why his/her activities set him/her apart from his/her peers; (2) a copy of the nominee's previous year's eARFA; and (3) a copy of the nominee’s position description. Nominations can be made by any faculty but should be submitted through the nominee’s unit administrator. Nominations should include the signatures of the nominator and the unit administrator. Unit administrators are strongly encouraged to nominate deserving faculty from their units.The nomination process is simple and straightforward. The deadline for receiving nominations is MONDAY, October 12, 2009.

Send your nominations to:
John C. Owens
NU Vice President/IANR Harlan Vice Chancellor
University of Nebraska
Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources
202 Agricultural Hall
Lincoln NE 68583-0708

Dr. Daniel Peterson Receive Grant

2009-08-04T16:28:22-06:00

Dr. Daniel Peterson has received $126,630 from the National Institutes of Health for a project titled “Adaptive Immune Response to Symbiotic Bacteria as a Mediator of Gut Homeostasis.” Congratulations!

The North Central Regional Center for Rural Development Announces its Grants Program

2009-07-30T11:53:58-06:00

The North Central Regional Center is offering grants for Land Grant personnel in its twelve state region. Two programs are available: Small grants for teams of individuals to conduct innovative research or extension projects or Virtual visiting fellow grant for an individual. Proposals are due September 10, 2009. More information is available at: http://ncrcrd.org

Dr. Walter participates in Kavli Frontiers of Science Symposium

2009-06-23T13:08:57-06:00

Dr. Jens Walter was selected to participate at the 15th Annual German-American Kavli Frontiers of Science Symposium held Friday, June 5 through Sunday, June 7, 2009. This symposium series is co-sponsored by the German Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and it is the Academy’s premiere activity for distinguished young scientists. Attendees are selected by a committee of Academy members from among young researchers who have already made recognized contributions to science, including recipients of major fellowships and awards. More than one hundred of its “alumni” have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, and eight have received Nobel Prizes. Dr. Walter did present a poster with the title: Diversification of the gut symbiont Lactobacillus reuteri as a result of host-driven bacterial evolution. Dr. Walter has also been elected into the organizing committee for next year’s meeting in Potsdam, Germany.

IFT 2009 Awards announcement

2009-06-23T11:39:21-06:00

The Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting was held in early June and Food Science and Technology garnered several awards:
o    Dr. Stephen Taylor received the 2009 Babcock-Hart Award for contributions to food science which resulted in improved public health
o    Kenzi Clark won first place in the Biotechnology Division for her paper entitled, "Functional metagenomic analysis of the chicken gut microbiota to identify optimal enzymes for poultry feed supplementation". Kenzi is a Ph.D. student and her advisor is Jens Walter.
o    Morgan McGowan won third place in the Biotechnology Division for her paper entitled, "Prebiotic oligosaccharides inhibit adherence of enteric pathogens to intestinal epithelial cells" . Morgan is an M.S. student and she is co-advised by Bob Hutkins and Jens Walter.
o    Daniela Bautista won 3rd place in the Undergraduate Paper Competition for her paper entitled, "Viability of probiotic microorganisms in nontraditional foods".
o    Melanie Downs received 2nd place in the Sue L. Hefle Toxicology and Safety Evaluation Division Poster Competition.

Dr. Schlegel receives grant

2009-06-19T10:49:19-06:00

Dr. Vicki Schlegel has recently received $24,419 from the Nebraska Department of Agriculture for her project “Antioxidants in Split Pinto Beans”.

NBDC to Host National Health Conference

2009-06-04T14:27:38-06:00

The 11th Annual NIH SBIR/STTR is being held in Omaha, NE at the Qwest Center Omaha on June 30 and July 1, 2009.

Over 600 attendees are expected from across the US to learn how to tap into the $650 million available annually through the National Institutes of Health’s R&D funding exclusively for small business in the areas of biomedical, behavioral and life science research and innovation.

The conference is geared both to those who are attempting their first funding and to those who have received funding in the past. This conference will provide attendees the opportunity to learn about the current and future health related projects of interest and being funded by NIH, specific instruction on how to tap into the $650M available annually in NIH SBIR funding, strategies for commercialization, university partnerships, how proposals are evaluated, application/submission rules, networking opportunities with staff from all 27 Institute and Centers, and more.

If you have questions about the conference, please direct your inquiries to the conference coordinator, Lisa Tedesco, SBIR Specialist, Nebraska Business Development Center, at mtedesco@unomaha.edu or 402.554.6270.

Dr. Goodman Project Receives Grant Funding

2009-05-21T16:09:44-06:00

Dr. Goodman has received $372,340 from the Environmental Protection Agency for a project titled “Differentiating Relevant Immune Reactions in Cells.” The term of this award is May 1, 2009 through April 30, 2010.

Dr. Schlegel receives funding from USDA

2009-05-11T12:41:11-06:00

Dr. Schlegel's new project “Improving Organic Farming Systems and Assessing Their Environmental Impacts across Agroecoregions” has received funding from the USDA. This research will be done in collaboration with Agronomy and Horticulture and will extend the nutraceutical characterization work of organically grown crops in four different NE eco-regions.

Omaha World-Herald Profiles National Small Food Manufacturers' Conference

2009-04-30T16:56:35-06:00

The FPC’s National Small Food Manufacturers’ Conference was profiled in the Wednesday edition of the Omaha World-Herald. The article provides a brief explanation of the wide array of subjects covered by the conference and the niche it fills in the industry. The article can be read here.

New Grants Available

2009-04-28T16:18:50-06:00

Two New Grants have been announced.

The 2010 North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program and Education (R&E) Grant Program Call for Preproposals is now available online at http://sare.org/ncrsare/resedu.htm.

NCR-SARE’s Research and Education program supports innovators with competitive Research and Education grants. Individual grants range from $10,000 to $175,000. NCR-SARE expects to fund about 9-13 projects in the twelve-state North Central Region.

Potential applicants can contact ncrsare@umn.edu or 612-626-3113. The deadline for preproposals is 4:30pm CDT, Wednesday, June 10, 2009.

The Department of Defense (DoD) has posted their pre-solicitation notice for their 2009.2 SBIR program - http://www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/sbir/solicitations/sbir092/index.htm

Small firms apply first for a six-month phase I award of $70,000 to $100,000 (unless otherwise specified in the component instructions) to test the scientific, technical, and commercial merit of a particular concept. If phase I proves successful, the firm may be invited to apply for a two-year phase II award of $500,000 to $750,000 to further develop the concept.

If you have any questions about the solicitation, agencies or topics of interest, please contact Lisa Tedesco, Nebraska SBIR/STTR Program Manager, at the information below.

Lisa Tedesco
SBIR/STTR Program Manager
Nebraska Business Development Center
University of Nebraska at Omaha
6001 Dodge Street, RH 308
Omaha, NE 68182
Phone: 402.554.6270
Fax: 402.554.6260
Email: mtedesco@mail.unomaha.edu
On the web: http://nbdc.unomaha.edu/SBIR/

Third Governor's Conference on Ensuring Food Safety

2009-04-03T08:29:00-06:00

The Third Governor's Conference on Ensuring Food Safety: E. coli O157:H7 - Progress and Challenges will be held May 5-7, Embassy Suites Hotel, Lincoln, NE

The Speakers at the Conference include:
Mr. Bruce Clark, Marler Clark Attorneys at Law, LLP, PS
Dr. Dan Engeljohn, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA
Ms. Michelle Rossman, NCBA
Dr. Mohammad Koohmaraie, IEH, Inc.
Mr. Len Huskey, JBS Swift
Dr. Scott Goltry, AMI and
Dr. James Marsden, Regents Distinguished Professor, KSU among others.

Interested in Evolution, genetics and ecology of E. coli O157, Emerging Issues, Processing strategies for controlling E. coli O157 and Pre and Post Harvest strategies for controlling E. coli O157?
If so plan to attend this all-inclusive, information- and resource-filled conference. If you are a researcher from academia, a student in microbiology, veterinary, animal and food sciences, an industry representative, a government official, or an individual representing commodity producers or processors, save May 5-7, 2009 on your calendar to make sure you attend.

For hotel accommodations call (402) 474-1111 or 1-800-Embassy and ask for the Governor’s
Conference on Food Safety to receive the negotiated rate. You can also visit the direct website
http://embassysuites.hilton.com/en/es/groups/personalized/LNKESES-FPC-20090504/index.jhtm.

Registration is available at http://fpc.unl.edu/govconf The registration fee is $75 and includes lunches for all three days of the conference. For more information please refer to the contacts on the event website.

Sponsored by the USDA and The Food Processing Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

More information can be found at http://fpc.unl.edu/govconf/

Grant awarded to Dr. Goodman

2009-03-26T12:18:06-06:00

Dr. Rick Goodman has recently received a sizable grant from the Danforth Plant Science Center. This grant will provide $112,099 for training scientists on safety assessment methods and processes for genetically modified crops. The ultimate goal of this project is to improve food safety, security, and nutritional quality especially in various African and Asian agricultural systems.

Dr. Taylor Wins Babcock-Hart Award

2009-03-25T12:20:56-06:00

The Institute of Food Technologists has awarded this year's Babcock-Hart Award to Dr. Steve Taylor. This award honors an IFT member who has attained distinction by contributions to food technology which have resulted in improved public health through nutrition or more nutritious food. Dr. Taylor will be honored at the IFT Awards Celebration on June 6th at the Annual Meeting and Food Expo in Anaheim.

Dr. Taylor Wins Babcock-Hart Award

2009-03-25T12:20:55-06:00

Gut Function Initiative mentioned in Nutraceutical World

2009-03-18T08:22:49-06:00

In an online exclusive, Nutraceuticals World magazine recently profiled the Department of Food Science and Technology’s Gut Function Initiative. The article gives a general discussion of the program with interviews from Drs. Benson and Peterson. Also given is a broad overview of the long-term goals of the program such as disease prevention and designer foods. The article can be found at http://www.nutraceuticalsworld.com/articles/2009/03/unlocking-the-mysteries-of-the-gi-tract

Daniela Bautista recognized for international studies

2009-03-13T14:24:21-06:00

Daniela Bautista, one of our own undergraduate students, was selected to receive "Foreign Student International Scholar of the Year" Award for 2009. This award was given by the Phi Beta Delta honor society recognizing international achievements.

Phi Beta Delta will present this award at their Spring Awards Ceremony on Monday, April 6 at 3:30 P.M. at Anderson Hall, the home of the UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communications on City Campus.

Congratulations Daniela!