News Archive

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Food Laws and Regulations Division Burdock Group Student Travel Award 2008: Applications are now being accepted for the Student Travel Award to the IFT Annual Meeting. Please check the application for further details. The application deadline is Friday March 14, 2008. (added 01/30/08)

Retail Food Systems Research Conference will be held in Reno, NV between January 7 and 10, 2008. Please refer the conference brochure for further information. (added 12/12/2007)

Abstract and intent to enter for IFTSA graduate paper competition are due on January 7, 2008. Please check the competition page for other important information, dates and deadlines. (added 11/30/07)

The Pacific West Area Newsletter for Fall 2007 is now available - Leigh Schmidt, Pacific West Area Rep. (added 10/26/07)

The USDA National Needs Graduate Fellowships in Foods for Health is available at Purdue University. Please check out the announcement for more details. (added 11/14/07)

The North Central Area Newsletter for Fall 2007 is now available - Stelios Viazis, North Central Area Rep. (added 10/26/07)

For the past four years, the Education Division has sponsored a writing competition for undergraduate students to bring attention to and promote the development of communication skills. Students were asked to write about any technical subject or recent development in food science that may be important to the consumer, using a non-technical writing style. This year’s first place award went to Masooma Zahed, a senior from Chapman University for a paper titled “Irradiation: Making Produce Healthy and Safe”. Her paper will be published in the Fall 2007 issue of the Journal of Food Science Education. Second place was awarded to Nicole Bergen, who has just finished her Junior year at the University of Alberta. Her paper was titled “Aflatoxin in the Food Supply: Is Canada Safe?” Andrew Draganski, from Michigan State University took third place for his paper “Understanding Dietary Fiber and its Potential Health Benefits”. If you are interested in participating in next year's competition, please download the flyer here. (added 8/16/07)

DID YOU MISS THIS AT AMFE? Career coach Vickie Austin presented Professional Development 101 at the IFT Annual Meeting in Chicago with great strategies for selling yourself at a job interview and negotiating your starting package. Click here to View Vickie's presentation! (added 8/16/07)

IMPORTANT NOTE: With deepest sympathies, IFTSA wishes to announce the loss of Benedict Odum, graduate student at Purdue University. To read more about this tragic loss, please refer to the Lafayette Journal and Courier. A scholarship fund is being established in his memory. If you would like to donate, please write a check to the "Purdue Foundation", include "Benedict Odum" on the memo line, and forward to the Agriculture Development Office, Purdue University, Pfendler Hall, Suite 108, 715 W. State St., West Lafayette, IN, 47907. (updated 8/7/07)

Congratulations to Eric Wong of the University of Costa Rica, winner of the IFTSA logo competition! Watch for the logo and a new design to appear on the website within the next few months. (added 8/7/07)

Check out the newest student article in the World of Food Science magazine at http://www.worldfoodscience.org/cms/?pid=1003693. Students interested in contributing articles should email kitmeyers@gmail.com. (added 7/7/07)

Ever had trouble explaining what food science is to your friends or family? Check out our new website section, What is Food Science? (added 5/19/07)

IFTSA has now been added to Wikipedia! If you think anything else should be added to our wiki page, please email the webmaster. (added 5/19/07)

Interested in sharing the joy of food science with teachers and students in classrooms around the country? IFT has established the Find a Food Scientist Program just for that purpose. Visit the site to search for food scientists in your area or sign up to make yourself available for educating future food scientists on this exciting field! (added 5/17/07)

Congratulations to our newest IFTSA Chapter at the University of Cincinnati for winning the inaugural RCA Culinology® Product Development Cook-Off. Read more about their accomplishment here. (added 4/29/07)

The World of Food Science magazine is looking for student authors! Visit the website to read more about the magazine. Contact Kit Meyers at kjmeyers@ucdavis.edu for more information. (added 1/14/07)

Did you know that IFT has established a Fellows Visitation Program? You can request for fellows with various fields of expertise to speak at your food science club or food science event. Visit the IFT Fellows Visitation Website for more details. (added 12/6/06)

Ad Hoc Coordinator Kit Meyers wrote about student experiences at the IFT Annual Meeting and Food Expo in the latest issue of Food Technology (August 2006, volume 60, issue 8). Read the article here! (added 8/25/06)

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