Have a wonderful winter break, students!


Student News

December 18, 2024

Congratulations to our FDST Graduates!

Yichen Bai MS

Prabhashis Bose MS

Steve Kaiser PhD

Sunjun Liu PhD

Waraporn Mahlman PhD

Aemiro Zula MS
Haoyue Xue BS

Calendar of Events

Events

  • Dec. 21st - Jan. 20th - UNL Winter Break, Offices closed from Dec. 21st - Jan. 1st


  • Friday, Dec. 20th, 11-12pm - FDST Salute to Graduates Reception, FIC Room 111


  • Friday, Dec. 20th, 5pm - CASNR Salute to Graduates, E. Campus Union, Great Plains Room, Reception with light refreshments and a photo booth, Salute ceremony to follow, 6pm


  • Saturday, Dec. 21st, 9am - UNL Undergraduate Commencement


*For volunteer opportunities to help represent Food Science, contact Sarah Gergen sgergen2@unl.edu, FIC office 224, (402) 472-2831

*Calendar Links*

Scholarships

Emily J. Prior Scholarship Fund - The Prior Scholarship fund program was established in loving memory of Emily Prior for her dedicated military service as Chief, Concepts and Systems Division, Army Center of Excellence Subsistence (ACES).  The purpose of this scholarship is to honor and assist qualified students who are majoring in food science, packaging, or related areas.  The 2024 Award recipients will be notified on January 31, 2025. Application deadline, December 31, 2024


For more information or to submit a nomination, please Click Here.

Food Science Opportunities - Product Competitions!

The American Egg Board’s Eggcelerator Lab® is excited to launch its 2025 Product Development Competition. This competition will engage, excite, and encourage students to think big by showcasing their knowledge, expertise, and ideas in creating food products that focus on New and Novel Uses for Egg Yolks.

Entries due Jan 21, 2025

For more information Click Here.

Internships, Jobs & Other Opportunities

Ohio STATE is Seeking an MS student (Food Science) to begin Summer/Fall 2025 at Ohio State University

 

This project is part of a USDA NIFA Higher Education Challenge Grant titled "Development of a diverse and competent food safety compliance workforce to enhance trust in a secure food system" in collaboration with NC State University and Tuskegee University.

 

Specifically, the MS student will likely focus on a project assessing student perceptions of careers in auditing, inspection, and assessment and/or evaluate programmatic data from stakeholders using the newly developed curriculum and resources. Project topic is flexible but will focus on some aspect of food safety auditing, inspection, and assessment. Ideally, a student would begin integrating themselves into the project/grant asap. Feel free to contact me directly with any questions: Nicole Arnold, arnold.1363@osu.edu

 

Nicole Arnold, PhD
Assistant Professor and Food Safety Field Specialist
Ohio State University Extension
Ag Admin Bldg, Room 003 - 2120 Fyffe Road - Columbus, OH 43210

Food Holidays

  • December 18 - National Bake Cookies Day & Roast Suckling Pig Day

  • December 19 - Oatmeal Muffin Day

  • December 20 - National Hard Candy Day

  • December 21 - National Fried Shrimp Day

  • December 22 - National Cookie Exchange Day

  • December 23 - National Pfeffernusse Day!

  • December 24 - National Egg Nog Day

  • December 25 - National Pumpkin Pie Day

  • December 30 - National Bicarbonate of Soda Day