The International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) presented Student Travel Scholarships to individuals at IAFP 2018, July 8–11, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Sponsored by the IAFP Foundation, the Student Travel Scholarships provide travel funds to enable selected students to travel to and participate in IAFP 2018. Robyn Miranda, doctoral candidate in the School of […]
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2018 SEBS Convocation Remarks by Outgoing Dean of Academic Programs Rick Ludescher
EDITOR’S NOTE: Rick Ludescher, dean of academic programs, has served as Master of Ceremonies of the SEBS Convocation since 2012. Following a one-year sabbatical, Rick will return to full-time teaching as a professor in the Department of Food Science, where he began as an assistant professor in 1988. This is my last Convocation as […]
2018 SEBS Convocation Remarks by Executive Dean Bob Goodman
Good morning! I extend my congratulations and warmest best wishes to our graduates. I also want to express my thanks to friends and family who have supported your student scholars through their careers and life-building experiences here at Rutgers New Brunswick and its School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. All of you have reached a […]
2018 George H. Cook Scholars Granted their Honors Cords
On April 13, 55 George H. Cook Scholars, along with five students from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, presented their senior thesis in the Cook Student Center. The scholars program is directed by Malcolm Watford, professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences, while Janice Geiger serves as the administrative assistant. In order to be […]
Rutgers Food Science Student Team Places Third in Regional 2018 College Bowl
A team of food science students from Rutgers won third place at the College Bowl competition hosted by the Institute of Food Technologists’ Student Association (IFTSA) at its North Atlantic Area meeting held March 23-25 at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. An annual event, College Bowl is a trivia-based competition focusing on all aspects […]
Faculty for a Sustainable Future
When alumni look back on their college days, what comes to mind? Almost always, it is a professor—or two or three—who inspired, challenged, encouraged, and generally helped students to succeed. Today’s new faculty at the School fill that role and go well beyond. Well focused in their scholarly fields, our school’s new faculty members are […]
IFNH Center for Lipid Research Finds a Fat-Regulating Enzyme that Could Hold the Key to Many Diseases
Rutgers researchers shed light on key enzyme’s role in human health. George M. Carman, director of the Center and Board of Governors professor in the Department of Food Science, along with research assistant professor Gil-Soo Han, have found that the fat enzyme, known as phosphatidic acid phosphatase, plays a critical role in in making membrane […]
Donald Schaffner Says Salmonella Strain Could Hold Key to Beating Cancer
Bacteria typically blamed for serious food poisoning Salmonella is now being used to fight cancer. Scientists have found a way to manipulate the powerful bacteria, and they say it’s showing promise. Donald Schaffner—extension specialist, distinguished professor in the Department of Food Science—has studied the dangerous germ for more than a decade. “It’s responsible for many, […]
Cool Water as Effective as Hot for Removing Germs Says Professor Donald Schaffner!
Rutgers study indicates that hand washing for 10 seconds eliminates harmful bacteria Donald Schaffner, distinguished professor and extension specialist in food science, says their study found that cool water removes the same amount of harmful bacteria as hot. In the study, published in the June issue of the Journal of Food Protection, high levels of […]
Alumni are Honored with George H. Cook and Dennis M. Fenton Awards
Alumni, friends, and family gathered to honor six graduates selected by the Cook Community Alumni Association (CCAA) for their career accomplishments, community service, and leadership. The ceremony was held on April 30, 2017. Undergraduate alumni receiving the George Hammell Cook Distinguished Alumni Award were Michael Hlubik CAES’70; Kerry Kirk Pflugh CC’80; and Marc Kollar CC’95, freelance media and […]