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UGA Food Scientists Receive Grant to Build Organic Growers Toolbox
March 1, 2024Abhinav Mishra, associate professor in the Department of Food Science and Technology – as well as faculty member and graduate program coordinator in the online Master of Food Technology program – has received a $3.5 million grant, alongside his colleague, Govindaraj Dev Kumar, as part of their ongoing work in food safety.
The Sweet History of Halloween’s Iconic Treat
October 18, 2023Candy corn may be the most controversial treat of the fall season. You either think of the tri-colored candy with nostalgic feelings or you are put off by its waxy texture or the sweet flavor. Whatever your opinions on the candy are, you probably do not immediately think of its…
How UGA Research is Creating a Safer Future for Food
April 13, 2023The University of Georgia Center for Food Safety is making strides to create a safer global food chain. Each year around 48 million people in the U.S. get sick from contaminated food or beverages and 3,000 die from foodborne illness. The center houses a team of scientists dedicated…
UGA faculty team up to help food entrepreneurs start their own businesses
January 20, 2022UGA’s Small Business Development Center and the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences partnered in October to help food entrepreneurs learn how to develop and market their products. Participants learned key steps in commercializing food items, such as determining a target market, developing processes for increasing recipes,…
Sunbelt Agricultural Expo features UGA’s role as an industry partner
December 2, 2021Following the cancellation of 2020’s event, nearly 90,000 attendees were excited to return to Spence Field for the 2021 Sunbelt Agricultural Expo where they tested out agriculture’s newest technologies, learned about exciting research developments, and interacted with agricultural professionals from across the United States. To celebrate the…
Alumna aims to contribute to the advancement of the food industry with online graduate degree
October 7, 2021Mary Kawleski graduated in spring 2021 with a degree from the Online Masters of Food Technology program offered through the University of Georgia’s Department of Food Science and Technology in the College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences. Kawleski earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of…
News for tomato growers: Don’t give your plants too much love
July 6, 2021During the summer growing season, the love many have for a homegrown tomato approaches obsession. In fact, some people love tomatoes so much that they struggle to grow them — because they give their plants too much care. The calls have started to come in to University of…
Manpreet Singh named Food Science and Technology department head.
June 24, 2021Manpreet Singh has been named head of the Department of Food Science and Technology (FST) in the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) after serving as interim department head since September. The Department of Food Science and Technology offers the online Master of Food Technology. Singh,…
MFT program helps student achieve personal goals and new perspectives
March 3, 2021Zane Tackett is a proud Double Dawg who graduated in 2018 with his B.S.A. in Food Science and completed his Master of Food Technology Degree online in 2020. Tackett was drawn to the Master of Food Technology courses in food product quality and safety and took it…
UGA Online professor leads study on the most reliable measures for pecan production
January 6, 2021Dr. Fanbin Kong, a professor for the Master of Food Technology, led a review conducted by the University of Georgia with doctoral candidates for the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Department of Food Science and Technology, Himanshu Prabhakar and Shruti Sharma, to identify scientific principles…