UW-Madison Food Science
December 20, 2024
IMPACT Newsletter, Fall 2024 Greetings from the Chair Dear Food Science Alumni and Friends, As the saying goes, change is the only constant, and our…
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Gingerbread Cookies
December 16, 2024
Photo by Michele Purin on Unsplash Gingerbread is a vague term for a category of baked goods, flavored with ginger (obviously), cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon…
We’ve joined Bluesky!
November 21, 2024
Department of Food Science has joined the new social media site, Bluesky! By: Emily Merlin I woke up one morning with colleagues asking me if…
Complex Snickers Bar
October 29, 2024
Making a Snickers bar is a complex science – a candy engineer explains how to build the airy nougat and chewy caramel of this Halloween…
Grant Awarded
October 15, 2024
Original article here Audrey Girard receives USDA-NIFA funding to develop biobased plasticizers and methods to create edible packaging alternatives Audrey Girard, assistant professor of food…
Sugar Central
October 1, 2024
Complete article can be found here. By Preston Schmitt ’14 Nearly all UW–Madison alumni share a taste for Babcock ice cream. Since opening in 1951,…
UW-Madison College Bowl Champs!
August 5, 2024
UW-Madison Food Science College Bowl Champions On August 3rd, 2024, the Institute of Food Technologist (IFT) hosted the 2024 College Bowl Competition in Chicago, Illinois.…
Squeakiness of Cheese
July 30, 2024
CALS graduate student Maggie Becher researches the squeakiness of cheese Original article published here. Sound is a very important sensory experience when eating different food…
New Certificate in Fermented Foods and Beverages
July 19, 2024
The Department of Food Science recently published a new certificate in fermented food and beverages. The certificate, open to all UW-Madison undergraduate students, provides an…
2024 ADSA Fellow
July 9, 2024
Food Science Chair is 2024 ADSA Fellow The American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) has named Professor and Chair of Food Science, Scott Rankin, as the…
Plant Protein Innovation Center Spotlight
July 3, 2024
The Plant Protein Innovation Center (PPIC) 5th Research Spotlight Meeting 2024, held on May 21-22 at the Plant Protein Innovation Center, University of Minnesota, proved…
Bringing Delight by Investigating a No-Melt Ice Cream
June 11, 2024
Bringing delight by investigating a no-melt ice cream By Elise Mahon On a hot summer day, nothing hits the spot quite like ice cream, especially…
New Ice Cream Flavor
May 28, 2024
Spring 2024 semester was a titillating adventure for the Food Science Club. They are proud to announce that they were working on a new ice…
Food Insecurity at UW
May 21, 2024
Written by Shu Lan Schaut (The Dairy Cardinal) The cost of living is increasing. Housing prices are soaring. Tuition has been raised. As living and academic expenditures rise,…
Popularize the Appeal of Plant-Based Food
May 14, 2024
Those in the food processing industry speculate palatability may be to blame for the lack of repeat customers. Audrey Girard, food science professor and researcher at…
Cheese Expo
May 7, 2024
The Cheese Expo: Global Technology for Dairy Processors, was held on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 to Thursday, April 18, 2024. During this two day event,…
The purpose of Food Science and Technology CDE is to “promote learning activities in food science and technology related to the food industry and to…
IFT College Bowl
April 23, 2024
On Saturday, April 20th, 2024, University of Wisconsin-Madison Food Science graduate and undergraduate students competed in the IFT College Bowl against the University of Minnesota…
Dane County Farmers’ Market 2024
April 16, 2024
This past Saturday, April 13th, the Dane County Farmers’ Market started on 6:15 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. and will run every Saturday until November 9th.…
Sen. Baldwin visits Center for Dairy Research
April 9, 2024
Sen. Baldwin visits Madison to learn how the UW is supporting new dairy businesses Senator Tammy Baldwin visited the Center for Dairy Research (CDR) at…