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Owen Fennema, a food scientist and artist Owen completed his formal education with a PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1960. His tenure as…

How Waste Becomes a Resource Using fermentation and genomics, Victor Ujor helps microorganisms turn what’s useless into something useful. Victor Ujor, an assistant professor in…

Greetings from the Chair Dear Food Science Alumni, Family and Friends, I am thrilled to share the outstanding achievements of our faculty, staff, and students…

Food Science 330: Dairy Products Evaluation This 1-credit course is an introduction to sensory analysis of dairy and dairy-alternative products. Individual skill building to evaluate…

The University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-M) emerged as the triumphant team at the 2024 College Curling National Championship, defeating Princeton University in the final showdown held…

Sustaining World-Class Confectionery Education We are currently at risk of losing our beloved ‘Candy School.’ The key purpose of this fund is to sustain and…

Giving candy to your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day is a class gift. Making your own candy is all the more endearing but challenging. It can…

Hear what our featured alum are up to after graduating. This month’s featured alum is Makala Bach (BS ’18) who is now an Outreach Associate…

The Department of Food Science is proud to announce the completion of the 2024 Batch Freezer Workshop

Greetings from the Chair Dear Food Science Alumni, Family and Friends, Welcome Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin! April 14, 2023 | By Doug Erickson The University of…

Making Food Science Fun! What is Food Science? Well, it’s exactly what it sounds like. It’s the use of chemistry, biology, and other sciences to…