Science Meets Food

15 December

Have you considered applying for the IFTSA Excellence in Leadership award?

By: Allison Baker IFTSA offers the Leadership in Excellence award to recognize those student members who have given outstanding service to their Student Chapter. However, application have been low. Come on people! Applying for this award gives you a...

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12 December

The Amazing Race: Sweet Scientists are Anything but Plain Vanilla in Manila

By: Kenny McMahon After last week’s episode where the Wrestlers backstabbed Amy and Maya (#SweetScientists aka Candy Girls), the ladies were out for blood (so the advertisements made it seem). They’re considered “underdogs,” as Maya put it as she...

11 December

Brewing 101

By: Matt Teegarden So we all have that one hipster friend (or acquaintance, whatever) who talks about their eccentric hobby(ies) with so much unguided pretension that our eyeballs are literally fatigued from rolling so much. Without fail, your exchanges...

beer, brewing, fermentation Food Safety & Processing 8 Comments

08 December

IFTSA Board of Directors Mid Year Meeting Update

By: Jay Gilbert, IFTSA President On November 12-13, 2014, the IFTSA Board of Directors met for our Mid-Year-Meeting at the IFT headquarters in Chicago, IL. Our goals with this meeting included (1) ensuring all officers are aligned with the...

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05 December

Caffeine Rush: What else you might be getting out of your morning cup(s)

By: Gaby Talarico Coffee is a staple beverage in the United States for the average adult- a morning would not be complete without a steaming cup of deliciousness on the way to work. How do you like it? With...

Health & Nutrition 4 Comments

04 December

Will Work for Food: landing a job

By: Stephanie Diamond There are few things in life as both exciting and ominous as The Job Search. You’re bright-eyed and bushy tailed. You’ve psyched yourself up to move to a new city, make new friends, learn a new...

cover letter, jobs, resume Career Development 4 Comments

02 December

The Amazing Race Recap: Sweet Scientists Make it into the Final Four

By: Kenny McMahon The five remaining teams in the ninth leg of the race faced pain, fear, and a whole lot of backstabbing. Following their trip to Malta, the teams were off to Singapore. With the help from the...

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25 November

Thanksgiving: Food as Language

By: Yim Fan Yan One thing I take for granted from time to time is the privilege of having grown up multi-culturally in metropolitan Los Angeles. My family moved to the US in the late 1980s and eventually made...

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21 November

Food ethics vs “Likes”: Rationalizing Viral Food Lies

By: Diana Maricruz Pérez Santos The digital age has triggered one of the most disturbing problems in food science: good, bad and pathetic information available on the subject. Therefore, we must defend the vocation with the knowledge as the...

Food Lies Education & Experiments 2 Comments

20 November

A Chat with…Mandy Boquin, Sensory and Consumer Science Division

Name: Mandy Boquin (Pictured here with Duke) Job title: Sensory and Consumer Scientist Company: Bush Brothers & Co. (Bush’s Beans) IFT Division(s) to which you belong: Sensory and Consumer Science Highest Level of Education/Degree: M.S. What is your favorite...

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