Science Meets Food

15 May

"A Chat with…Rebecca Skolmutch, Nutrition and Public Policy & Regulations Divisions"

Name: Rebecca Skolmutch Job title: Manager, Health & Wellness Compliance Company: Disney Consumer Products IFT Division(s) to which you belong: Nutrition, Public Policy & Regulations Division (just joined!) Highest Level of Education/Degree: MS Food Science What does your schedule...

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15 May

Students: Super Charge Your Career by Networking at the AMFE

The Annual IFT Meeting and Food Expo is just weeks away. Among the many conferences and exhibits to see, there is a huge opportunity to network with fellow students and industry professionals. It can sometimes be nerve racking to...

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29 April

Students Wanted: Beta Test New IFT Online Community

As you may have experienced, the current online community could use some work. The past year, IFT has researched and identified a new vendor platform and feature set to better serve members. This revised community will connect scientists and...

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17 April

“A Chat With…Erica Bakota, Food Chemistry Division”

Name: Erica Bakota IFT Division: Food Chemistry Job Title: Research Chemist Company: United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service Highest Level of Education/Degree: PhD, chemistry What does your schedule look like today? 7:30 am – 8:30 am Set...

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07 April

Up for a Friendly IFTSA Competition?

March Madness is in full swing and everyone likes a competition now and then…how ‘bout a friendly IFTSA Area Competition to support IFTSA areas and raise money to support food science scholarships? That’s right, we’re launching a new an...

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01 April

Emulsions, High Pressure Processing, Empathetic Design, Oh My! Week of Webcasts Free for Students

By: IFT Staff The week of April 14th, IFT’s Divisions are providing five 90 minute webcasts with particular emphasis on food processing, food safety, product development, and proteins. Each Webcast and onDemand Webcast is free to IFT Student Members who use...

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27 March

The Polls Are Closed, and the New IFTSA Board of Directors Are…

By IFTSA The IFTSA elections came to an end on Thursday, March 13, 2014 and I am excited to announce to you the 2014-2015 IFTSA Board of Directors. This year’s election was one of the best that I have...

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20 March

“A Chat with…Rachel Cheatham, Nutrition Division”

Name: Rachel Cheatham Job title: Founder & CEO Company: Foodscape Group, LLC Highest Level of Education/Degree: PhD Nutritional Biochemistry What does your schedule look like today? • Cover the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee meeting and report out on...

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17 March

Failure Not an Option for the Lobster Industry

Today I had a lobster for breakfast which was prepared on stage at the Seafood Expo North America by chef Alain Bosse. After he gave us a tutorial on how best to extract the succulent lobster meat – cracking...

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15 March

Seafood Expo North America!

In less than 24 hours Seafood Expo North America will be underway! The biggest seafood show in North America, which underwent rebranding this year, has formally been known as the International Boston Seafood Show. This is my favorite event...

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