Tag: Food science
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Posted on July 1, 2024
Major Changes
The world is changing rapidly. As it shifts, the challenges our stakeholders face — and what they require to tackle them — continue to […]
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Lasting Delight
There’s nothing quite like ice cream to cool you off on a hot summer day. It also puts you in a race to finish […]
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Posted on November 2, 2023
Gather and Connect. Experience and Serve. Learn and Grow.
It’s a cool Sunday morning in early September, and over a dozen UW students are meeting at a farm plot in Eagle Heights Community […]
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How Waste Becomes a Resource
Victor Ujor’s fascination with microorganisms — bacteria, fungi, viruses — began with an issue of Time magazine. What he encountered in the pages of […]
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Posted on July 7, 2023
Research Fellowship Aims to Diversify the Brewing Industry
“There’s so much more that goes into brewing beer than just the ingredients,” says Tony Bugher, president of the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company. The […]
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Posted on March 9, 2023
The (New) House That Dairy Built
When it was first constructed in 1951, Babcock Hall — UW’s beloved producer of ice cream, cheese, and other famous dairy goods — was […]
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A Tasteful New Babcock Dairy Logo
To make way for the Babcock Hall remodel, the dairy plant had to shut down production for more than three years. Fortunately, a large […]
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Posted on October 18, 2022
Six Facts about Antioxidants You Won’t Learn from Advertising
It’s hard to walk through the grocery store without encountering at least one product that touts the health benefits of antioxidants. Marketed as the […]
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Sweet Solution
Greek yogurt is a relatively recent food fad in the U.S. But its unique taste and thick texture appeal to many, and it accounted […]
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Posted on April 29, 2022
Listeria’s Archnemesis
Tu-Anh Huynh spends much of her time tracking tricksters that alter their shape and function to survive in extreme conditions. In other words, she […]
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Posted on June 16, 2021
The Top Five Myths about Microwave Cooking
MYTH 1: Microwaves make food radioactive. Fact: Microwaves are a form of non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation used to detect speeding cars and to send telephone […]
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Students Take on Dairy Dilemmas
Cold milk has long been offered alongside lunches and snacks in elementary schools, traditionally served in paper cartons. But those cartons require refrigeration, and […]