Tag: Food science
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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 […]
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Estate Gift Offers Boon to Graduate Students
A former Food Research Institute (FRI) scientist and his family have bestowed CALS with a gift that will offer long-lasting support for graduate students […]
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Posted on February 25, 2021
A Taste of Many Cultures
How does the American ideal of healthy eating exclude other cultures? That was the question posed to students by instructor Erika Anna BS’13 in […]
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Posted on June 11, 2020
Catch Up with . . . Maya Warren PhD’15 Food Science
“There are so many things we can do with a blank canvas like ice cream,” says Maya Warren. And she would know. Warren is […]
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Corporate Grant Fuels Effort to Reduce Food Insecurity and Waste on Campus
It’s a late fall afternoon on the UW–Madison campus, and seven undergraduates are scooping jasmine rice and a lemongrass tofu-vegetable dish into single-use plastic […]
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Posted on October 11, 2019
Cookies a la Chickpea
Delicious desserts may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of chickpeas, but a team of food science students have […]