Department of Food Science and Nutrition Archive

Food Science Summer Courses

May 12, 2021
Registration is now open for three Department of Food Science and Nutrition summer courses including Health and Wellness, Preservation Processing, and Food Biotechnology.
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New Summer Course — FDSN 412: Preservation Processing

May 6, 2021
Apply your engineering knowledge in the food industry through this new hybrid and online course being offered in Summer 2021! Learn about the perishability of different food products and how manufacturers use different technologies to preserve our food.
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FDSN Spring 2021 Seminar: Byproduct and Waste Protein as a Building Block for Polymer Applications in the Food and Non-Food Industries

April 1, 2021
Join the Department of Food Science and Nutrition for this FDSN Seminar Series event featuring Nandika Bandara, assistant professor and Canada Research Chair in food protein and bioproducts in the Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences at the University of Manitoba. The event will take place on April 15 from 1-2 p.m.
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FDSN Spring 2021 Seminar: Some Statistical Methods, Tools, and Concepts for Scientific Research

March 18, 2021
Join the Department of Food Science and Nutrition for this FDSN Seminar Series event featuring Jingyun Yang, an assistant professor in the Department of Neurological Sciences at Rush University Medical Center. The event will take place on April 1 from 1-2 p.m.
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FDSN Spring 2021 Seminar: Simpler Better Fruit Preparation for Yogurt Application

March 16, 2021
Join the Department of Food Science and Nutrition for this FDSN Seminar Series event Jie Sun, principal scientist at General Mills. The event will take place on March 25 from 1-2 p.m.
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FDSN Spring 2021 Seminar: Protective Effects and Mechanisms of Muscadine Grapes or Wine on Gut Inflammation

March 9, 2021
Join the Department of Food Science and Nutrition for this FDSN Seminar Series event featuring Liwei Gu, professor of food and nutrition sciences at the University of Florida. The event will take place on March 18 from 1-2 p.m.
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FDSN Spring 2021 Seminar, Conscious Eating: How to Become Healthy and Blissful in 21 Days

February 25, 2021
Have you noticed that we spend $3.5 billion on medical bills in the United States every year, and this could be significantly reduced by simply eating consciously? This lecture by Huan Xia will give a brief introduction to a relevant, powerful, and no-cost solution to reducing those costs—conscious eating. The event will take place on March 4 from 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
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FDSN Spring 2021 Seminar: What We Learned from Recent United States Listeriosis Outbreaks

February 25, 2021
Join the Department of Food Science and Nutrition for this FDSN Seminar Series event featuring Yi Chen, a research microbiologist at the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) of the United States Food and Drug Administration. The event will take place on March 11 from 1–2 p.m.
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Development of a Genomic Framework for Quality Assessment of Live Microbial Supplements

February 17, 2021
Join the Department of Food Science and Nutrition for this FDSN Seminar Series event featuring Dr. Carmen Tartera, research microbiologist at the U.S Food and Drug Administration in the Center of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. The event will take place on February 25 at 1 p.m.
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Overview of Wine Making Processes and Project Management Cycle

February 17, 2021
Join the Department of Food Science and Nutrition for this FDSN Seminar Series event featuring Udit Mankad, a Corporate Project Engineer at Constellation Brands, Inc., one of the leading producers and marketer of beer, wine, and spirits. The event will take place on February 19 from 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
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  June 10, 2021
  IIT employees have available to them the Perkspot discount program. This program includes 30,000 national and local discount offers, from travel to cell phones, streaming services to groceries, and more.
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- Upcoming Financial Essentials Webinars, June 15-17
  June 10, 2021
  TIAA, one of Illinois Tech’s 403(b) Retirement Plan vendors, has announced several Financial Essentials webinars running from June 15-17, 2021. Sessions are open to all retirement plan participants regardless of the vendor with which they invest, and are available for on-demand viewing for 30 days following the live broadcasts.
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  June 10, 2021
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- People of Color Networking Group
  June 01, 2021
  If you are interested in networking with other BIPOC, please contact us today.
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- Black Women at Illinois Tech Networking Group
  June 01, 2021
  Join fellow Black women staff and faculty at Illinois Tech monthly as we meet to network and share our commonalities.
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- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Book Club
  June 01, 2021
  Join us as we explore issues around diversity, equity, and inclusion. A new book will be read at the start of each month.
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- People of Color Networking Group
  May 20, 2021
  Join fellow people of color on the staff and faculty at Illinois Tech monthly as we meet to network and share our commonalities.
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  May 18, 2021
  Delta Dental’s Enhanced Benefits Program seeks to bridge the gap between oral health and overall health, with enhancements based on evidence that treating and preventing oral diseases can improve overall health.
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  May 13, 2021
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- ACE Professors Modares and Mohammadi Contribute to the International Conference on Reliable Engineering Computing
  May 06, 2021
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Department of Food Science and Nutrition Archive

Food Science Summer Courses

New Summer Course — FDSN 412: Preservation Processing

FDSN Spring 2021 Seminar: Byproduct and Waste Protein as a Building Block for Polymer Applications in the Food and Non-Food Industries

FDSN Spring 2021 Seminar: Some Statistical Methods, Tools, and Concepts for Scientific Research

FDSN Spring 2021 Seminar: Simpler Better Fruit Preparation for Yogurt Application

FDSN Spring 2021 Seminar: Protective Effects and Mechanisms of Muscadine Grapes or Wine on Gut Inflammation

FDSN Spring 2021 Seminar, Conscious Eating: How to Become Healthy and Blissful in 21 Days

FDSN Spring 2021 Seminar: What We Learned from Recent United States Listeriosis Outbreaks

Development of a Genomic Framework for Quality Assessment of Live Microbial Supplements

Overview of Wine Making Processes and Project Management Cycle

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