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Food Science and Technology

Amanda Ramer-Tait

Team shows ecological principles at play in gut microbiome

August 3, 2022

Science & Technology

Holst

Holst channels passion for food science into summer internship

August 1, 2022

Science & Technology

Nathlita Karlney, a senior at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina, works with a petri dish sample in the gut biology lab at Nebraska's Food Innovation Center.

IANR program expands undergrad opportunities for science, ag study

July 28, 2022

Agriculture & Environment

Mugshot of Byron Chaves

Chaves pays it forward through mentorship

July 26, 2022

Science & Technology

Thomas and Jennifer Auchtung, a husband and wife microbiologist team in Nebraska’s Food Science and Technology Department, were part of an international team that compiled the first comprehensive analysis of fungi in the human gastrointestinal tract, looking for possible ramifications on child health.

Microbiologists’ work adds to research on microbiome fungi and childhood disease

June 23, 2022

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

Food scientist Robert Hutkins stands in his lab.

Team makes first large-scale estimate of Americans' consumption of live microbes

June 6, 2022

Agriculture & Environment

European destroying angel mushroom

Study: Deadly mushrooms got toxin-specific genes directly from ancient source

May 19, 2022

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

carmen cano roca from Guatemala who is finishing her Ph.D. prepares a dish in her lab

Nebraska U helps Cano Roca pursue her passion for food safety

April 13, 2022

Science & Technology

High school student Holly Podliska (center) and Husker undergraduates Daniel Ngu (left) and Conner Pederson (right) gather maize root microbiome samples in 2017. The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s new Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates program will give students 10-week summer research experiences and scientific communication and leadership training.

Grant will fund ‘Crop-to-Food Innovation’ undergraduate training program

February 18, 2022

Rajib Saha

Plant-based component could boost bacterial production of biodegradable plastic

December 20, 2021

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

April Johnson was one of a number of Huskers learning real-world career skills in the in the product development lab at the Food Innovation Center. One of the lab's clients is a company testing a pectin replacement for gummies.

Food science, tech program offers Huskers valuable real-world experience

November 24, 2021

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

Doctor wearing a blue boxing glove punching a COVID-19 model.

COVID-19 vaccine, immunology info sessions open to students

November 3, 2021