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Annoucing the third annual “Soy You Think You Can Cook!” Competition

Soy you think you can cook?! Prove it by signing up your team to compete in the third annual soy cooking throw down competition.

Nominations for 2013 FSHN Alumni Impact Award Open

If you know an alum that deserves recognition, you can nominate them for an award.

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition (FSHN) has opened nominations for the third annual FSHN Alumni Impact Award.

December 2012 News Notes

Read news notes from faculty, staff, and students for December 2012.

Spotlight On Linda Funk

Meet Linda Funk, Executive Director of The Soyfoods Council and Chair of the FSHN External Advisory Committee (EAC). Though not an alum, Funk is a long-time supporter of the department and ISU. She has hosted interns from the culinary science program to work on projects for the past several summers and helps sponsor the ‘Soy You Think You Can Cook’ contest.

Wen uses small organisms to make a big difference in space

Zhiyou Wen is finding ways of using a small organism to help support life thousands of miles above the earth. As winner of the first competition for the Early Career Investigator research program sponsored by the Iowa Space Grant Consortium (ISGC),

2012: What a year!

It was another exciting year in FSHN. The year 2012 will be remembered for a few “firsts” and for breaking records. Keep scrolling to see the year in review and read just a few of the things that happened.

4-H’ers Learn New Skills at Culinary Cookshop

Safely preparing meals and understanding nutrition information is important in helping Iowa become the healthiest state in the nation. Junior and intermediate 4-H’ers took steps towards health and safety at the Culinary Cookshop on Saturday, December 1.

November 2012 News Notes

Read news notes from faculty, staff, and students for November 2012.

Dairy Products Evaluation team place well at national competition

Congratulations to the ISU Dairy Products Evaluation Team who placed 4^th in all products at the 91st National Collegiate Dairy Products Evaluation Contest (CDPEC) November 2-3 in Springfield, MO.  

Product Development team places 3rd at AACCI

A team of seven students from Food Science and Human Nutrition placed third in the American Association of Cereal Chemists’ International (AACCI) Product Development Competition, held at the annual meeting in Florida this October, with their inventive product called Adventure Bites.