Michigan State University Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition

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This year's 2026 International Facility Management Association (IFMA) Educational Summit, presented by The Food Away Fr...
06/02/2026

This year's 2026 International Facility Management Association (IFMA) Educational Summit, presented by The Food Away From Home Association, took place on May 15 at the University Club in Chicago! A select number of FSHN undergraduate and graduate students were invited to attend this event, as well as the prestigious Silver Plate Induction Dinner and the Gold & Silver Plate Awards on May 16. Students spent their time networking with top industry leaders and peers from other Universities. Go Green!

Congratulations to Annmarie Murphy, FSHN Nutritional Science and Lymann Briggs student, who placed first in the Nutritio...
05/15/2026

Congratulations to Annmarie Murphy, FSHN Nutritional Science and Lymann Briggs student, who placed first in the Nutrition and Food Science category at the 2026 University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF). Her poster presentation was titled "Maternal Early-Pregnancy Diet Quality and Markers of Reproductive System Development in Newborn Babies." Annmarie works in the lab of Dr. Rita Strakovsky. Congratulations, Annmarie!

At the Michigan Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (MiAND) annual conference, FSHN's very own Human Nutrition PhD studen...
05/12/2026

At the Michigan Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (MiAND) annual conference, FSHN's very own Human Nutrition PhD student, Kiersten Korber, won first place in the poster presentation award competition for her research poster, "Forever Chemicals in the First Feeds: Infant PFAS Exposure through Diet and Associations with Gut Microbiota in a Michigan Cohort." Fantastic job, Kiersten!

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At this year's Research Forum, held during the annual FSHN Spring Awards Ceremony, Food Science PhD student, Tamil Selva...
05/12/2026

At this year's Research Forum, held during the annual FSHN Spring Awards Ceremony, Food Science PhD student, Tamil Selvan Arul Arasan, was the first place graduate poster presenter winner for his research poster "Biocontrol Potential of Native Sprout-associated Pantoea agglomerans for Reducing Salmonella During Alfalfa Sprouting." And tying for second place were Human Nutrition PhD students, Kiersten Korber and Shiyi Xie. Congratulations, Tamil, Kiersten, and Shiyi for all your hard work!

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Aislinn Callahan-Brandt, the FSHN Graduate Program Coordinator, received the CANR Early Achievement Award at the annual ...
05/11/2026

Aislinn Callahan-Brandt, the FSHN Graduate Program Coordinator, received the CANR Early Achievement Award at the annual CANR Faculty & Staff Awards Ceremony on May 6, 2026. This honor is awarded to a support staff member who has joined CANR within the past five years, is a dedicated team player, and has made outstanding contributions in their role. Congratulations, Aislinn! We greatly appreciate all you do.

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Congratulations to FSHN Food Science doctoral student, Natoavina Faliarizao, on his recent publication, "Microbial Safet...
05/07/2026

Congratulations to FSHN Food Science doctoral student, Natoavina Faliarizao, on his recent publication, "Microbial Safety of Legumes—A Review: Bacterial Contamination, Foodborne Outbreaks, and Traditional and Innovative Mitigation Strategies" in the Legume Science journal. The article is co-authored with his FSHN advisors, Dr. Teresa Bergholz and Dr. Kirk Dolan.
The article is available online: https://doi.org/10.1002/leg3.70108

Mary Geoghegan, an FSHN Food Science undergraduate student, presented her research poster on "Analyzing the Potential of...
05/07/2026

Mary Geoghegan, an FSHN Food Science undergraduate student, presented her research poster on "Analyzing the Potential of Anthocyanins Derived from Black Beans as a Natural Dye in Noodles" at the University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF) on April 17, 2026. We are excited to announce that Mary was the second place award winner in her presentation category. Congratulations, Mary!

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Congratulations to FSHN Food Science doctoral student, Hazel Zeng, and former Food Science masters student, De'Anthony M...
05/05/2026

Congratulations to FSHN Food Science doctoral student, Hazel Zeng, and former Food Science masters student, De'Anthony Morris, on their recent publication "Environmental monitoring for Listeria species in controlled atmosphere apple storage facilities" in the Letters in Applied Microbiology journal. The article is co-authored with FSHN advisor Dr. Teresa Bergholz.
The article is available online: https://loom.ly/_uPGBV4

Such a fruitful semester!🤩Thank you all for being part of the FSHN GSO this spring semester. It was a busy yet rewarding...
05/05/2026

Such a fruitful semester!🤩

Thank you all for being part of the FSHN GSO this spring semester. It was a busy yet rewarding time, filled with connection, sharing, and the building of meaningful friendships. ✨

We would also like to congratulate those who graduated this semester. Your hard work, dedication, and perseverance have truly paid off. Wishing you all the best and continued success in everything that comes next!🎓🎉

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Congratulations to the MSU College Bowl Team -- Jonas Ahonen, Cora Garling, Faith Zillinger, and Anusha Pandya -- for co...
04/07/2026

Congratulations to the MSU College Bowl Team -- Jonas Ahonen, Cora Garling, Faith Zillinger, and Anusha Pandya -- for coming in 3rd place in the Midwest Regional Competition! In case you missed it, MSU hosted the Midwest Regional College Bowl Competition on March 28, bringing universities from across the Midwest to compete in a food science and nutritional sciences trivia showdown. The questions asked are extremely challenging and test each student’s broad knowledge of food science. Once again, congratulations from all of us here at FSHN!

(Left to right: Jonas Ahonen, Cora Garling, Faith Zillinger, and Anusha Pandya)

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