News Archive: Food Science
UK dietetics alum succeeds in connecting food and agriculture through the lens of nutrition and health
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Grace Sowards
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Marianne Smith Edge has committed her professional life to improving the health and well-being of food systems as well as consumers. Today, she continues on that path while also investing in the next generation of food and nutrition leaders.
University of Kentucky Food as Health Alliance hosts first annual symposium
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Grace Sowards
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The Food as Health Alliance at UK seeks to combine clinical and community research to combat food insecurity and diet-sensitive chronic disease in Kentucky.
New training program hopes to increase presence of Kentucky beginning farmers
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Grace Sowards
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UK Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment faculty to receive funding from the USDA to develop and train farmers just starting out.
Alison Gustafson tackles food insecurity to improve health outcomes
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Erin Wickey
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Alison Gustafson founded the Food as Health Alliance (FAHA) at the University of Kentucky, uniting agriculture, medicine and nutrition to improve diet-related health impacts statewide.
‘Making informed decisions’: University of Kentucky secures USDA grant to investigate impact of food labeling
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Jordan Strickler
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A researcher in the Department of Agricultural Economics leads a multi-university collaboration in exploring food labels’ overall influence on informing consumers in their decision-making.
Food as Health Alliance celebrates first anniversary
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Grace Sowards
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The University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment is home to the Food as Health Alliance, which brings together key groups across the state committed to reducing food insecurity and improving health outcomes across the Commonwealth.
UK researcher wins award for outstanding review paper in advancing food science
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Jordan Strickler
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A University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment researcher is earning high praise for a 2021 review paper.
Three University of Kentucky students gain skills, community as Farm Credit Mid-America Scholars
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Bailey Vandiver
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The Farm Credit Mid-America Scholars program awarded scholarships and learning opportunities to three Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment students in 2024.
Gate to Plate provides training, networking to Kentucky high school agriculture teachers
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Bailey Vandiver
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The Gate to Plate program educated high school agriculture educators on beef cattle production from start to finish.
Gatton Foundation Endowed Chairs announced, advancing Kentucky through promising research
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Christopher Carney
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University of Kentucky faculty researchers Alison Gustafson and Tiffany Messer are conferred as the first Gatton Foundation Endowed Chairs—an award for continuing transformational research, extension efforts and programming that addresses agricultural and societal challenges.
