food and human nutritional sciences News Archive
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Do you know your Canada’s Food Guide?
February 1, 2021 —
By taking a questionnaire about Canada’s Food Guide, you can help guide health promotion.
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Remembering Dr. Usha Thiyam-Holländer
January 6, 2021 —
Dr. Usha Thiyam-Holländer, associate professor in the Department of Human Nutritional Sciences, passed away on December 24, 2020.
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Meet Nandika Bandara, the new Canada Research Chair in Food Proteins and Bioproducts.
December 16, 2020 —
Advancing the protein industry for farmers and industry
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
The power of an infographic
December 14, 2020 —
Students develop public communication skills in policy course
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
UM professor tapped to lead protein research strategy
September 25, 2020 —
Governments of Canada and Manitoba announce the creation of a new protein research strategy for Manitoba.
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
New professor will delve into the food chemistry of grains
September 22, 2020 —
Dr. Maneka Malalgoda joined the Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences as Assistant Professor in Grain Chemistry and Processing Quality on September 1.
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Faculty adds expertise in soil and food sciences
September 1, 2020 —
Dr. Inoka Amarakoon and Dr. Xiaopeng Gao joined the Department of Soil Science and Dr. Maneka Malalgoda joined the Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences.
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Food chemist recognized for outstanding research
May 3, 2020 —
Michael Eskin, Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, has been named the 2020 recipient of the Supelco AOCS (American Oil Chemists Society) Research Award.
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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Food and COVID-19: What do we know?
March 30, 2020 —
Food scientist Dr. Claudia Narvaez offers tips on food safety and handling
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Research and International
Seven U of M research projects funded by CFI
March 14, 2019 —
More than $1.1 million in support of seven U of M research projects in areas such as disease, food processing and supercomputers