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link Full Article FRI Director Chuck Czuprynski Comments on Local Norovirus OutbreakFRI Director Chuck Czuprynski was interviewed by Channel 27 News about the recent norovirus outbreak at La Hacienda in Madison.
link Full Article Jae-Hyuk Yu Receives UW2020 Grant for Aflatoxin Research
Congratulations to FRI executive committee member Jae-Hyuk You on receiving a UW2020 grant for research on ensuring global food safety by degrading aflatoxins. The goal of UW2020 is to stimulate and support cutting-edge, highly innovative and groundbreaking research at UW-Madison and to support acquisition of shared instruments or equipment that will foster significant advances in research.
link Full Article FRI eNews May 2019FRI's Kathy Glass to be inducted into WI Meat Industry Hall of Fame; Food safety book chosen as UW Go Big Read selection
link Full Article OSI Group Announces Support of FRIOSI Group recently announced its support for the Food Research Institute. “We are pleased to add our support to the world class programs and faculty at FRI,” said Joe Holt, vice president for food safety and quality for OSI. “We look forward to collaboration with our industry partners to continue to enhance food safety.”
FRI also recently welcomed Plumrose USA as a sponsor. We appreciate all of our many sponsors, who provide crucial support that allows FRI to respond quickly to developing food safety issues.
link Full Article Kathy Glass To Be Inducted into Meat Industry Hall of FameFRI Associate Director and Distinguished Scientist Kathy Glass will be among those inducted into the Wisconsin Meat Industry Hall of Fame on May 3 at noon at the Dejope Residence Hall on the UW–Madison campus. The efforts of Dr. Glass over the course of her career have significantly improved the the safety of processed meats in the U.S.
link Full Article Food Safety Subject of Go Big Read BookDeborah Blum’s “The Poison Squad: One Chemist’s Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century” is the 2019–20 Go Big Read selection. The book pays tribute to Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley, known as "the father of the pure food and drug act." It’s thanks in large part to him and a little known group of research volunteers that the food we eat is safe. Keep up with related events and announcements on the
Go Big Read website.
link Full Article FRI eNews April 2019Registration open for FRI Spring Meeting; The late Mark Cook inducted into Poultry Industry Hall of Fame
link Full Article Mark Cook Inducted into Poultry Industry Hall of FameThe late Mark Cook was among five inductees added to the Poultry Industry Hall of Fame for 2019. Dr. Cook, an FRI executive committee member, was a world renowned leader in poultry science as both an investigator and as an instructor in campus courses and the Midwest Poultry Consortium Center of Excellence. He received numerous awards and honors for a lifetime of devoted service to the university and the poultry industry.
link Full Article Anne Marie Singh's Leadership Contributes to Food Allergy Center of Excellence Designation for UW Health University HospitalWith leadership from FRI affiliate Anne Marie Singh (Associate Professor, Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology), UW Health University Hospital has become one the newest centers of excellence in the
Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) Clinical Network, a food allergy research collaborative comprising 33 leading research and clinical care facilities nationwide.
link Full Article FRI eNews February 2019FRESH seminars continue in March; Don't kiss your hedgehog this Valentine's Day
link Full Article Tu-Anh Huynh Receives New Innovator in Food and Ag Research AwardCongratulations to FRI affiliated faculty Tu-Anh Huynh, who has received the New Innovator in Food and Ag Research Award from the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR). The New Innovator Award provides the early investment needed to successfully launch a scientific career in food and agriculture. Award recipients were selected on a number of criteria, including scientific merit, innovation, and a demonstrated commitment to mentoring other young scientists.
link Full Article FRI eNews January 2019FRESH seminars continue Jan. 29; How does the government shutdown affect food safety?
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