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Understandably, there are concerns regarding safety dealing with COVID-19. The most current information on how the university is setting safety protocols for the 2020 fall semester is posted on the COVID-19 website. We know college is difficult to navigate during normal times, but especially challenging during the pandemic. Please feel free to email or contact us if you have questions or concerns.
Student Spotlight
My favorite class so far has been FS529/530: Dairy Products and Processing. I really liked how it was applicable to real life, and in the lab, we were able to make dairy products from scratch!
Phoebe Unger, Master’s Student
Alumni Spotlight
I not only utilize the learnings from the program, but I also leverage and benefit from the relationships and network you become a part of as a food science student
Noelle Diciglio, Business Development Manager, Ecolab
Faculty Spotlight
The ultimate coolest part of my job is getting to see the graduate students that I have worked with through the years go out and be successful after they graduate.
Dr. Faith Critzer, Associate Professor & Produce Safety Extension Specialist,
What is Food Science?
If you see it on the grocery shelf, a food scientist was involved. Call it a food technologist or a “food nerd”, but it doesn’t get much better than getting paid to eat your own science experiment.
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Students graduating from the School of Food Science are in high demand in every aspect of the food and wine industry. Graduates have their pick of jobs in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.