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Department of Food Science

Department of Food Science

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Dietary cocoa improves health of obese mice; likely has implications for humans

Registration is open for 'Food Science in Action' virtual symposium

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Nutritional journal highlights research on micronutrient's disease-fighting role

big data students

New master's fellowship to train food microbiologists in big-dataset analyses

award winners

Two food science faculty receive awards from Institute of Food Technologists

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Smell-check cards help call attention to common COVID-19 symptom

Penn State food scientist gets grant to study novel metal food can coatings

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Food Science launches virtual buddy program to support student community

Chocolate bars for study

Golden ticket: Researchers examine what consumers desire in chocolate products

Phil Keeney ice cream lab

Penn State mourns loss of food science pioneer Philip Keeney

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Penn State sensory scientists encourage smell checks to fight COVID-19 spread

Hassan Gourama in Ukraine

Penn State Extension food-safety training given in Ukraine has a lasting benefit

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Sensation seekers, risk-takers who experience more bitterness apt to drink IPAs

College of Agricultural Sciences alum reflects on lessons learned at Penn State

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Consumers can distinguish between bitter tastes in beer -- doesn’t alter liking

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