School of Food and Agriculture

UMaine Food Science and Human Nutrition Program didactic program in dietetics re-accredited

The University of Maine Food Science and Human Nutrition Program’s Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD), which serves the undergraduate students in human nutrition, and the dietetic internship program, serving the graduate students pursuing a dietetic internship, recently underwent re-accreditation.  The process involved completing a self-study and a site visit by reviewers that occurred in September […]

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A group of people in hard hats watching a machine add a pallet of wild blueberries to the ground.

Plants take root at the Wyman’s Wild Blueberry Research and Innovation Center

Pallet-sized mats of wild blueberry thatch took a 52-mile trip from Deblois to the University of Maine’s Wyman’s Wild Blueberry Research and Innovation Center in Old Town April 12 for planting. The milestone in the center’s development follows years of preparations and will create multidisciplinary research opportunities for faculty and students.  Maine’s state fruit is […]

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Sample seafood pasta for science on April 20

Food scientists at the University of Maine are seeking taste testers for a new seafood pasta recipe on Thursday, April 20.  Bryson McDonough, a Master’s of Food Science student in the lab of associate professor Jennifer Perry, developed a sauce with green crab meat that will be served with garlic noodles.  Green crabs, which originate […]

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A group of students at a farm.

Maine students visit New York dairy farms in national competition

Twelve students from the University of Maine Animal and Veterinary Sciences Program competed in the North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge held in Saratoga Springs, New York from March 30–April 1, 2023, with more than 250 students from across the U.S. and Canada.  The Dairy Challenge is an industry led program to develop the next generation […]

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Times Record column highlights UMaine food pilot plant

A Times Record column about gefilte fish and food waste reduction highlighted the University of Maine Dr. Matthew Highlands Pilot Plant, with a particular focus on its research to make food products from green crabs. “With the help of a deboning machine, they can separate the not-so-meaty crabs from their meat, resulting in a pile […]

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Tasnim interviews Schattman for Frontiers in Science News

Rafa Tasnim, Ph.D. candidate in ecology and environmental sciences, conducted a Q&A with Rachel Schattman, assistant professor sustainable agriculture at the School of Food and Agriculture, for Frontiers in Science News. They discussed accessibility to clean water and sanitation through the lens of Schattman’s research expertise and perspectives on sustainable agriculture and climate change.

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Media share Mitchell Center event on farmers dealing with drought

The Bangor Daily News, Sun Journal, Penobscot Bay Pilot and CentralMaine.com reported that the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk, “Dealing with Drought: Aligning farmer needs and advisor confidence, skills, and expertise,” on March 27 at 3 p.m. To register and receive connection information, see […]

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