Graduate research assistant in Food Science addresses food safety through microbiology

by Ashley Wiskirchen | May 25, 2016 | Poultry Science

Kizmik McPherson began her undergraduate education at the University of Georgia as a pre-pharmacy major but soon realized the field she was most passionate about was food science. Today, McPherson is finishing up her Master of Science degree in food science in the...

A nudge toward healthier food choices

by Paul Hollis | May 11, 2016 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, COA Administration, COA Communications

by PAUL HOLLISIn a new study published in the May 16 issue of the Journal of Public Health, Auburn University and Cornell University researchers found that product placement and packaging had a significant impact on what clients selected in a New York State food...

Technology ensures food safety, from farm to table

by Paul Hollis | Apr 18, 2016 | AAES Administration, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Biosystems Engineering, COA Administration, COA Communications, Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Entomology & Plant Pathology, Horticulture

by PAUL HOLLIS Imagine a day when a farmer can stand in a field, wave a handheld device over a tomato and detect pathogens immediately, potentially saving lives and billions of dollars. That day might not be far off, thanks to research being conducted by the Alabama...

$2.5 million named gift to honor poultry industry pioneer

by Jamie Creamer | Feb 5, 2016 | Ag Land & Resource Management, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, COA Administration, Development, Poultry Science

AUBURN, Ala.—A new, state-of-the-art poultry science research and education complex to be constructed on the north campus of Auburn University over the next two years will be named in honor of a forward-thinking poultry industry pioneer, thanks to an Atlanta, Georgia,...

Coming fall 2016: undergraduate food science degree

by Paul Hollis | Jan 21, 2016 | COA Administration, COA Communications, Poultry Science

by PAUL HOLLISThe College of Agriculture’s food science program will get a major boost this fall when it changes from an option in poultry science to a full-fledged bachelor of science degree.The new interdisciplinary degree program, approved by Auburn’s Board of...

Process for approving genetically engineered animals flawed, says AU professor

by Paul Hollis | Nov 30, 2015 | AAES Administration, Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, COA Administration, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences

by PAUL HOLLISFederal regulators have approved a fast-growing transgenic salmon as the first genetically engineered animal available for human consumption. And while some are hailing it as a historic breakthrough, others are questioning whether the current approval...

Back to the grind

by Mary Catherine Gaston | Aug 5, 2015 | Poultry Science

by JAMIE CREAMER Auburn study zeroes in on salmonella in ground poultry If the two-year salmonella study that Auburn University poultry scientist Ken Macklin launched in January were a sentence, you’d need two sheets of notebook paper to diagram it. It’s that complex....