The Citizen Science Lab Receives $250,000 Grant from Richard King Mellon Foundation

 PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Citizen Science Lab has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation to expand its work in providing science, technology, engineering and math programs to youth and their families in Pittsburgh. A critical component to the creation of a new STEM laboratory located within the Hill District, the funding will play a key role during presentations and negotiations with Hill District stakeholders and community partners to acquire the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Reading Center located on 636 Herron Avenue. The funding will be used for geological surveys, feasibility studies, as well as architectural plans and designs for the new space.

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210817005855/en/The-Citizen-Science-Lab-Receives-250000-Grant-from-Richard-King-Mellon-Foundation 

Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods by U.S. Children at All-Time High

In the diets of American children, the amount of ready-to-eat and ready-to-heat foods, like frozen pizzas and takeout, has jumped significantly in the last 20 years. Now, processed foods make up more than two-thirds of their caloric intake, contributing to the obesity epidemic. The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t helped matters either, with a notable rise in child obesity occurring in the last 12 months or so. An overabundance of eating, especially ultra-processed foods, is linked to several health problems, some of them fatal. https://www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/consumption-of-ultra-processed-foods-by-u-s-children-at-all-time-high/

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Institute of Food Technologists: It's Time We Engage in the Processed Foods Debate

How can we best communicate food science to the general public? It is a question that has haunted me. We have a message to tell. We adhere to basic principles that largely contradict much of what we read about food in the media....

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04/22/18 Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Food Science.

• Tea party on area fruit farming: Government regulations are burdensome, unnecessary _{2013-04-22, 08:13 pm}
  It takes about 12 pounds of paperwork for blueberry farmer Craig DeVries to meet government and food safety requirements for processing 1.5 million pounds of the fruit every summer, creating a hardship for the Hudsonville grower.
• Cattlemen seek restart on approval process for irradiation _{2013-04-22, 07:41 pm}
  A long-dormant petition to allow ionizing irradiation as a way to control bacteria and other pathogens in Canadian beef may soon be back on the front burner.
• Distillation Renders Antibiotic Residues Inactive _{2013-04-22, 06:55 pm}
  Leading researchers claim that antibiotic residues in distillers grains are largely inactive and do not present any health hazards to humans.
• cantaloupe _{2013-04-22, 06:32 pm}
  ... with food safety," Marisa Bunning, symposium planner and assistant professor at the university's Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, said in the release. The idea is to target all aspects of the supply chain to reduce contamination ...
• IFT Celebrates Earth Day _{2013-04-22, 05:00 pm}
  In celebration of Earth Day, the Institute of Food Technologists today released several resources that highlight the contributions of food science to a sustainable earth.
• Radioactive bacteria targets metastatic pancreatic cancer _{2013-04-22, 03:47 pm}
  The experimental treatment dramatically decreased the number of metastases in a mouse model of highly aggressive pancreatic cancer without harming healthy tissue.
• Equine Welfare Groups Eye Lawsuit over USDA Inspections _{2013-04-22, 04:22 pm}
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• Ionized gas kills pathogens, study finds _{2013-04-22, 03:51 pm}
  ... to an electrical field may eliminate all traces of foodborne pathogens, a Purdue University study finds. Food science professor Kevin Keener and researchers at Dublin Institute of Technology published their results in the Journal of Applied ...
• Glowing Particles Could Protect Food From Bioterror _{2013-04-22, 02:54 pm}
  Between worries about terrorism in the wake of the bombs in Boston and a new strain of bird flu, there's some good news: a new method for testing food with glow-in-the-dark nanoparticles could give early warnings about food-borne infections or contamination.
• Some food pathogens increase in US _{2013-04-22, 02:23 pm}
  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control is reporting that while levels of reported food-related illnesses are steady or declining, others are on an uptick.
• Alliance for Food and Farming: Read Actual USDA Pesticide Report, Not Re-Interpretation _{2013-04-22, 02:12 pm}
  Last month the United States Department of Agriculture released its annual Pesticide Data Program Report.
• Personal Finance Daily: 10 things the wedding industry won't tell you _{2013-04-22, 02:06 pm}
  A flashy engagement ring can lead to a bigger wedding bill. "Sometimes there aren't price tags, and vendors craft the proposal based on what they think you need," says an industry expert.
• Why eating oysters is making more sick _{2013-04-22, 01:10 pm}
  Diners tempted by $1 oysters and all-you-can-eat deals this season might not want to read last week's report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Foodborne illnesses commonly related to eating raw shellfish rose 43% in 2012, compared to a period between 2006 and 2008.
• Potential of flaxseed in the development of omega-3 rice paper with antioxidant activity _{2013-04-22, 12:38 pm}
  Food Science and Technology , Vol. 53, No. 1. , pp. 170-175, doi:10.1016/j.lwt.2012.12.004 The objective of this study was to enhance the nutritional quality and antioxidant activity of rice paper by adding ground whole flaxseed to develop omega-3 rice paper .
• Are You Eating 'Superbugs'? The FDA Responds To Allegations ... _{2013-04-22, 11:25 am}
  Last week I posted an article about a report recently released by the Environmental Working Group on the presence of 'superbugs' on meat products in grocery stores around the country.
• BRICs and beyond: China looks to tighten food safety regulation _{2013-04-22, 10:55 am}
  The elevation of China's State Food & Drug Administration to a ministry level entity will consolidate the oversight of food safety issues under one umbrella.
• Farmers Assurance Provision protects biotech crops _{2013-04-22, 11:03 am}
  The Farmer Assurance Provision has a simple purpose: It assures farmers that frivolous junk-science lawsuits won't stop them from planting biotech crops that have been USDA approved for planting after passing years of rigorous testing.
• Cheers and Jeers: Monday _{2013-04-22, 09:07 am}
  Today is the world's 43rd Earth Day, an event we celebrate every year to remind ourselves that we're the biggest parasites on the third rock from the sun.
• Chew on this: Texture plays a big role in what we're eating _{2013-04-22, 07:00 am}
  ... of folks who will endure chewiness for sweet, savory fried clams. Christopher Simons, an assistant professor of food science and technology at Ohio State University, specializes in the sensory science that determines why we like the foods that we ...
• Teppanyaki's buffet is steaming hot _{2013-04-22, 03:00 am}
  Steam rose from pans of noodles, shrimp and other dishes on the buffet line at Teppanyaki Grill & Buffet during lunch time on Thursday.