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.

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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/

F&V Quality Specialist

A bachelor's degree in food-related discipline, such as food science, microbiology, or food industry management is minimum requirement. 2. Should ...

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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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