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Ohio State soil scientist receives international award

August 12, 2009

NEW DELHI, India - Ohio State professor Rattan Lal received the prestigious international M.S. Swaminathan Award from the Trust for the Advancement of Agricultural Sciences on Aug. 11 in New Delhi, India.

Ohio State soil Scientist Rattan Lal, center, receives the M.S. Swaminathan Award from the Trust for the Advancement of Agricultural Sciences on Aug. 11 in New Dehli, India.

Ohio State soil Scientist Rattan Lal, center, receives the M.S. Swaminathan Award from the Trust for the Advancement of Agricultural Sciences on Aug. 11 in New Dehli, India.

Lal, a world-renowned soil scientist, is traveling in India with Ohio State President Gordon Gee and Bobby Moser, vice president for Agricultural Administration and Dean of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. They are seeking global partners for the university. Continue reading ‘Ohio State soil scientist receives international award’

Food for thought: The Student Farm at OSU is growing more than just vegetables

July 15, 2009

by Julia Harris

Farming is not for the faint of heart. It’s hot, dirty and often back-breaking work. And it takes a lot of sunscreen, applied liberally and often, to keep sunburn at bay.

Just ask two Metro High School students, Zakia Nasrin and Zach Brazik, who have been spending their summer on three plots of land carved out of a small portion of Ohio State’s Waterman Farm. Continue reading ‘Food for thought: The Student Farm at OSU is growing more than just vegetables’

To Infinity and Beyond

June 3, 2009

Buzz Lightyear

Buzz Lightyear

Ohio State team takes ‘Buzz Lightyear’ snack idea to national competition in Anaheim

by Martha Filipic

Five Ohio State graduate students are heading to Anaheim, Calif., June 6-9, hoping their concept of a “Buzz Lightyear Star Command Snack” will open doors for them in the magical kingdom of food science.

Five Ohio State graduate students are finalists in a product development competition co-sponsored by Disney Consumer Products and will take their idea for “Buzz Lightyear’s Star Command Snack” to the annual meeting of the Institute of Food Technologists in Anaheim in early June. Team members are (from left), standing, Andrew Wassinger, Joe Jones, Gerald Sigua, and sitting, Setsuko Kamotani and Jennifer Perry.

Five Ohio State graduate students are finalists in a product development competition co-sponsored by Disney Consumer Products and will take their idea for “Buzz Lightyear’s Star Command Snack” to the annual meeting of the Institute of Food Technologists in Anaheim in early June. Team members are (from left), standing, Andrew Wassinger, Joe Jones, Gerald Sigua, and sitting, Setsuko Kamotani and Jennifer Perry.

Last February, the team entered a product development competition co-sponsored by the Institute of Food Technologists Student Association and Disney Consumer Products. Participating teams were challenged to develop a nutritious, unique and innovative food or beverage item designed for retail or food service and intended for children under age 12. Continue reading ‘To Infinity and Beyond’