Urban foods systems expands to better serve working professionals
Beginning this fall, Kansas State University and faculty at its Olathe campus are making it easier for community leaders around the world to increase access to fresh produce and economic prosperity in their towns or cities by providing a fully online master’s degree program in urban food systems.
Matt Arnold joins the K-State Olathe team as the new Food Programs and Services coordinator. Matt will be assisting Bryan Severns, manager of Food Programs and Services in the Food Innovation Accelerator and research kitchens. Welcome, Matt!
Russell Stover breaks Guinness World Records title in Kansas City
This year, Russell Stover Chocolates successfully broke the Guinness World Records title for the Largest Box of Chocolates. Londa Nwadike, Extension Associate Professor of Food Safety for Kansas State University and the University of Missouri, attended as a food safety observer.
This month, we're highlighting some of our faculty members and the incredible work they're doing here at K-State Olathe.
Eleni D. Pliakoni, Ph.D.
Haley Larson, Ph.D.
Eleni D. Pliakoni, Ph.D., is a professor of urban food production and postharvest handling who brings years of experience working with urban food systems. She teaches a robust assortment of classes designed to help students propel their careers forward, including courses on urban agriculture, professional development in urban food systems and more.
Haley Larson, Ph.D., is a teaching assistant professor of animal health who brings a unique teaching perspective to our campus. Larson previously worked as a senior scientist for Cargill Animal Nutrition and Health and has an incredible passion for guiding students from classroom to career.
It's not too late to receive a discount on your degree. Students living in Johnson County have until July 1 to apply for a scholarship from the Johnson County Education and Research Triangle, or JCERT.
Here's your chance to get involved at K-State. Check out our upcoming webinars and special events for the perfect chance to learn something new.
Academics
Hospitality Management Webinar - 3 p.m. on July 11 — Looking to finish what you started? Learn how to turn your existing college credits into a bachelor's degree that opens doors to richer hospitality leadership positions when you attend this webinar. | Register now
Animal Health Regulatory Affairs Webinar - 12 p.m. on July 12 — Developed with industry input for an in-demand profession, this graduate certificate combines the knowledge of animal science and veterinary medicine with skills needed to navigate governmental processes and regulations throughout a product's lifecycle. | Register now
Veterinary Biomedical Science Webinar - 12:30 p.m. on July 12 — Become a top-level scientist or administrator through an in-depth understanding of animal physiology, diseases and their relevance to human health. Content in this degree program is framed within an interdisciplinary approach to enhance problem-solving skills. | Register now
Professional Development
CRO Selection, Evaluation and Relationship Management in Human and Animal Health, 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 30 — Selecting the right CRO for your organization is critical in the success of product development. Managing the relationship and ensuring regulatory compliance can be a challenge. Our experts and participants will discuss best practices to avoid GLP pitfalls, submission requirements and the CRO relationship. | Register now
Advanced Pharmaceuticals, Sept. 20-21 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine, or FDA CVM, is responsible for the approval of veterinary drug products intended for both family pets and food-producing animals. This workshop on veterinary medicine regulations will provide attendees with a detailed, practical and experienced based review of veterinary drug approval processes. | Register now
We loved hosting this year's Army Healthy Menu Cook's Training. Army day care food service workers joined our campus from across the United States, Japan and Korea to study cooking with Bryan Severns of K-State Olathe and and nutrition training with Jennifer Hanson of K-State College of Health and Human Sciences.
Menaka Garapaty was the fall 2022 intern in the microbiology and food safety lab. She used her lab experience to complete her Distinguished Scholars Academy Senior Capstone project earning her first place in her division in the Greater Kansas City Science and Engineering Fair this April. Manreet Bhullar, Ph.D., supervised her project. Garapaty had to remove the lasered UPC on the apple peel and culture it for E. coli bacteria. She compared the lasered samples with intact apple skin to determine if the laser affected the safety of the apple. Plastic stickers on produce are banned in Europe and the U.S. is likely to follow suit. This study makes the case for a viable alternative to track biosecurity in our foods.
Check out what these Girl Scouts have been up to! The Girl Scouts of NE Kansas & NW Missouri visited K-State Olathe for the New Cuisines Badging Event. As partners with the troop, K-State Olathe provides programming focused on the fundamentals of food. Attendees learned how to make pizza dough and weigh ingredients. They also focused on both food and knife safety. Each of the participants also had the chance to make calzones and their own sauce from scratch.
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