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Located in western Massachusetts, the University of Massachusetts Amherst is a national research university recognized for superb faculty, outstanding teaching and top-notch students who come from across the state and around the world.
Number of Employees 1,169
NAICS Code Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools: 611310
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Honored Student
- 2005-09-01
Meet Darinka Djordjevic"Lipid oxidation is my life," says 2005 Honored Student Darinka "Daka" Djordjevic with a laugh."Outside the university, people hear that and say, 'what are you talking about?' When I say 'rancidity,' they understand."As part of AOCS member Eric Decker's research group at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst,...
Abstracts of Selected Papers
- 2004-10-01
NAREA Annual Meetings, Halifax, Nova Scotia, June 20-23, 2004SESSION: Production I. Moderator: Dan Lass University of Massachusetts."Heterogeneity, Empirical Distributions, and Aggregation." David R. Just and Barrett E. Kirwan Cornell University.Using a unique panel of individual farms constructed from the U.S. Census of Agriculture, we explore the effects of aggregation in...
College chefs show they know the trends, are eager to learn more
- 2001-07-09
Recently, I had the distinct pleasure of speaking at the seventh annual Chef Culinary Conference at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Mass. The conference, a labor of love on the part of the university's auxiliary services department, brings together about 100 kitchen personnel, from cooks to executive chefs,...
Food Processors Need To Connect With Restaurant Chains.(Brief Article)
- 2001-03-05
Food processors' sales personnel, who have done their homework on a restaurant chain's needs, are educated about culinary issues and are proactive in idea generation have the advantage of connecting with the chain, according to a report, "Update on Chain New Product Development" by Chicago, IL-based...
Take an integrated approach to nutraceutical development
- 2000-08-01
Dietary herbs and fermented legumes are excellent sources of phenolic phytochemicals and have become important sources of nutraceuticals. Understanding the nutritional and therapeutic role of dietary phytochemicals is becoming very significant. Scientists at the University of Massachusetts (Department of Food Science, Chenoweth Laboratory, Amherst, MA 01003) are using the tools...
Sodexho Marriott Services' Feeding our Future Program Provides Nearly 6000 Free Lunches to Needy Boston Children This Summer
- 2000-06-27
Business Editors BOSTON--BUSINESS WIRE--June 27, 2000 This summer Sodexho Marriott Services, in partnership with the University of Massachusetts Boston and the Greater Boston Food Bank, will provide nearly 6000 free lunches to needy Boston children during its Feeding Our Future program. The program begins on July 10th...
Sodexho Marriott Services' Feeding Our Future Program Provides Nearly 6,000 Free Meals to Needy Boston Children This Summer
- 1999-07-12
BOSTON--BUSINESS WIRE--July 12, 1999-- For some, the end of the school year means backyard barbecues, summer camp and beach vacations with family. But for the more than 200,000 children who receive free or reduced-price lunch in Massachusetts, the end of school can mean hunger and malnutrition. While existing...
Research on biopolymers and colloids - University of Massachusetts' new Center of Food Biopolymers and Colloids - includes related article on food industry and academia partnerships on food research
- 1996-10-01
A new Center of Food Biopolymers and Colloids at the University of Massachusetts is being used to investigate food shelf life problems staling and oxidation and texture characteristics.The appearance, shelf life, texture, and taste of foods depends ultimately on their molecular and colloidal properties. An improved understanding of the relationship...
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