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Cornell Food Science at STANYS Workshop: Cornell Food Science presented and hosted two hands-on sessions during the Science Teachers Association of New York State (STANYS) Annual Conference held in Rochester, NY, on November 5-8, 2011. This program was taught by food safety graduate students at Cornell and targeted middle and high school students. Materials can be requested from Rachel Pfuntner at rcp26@cornell.edu.

Cornell University graduate students Rachel Pfuntner and Travis Chapin represented the Department of Food Science at the Vestal High School Agricultural Career Fair on October 27th, 2011.  About 300 students came by to learn about career and educational opportunities in the field of Food Science/Food Safety.

On October 25th a team of four 9 and 10 year olds from New Jersey who are participating in the FIRST LEGO League Food Factor Challenge visited the Food Science department to learn about food safety in fluid milk processing systems. Nicole Martin, Research Support Specialist in the Milk Quality Improvement Program, Daina Ringus, graduate student in the Food Safety Laboratory, and Jason Huck, manager of Cornell Dairy, helped the team think through potential food safety issues that may be encountered in fluid milk processing. The team was also given a tour of the Cornell Dairy processing facility for a hands on look at how milk is processed.

Cornell Food Science at the New York State (NYS) Fair:  Graduate students and staff from Cornell University's Department of Food Science hosted a booth in the 4-H Youth Building at the NYS Fair Saturday, September 3, 2011 from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.  Cornell's University's Food Science booth engaged over 600 people of all ages in interactive educational activities focusing on food safety. 
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Cornell University hosted a 2 1/2 day workshop on food safety as part of the 4H Career Explorations conference at Cornell June 28-30.  12 students in grades 9-12 from across New York State participated in food safety activities led by food safety graduate students. Students were presented with an outbreak scenario and spent the remainder of the time working in small groups and with graduate students to use epidemiological and molecular techniques to determine the most likely source of the outbreak as well as to suggest control and preventative measures.  Materials are posted here and can be requested from Travis Chapin at tkc24@cornell.edu. The conference was sponsored by the New York State Cooperative Extension Service at Cornell University