UGA Food Science & Technology

Only 1️⃣ MORE WEEK to RSVP for the 2026 Savor the State: A Flavor of Georgia Tasting Experience! We are so excited to see and try all of the innovative and delicious products!

Buy your tickets today at the link in our bio!

There's only 2️⃣ MORE WEEKS to buy your tickets for the Savor the State! Submit your products TODAY at the link in our bio!

Only 1️⃣ MORE WEEK to enter the 2026 Flavor of Georgia Food Product Contest! We are so excited to see and try your innovative and delicious products!

Register your products today at the link in our bio!

There's only 2️⃣ MORE WEEKS to register your products for the 2026 Flavor of Georgia Contest! Submit your products TODAY at the link in our bio!

We pause our regularly scheduled graduate spotlights to show you some photos some CAES Convocation and the Griffin Campus's commencement yesterday 🥰🥲! Go FoodDawgs!

Nithya Kotha is next up for our fall graduates 🎓! Nithya is graduating with her master's degree, and after graduation she is moving to New York City to start a new position as a Food and Safety Compliance professional! Congratulations, Nithya! 🎉

Our next fall grad is Lois Amponsah 🎓! Lois is graduating with her master's degree in food science and technology and she is currently exploring career options in the industry and in academia! Congratulations! 🎊

Fall Commencement is this week, which means it's time to celebrate our fall graduates one last time 🥲🎓! Our first fall grad is Mia Gale, who is graduating with her BSA in food science in technology with the emphasis in STEM and minor in chemistry and culinary science & nutrition. After graduation, Mia is planning on returning to FST to continue her food safety studies under Dr. Faith Critzer as a master's student! Not a goodbye, but see you later and congratulations Mia! 🎉

Ph.D. candidate Javier Cruz has won second place in the IFT Aquatic Food Products yearly Division competition! We are so proud of Javier's hard work and dedication to his research! Congratulations, Javier! 🎉

FST has another successful Thanksgiving Turkey Smoke in the books, with a record-breaking 295 pieces of meat smoked this year! We would like to extend a HUGE thank you to Danny Morris, our pilot plant manager, who organizes and smokes the turkeys!

UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Thanksgiving is just one short week away and the holidays will be quick on its heals, which means people will soon be asking one of the most important questions of this time of year. How can we keep our leftovers safe to eat? Click the link below to listen to the new episode of UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences podcast Cultivating Curiosity with Dr. Manpreet Singh and Dr. Carla Schwan! Together, they discuss all the best tips and tricks to help you prepare, dish out and save your food safely.

https://loom.ly/uz4sjy8