The Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences provides a strong platform for collaboration and outreach. Offering a variety of short courses, the department shares expertise on topics such as candy and confections, dairy foods, and snack bars with professionals, students, and interested learners.
Babcock Hall is home to several pilot plants. These plants are used for short course instruction and research projects. Other facilities include the Food Application Lab and the Sensory Lab, where consumer preferences can be tested with help from members of the public.
Babcock Dairy™ produces signature dairy products for the university and the surrounding community. Through this, the Babcock Dairy Plant and Dairy Store help support the department’s mission of research, teaching, and outreach.
The Center for Dairy Research (CDR) provides outreach education for today’s food industry. A full-service center, CDR offers solution-based research backed by expertise in dairy product research, analytical testing, sensory analysis and functionality, education, and business development.