News: Students and Student Awards

image: Gabriela BroccaGabriela Brocca
image: Blanca LlacsahuangaBlanca Llacsahuanga

Gabriela Brocca had the opportunity to present her research on the effects of eating pecans on the appearance of bioactive markers in blood at the International Society for Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods conference in Honolulu, HI.

Blanca Llacsahuanga was awarded the FMI Foundation Food Safety Auditing Scholarship. This award was given to 15 outstanding food safety scholars chosen by the FMI Foundation. Recipients receive a $3,000 scholarship and an educational travel grant to SQF Unites, an event for the global food safety and quality community.