July 11, 1997
Entomology Student Awarded Hardin Fellowship
Fikru Haile, a student in the UNL Department of Entomology, has been
awarded
the 1997-98 Hardin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship.
Haile's doctoral dissertation deals with the physiology of plant
tolerance
to insect injury. His research focuses on plant physiology associated
with
insects as stressors.
Darrell Nelson, dean of NU's Agricultural Research Division, said Haile
was awarded the $2,000 fellowship to supplement his graduate
assistantship.
The entomology department will receive $1,000 of operational support for
the research program.
The Hardin fellowship has been awarded since 1984, Nelson said. It is
made
possible through an endowment to the University of Nebraska Foundation
for
agricultural research by Clifford Hardin, former UNL chancellor. Income
earned by the fund supports research in plant physiology with emphasis on
genetic mechanisms influencing plant responses to stress conditions.
A native of Ethiopia, Haile received his bachelor's degree in plant
sciences
from Alemaya University of Agriculture in Ethiopia and his master's
degree
in entomology from the University of Nebraska.
Students' Nebraska Twist Steak Wins National Contest
The NU student team that created the beef-and-pork Nebraska Twist Steak
placed first in the 1997 Institute of Food Technologists Student
Association
product development competition. The team of 10 NU food science and
animal
science students won $1,000 in the contest. Results were announced June
16 in Orlando, Fla.
The Cornhusker team led a Midwestern sweep of the national competition.
Iowa State University placed second and Kansas State University was
third.
Cornell University, the University of California-Davis and the University
of Georgia at Athens received honorable mentions. Among finalists, only
the NU team submitted an entree. The remaining teams entered
appetizers.
The NU team developed Nebraska Twist Steak as an independent project.
Members
spent more than 900 hours creating the steak, conducting taste tests,
developing
a marketing plan and preparing presentations for judges.
Nebraska Twist Steak is a ready-to-cook, low-fat entree that combines
lean,
lower-value beef top round and colorful, higher-quality pork loin cuts
with
a natural protein binder. The cuts are tenderized with marinade in a
commercial
meat tumbler. The steaks are flavored with lemon pepper seasoning,
rolled,
sliced into pinwheels, frozen and vacuum packed for distribution.
The steak is not available commercially, but food processors often
inquire
about producing products students present at the IFT competition, Cuppett
said.
NU's Bullerman Elected IFT Fellow
Lloyd Bullerman, professor of food science and technology at UNL, has
been
elected a fellow in the Institute of Food Technologists.
Bullerman was recognized for his contributions to the field of food
science
and technology at the opening session of the 1997 IFT annual meeting in
Orlando, Fla., June 14.
The IFT is an international professional society of food scientists and
technologists with more than 20,000 members.
Bullerman's research focuses on food microbiology specifically on the
stability
of molds and mycotoxins in corn and processed cereal grain food
products.
Bullerman has taught food microbiology, food mycology and food toxicology
in NU's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. He also does some
cooperative extension work dealing with food safety in grain
products.
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