The Microsetta Initiative, a research project led by a team at the University of California, San Diego, in partnership with Danone Nutricia Research — the research and innovation division of Danone North America's global parent company, Danone S.A. — is recruiting hundreds of U.S. citizen scientists to map their gut microbiome.

Danone North America, headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., and Broomfield, Colo., said it is now accepting applications for the 2019-2020 Danone North America Gut Microbiome, Yogurt and Probiotics Fellowship Grant.

USDA said the Center for Dairy Research (CDR) and Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA), both based in Madison, Wis., were chosen to host a regional Dairy Business Innovation Initiative, serving Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota and Illinois.

Center for Dairy Research to create one-of-a-kind public resource for entrepreneurs, with access to pilot plant and consulting services.

Dairy Council of California’s trends tracking system is designed to identify issues early and follow their development to help the dairy community plan for the future.

According to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland, men who eat plenty of fermented dairy products have a lower risk of incident coronary heart disease.

The National Dairy Foods Research Center program identifies new ways to process dairy products and ingredients, while making U.S. dairy exports more competitive in the international marketplace. 

Barbano has been a professor in Cornell University’s Department of Food Science for almost four decades.