That’s a wrap! Huge thanks to our judges, Deirdre, Claire & Evelyn, for the tough job of choosing a winner. Grateful to our fantastic guest speakers, Rosie & Namrata. A big shout-out to our amazing Postgrad Reps—Ultan, Teerna, Sam and Racha, for organising a brilliant day!
1. Fermented foods
Miso, natto, pickled vegetables...
These aren't just tasty. They're probiotic powerhouses.
Studies show fermented foods can:
• Boost immune function
• Improve digestion
• Fight depression
But there's more to it than just gut health...
@EilsGibney@UCDFoodHealth@ucddublin@kt_wall_@caoimhedoyle97@AirfieldEstate@CfsUcd During our coffee break, participants engaged in our interactive photo competition and shared their views on urban farming initiatives. Lots of great feedback! The survey/quiz is still opened if you want to submit your answers and thoughts https://t.co/0ljrABrYFB
🌱 What do you know about Urban Farming? 🌱
Take our quick survey and share your thoughts on urban farming! 🏙️🌿
Your input could help shape the future of sustainable urban living and participate to our photo competition to win a prize! https://t.co/0KfOUThBAQ
Are you living in Ireland? Interested in chemical exposures?
Our chemical awareness survey takes approx. 10 minutes to complete, and it helps us prioritise chemicals of concern for assessment.
Closing next week, the 25th Sep!
#survey#chemicals#Ireland#exposurescience
#WorldEnvironmentalHealthDay2024 🌎 "Healthy Environments for a Healthy Future." ☘ 🍀 Our research @CshwSafety is working towards understanding chemical exposures and striving to reduce chemical pollution.
#WorldEnvironmentDay
Find out more: https://t.co/i4aJJaEa4K
Today is International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste Reduction.
We revisit a recipe from guest chef Erica Drum at the UCD Festival, 2022. Tasty & sustainable: Potato cakes with spring onion & carrot, with peelings & garlic dip.
#food#waste#cooking#sustainable
Friday we had an incredible day at the #UrbanSafe workshop at @ucddublin, filled with insightful discussions and presentations on urban farming and sustainability. We presented the outcome of the project and planned future initiatives… here is a thread 🧵
Grateful for accessible @DOEKBase tools for teaching undergrad basics of bacterial genomics. Especially useful right now for online microbiology labs. Happy to share our simple sourdough bacterial genomics activity with anyone interested! Reach out to me or @landisea
This Sunday, April 19 I'll be participating in a free Virtual Ferment Fest on Instagram Live. My presentation, "Sourdough Pancakes for Ongoing Kitchen Recycling," will be at noon Eastern Standard Time. Other… https://t.co/oGyrEXCmWT
I've really enjoyed working with @Napaaqtuk and many others to help organize this NSF-sponsored microbiome workshop. Details and background in thread below. Anyone can participate virtually. Help us shape the future of microbiome research! #NSFmicrobiomes https://t.co/iM4CUnCL3B
We domesticated wild Penicillium molds on cheese to understand the history of Camembert. Check out our paper in @mbio https://t.co/fOEgL8lnRQ and coverage in the @nytimes https://t.co/ZFZFhAL4r6. Photo by @AdamDeTour
We are hiring a tenure-track assistant professor in Computational Biology in the Department of Biology @TuftsUniversity. I would be thrilled if this person was working on microbes! Please RT! https://t.co/Bw924S2LPl