{"id":15,"date":"2010-03-17T10:48:16","date_gmt":"2010-03-17T15:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/its-cuthemedev1.carleton.ca\/foodscience\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2025-08-19T07:16:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T11:16:47","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/foodscience\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        About\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"commitment-to-equity-diversity-and-inclusion\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion\u00a0 \u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Department of Chemistry believes in and is committed to creating an environment to achieve equity, diversity, and inclusion, and to support students with disabilities. The Department will always promote the development of positive identities regardless of race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, culture, religion, and socioeconomic status. We believe that continuous progress in these areas are important to enhance learning, and will contribute to innovation in teaching and research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please read this article from the <a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/journal\/jceda8\">Journal of Chemistry Education<\/a>, titled <em><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acs.jchemed.1c00493#.YXF2rWxvzvE.twitter\">Guidelines for Advancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Respect in Programs Offering Bachelor&#8217;s Degrees in Chemistry.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"566\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/foodscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/EDI-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/foodscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/EDI-1.jpg 566w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/foodscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/EDI-1-160x86.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/foodscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/EDI-1-240x129.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/foodscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/EDI-1-400x215.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/foodscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/EDI-1-360x193.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"the-carleton-advantage\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Carleton Advantage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Food Science at Carleton is a unique and broad-based interdisciplinary program. Built on a strong science base, the program emphasizes the analysis of food in the context of food regulations. Ultimately, these elements are used to assess risk and evaluate food safety policies in the context of Canada\u2019s dynamic food industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"experiential-learning\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Experiential Learning\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Experiential learning is integrated at every level of study of the Food Science program. Science laboratories are a critical part of the program and start in first year. Pertinent outcome-based assignments, guest speakers, and field trips are incorporated in courses. A major Honours research project caps the degree, with the opportunity to collaborate with government laboratories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"the-capital-advantage\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Capital Advantage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Carleton\u2019s location in the nation\u2019s capital means that our programs and professors have strong links with government departments and agencies including Health Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and the National Research Council of Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion\u00a0 \u00a0 The Department of Chemistry believes in and is committed to creating an environment to achieve equity, diversity, and inclusion, and to support students with disabilities. The Department will always promote the development of positive identities regardless of race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, culture, religion, and socioeconomic status. 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