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The project team (HORTIGREEN) composed of staff from Food Science, Nutrition and Technology as well as Wangari Maathai Institute has proposed an e-conference on 5-7 October, 2020.  This is the first E-Conference which is on “Sustainable Production and Consumption (SCP) Practices in the Horticulture Processing Sector”.  Other organizations involved are:- Fundacion SUSTALDE, Consumer Information Network (CIN) and Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS).

Live address to the University of Nairobi Community by UoN VC Prof. Stephen G. Kiama  on Friday August 7, 2020

Dr. Catherine Kunyanga was invited to KTN to discuss issues on Food Toxins in the Transform Kenya Show 

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is pleased to inform you that the University of Nairobi has been selected, among a few African universities, to participate in a Youth Employment and Skills Development Pilot Project. In collaboration with LinkedIn Learning, the project plans to provide free employment-relevant online training to randomly selected students.

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Nairobi, Prof. S.G. Kiama addressed the University Virtually on July 24, 2020, in his speech he said the University will open in September and classes will be done  online.

The university of Nairobi held a denominational prayer day on Thursday July  23, 2020 at 9.00 a.m to 10.00am

Blessed is the Nation whose God is the Lord (Psalms 33:12)

Mr. Duke Gekonge Omayio , a Phd student and a part-time Lecturer from the Department of Food Science, Nutrition, and Technology is among the 20 international student travel grant awardees to attend this years’ International Association of Food Protection (IAFP) Conference in Cleaveland, Ohio - United States of America. Mr. Gekonge is undertaking a Ph.D. in Food Science and Technology under the Fruits and Vegetables for all Seasons project (FruVaSe, 2018-2021)  The Department congratulates him for this achievement and wishes him all the best.