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Cornell names Wiedmann food safety research chair
Martin Wiedmann has been appointed as Cornell University’s inaugural Food Safety Research chair, a professorship endowed by the George Gellert family. Wiedmann’s appointment, which has a five-year renewable term, was chosen by the university’s board of trustees with input from the donor.

In this position, Wiedmann, a professional member of IFT, will examine farm-to-table approaches to improving food safety with a focus on how em…