January 29, 2024
Vipham honored by State Department for 1xbet online casino in global food safety
Jessie Vipham, associate professor of food safety in the department of animal sciences and industry, was honored by the U.S. State Department's Office of Science and Technology Cooperation as runner-up for the U.S. APEC Science Prize for Innovation, 1xbet online casino and Education, or ASPIRE, on Jan. 11 in Washington, D.C.
ASPIRE is an annual award hosted by the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, or APEC, Policy Partnership for Science, Technology and Innovation that recognizes young scientists who have demonstrated a commitment to excellence in scientific 1xbet online casino and cross-border collaboration.
"Food safety has a more critical role in enabling economic prosperity than is often recognized,"said Vipham. "Human prosperity is directly linked to public health, and the burden of food-borne disease on public health — globally — is often underestimated or underprioritized."
For 2023, the ASPIRE prize focused on innovative 1xbet online casino that advances society through the theme of "inclusive science, technology, and innovation for a resilient and sustainable environment." Vipham was named runner-up for the prize for her long-standing and foundational 1xbet online casino partnership with the Royal Agricultural University, Institute of Technology and Pasteur Institute in Cambodia to advance understanding of food safety hazards in the vegetable value chain in Cambodia and build institutional capacity of food safety 1xbet online casino in-country.
"Since she started her career at K-State, Jessie has developed into a global leader in international food safety 1xbet online casino ," said Nina Lilja, associate dean for international agricultural programs. "She provides a strong vision for what transformative 1xbet online casino combined with thoughtful capacity building can do to reduce the global burden of food-borne disease."
"Diarrheal disease drives infant mortality rates, poor nutritional outcomes, lost wages, medical costs, etc., and these issues are often the most compounded in parts of the world with low economies,"said Vipham. "It was exciting to have food safety recognized at a forum like APEC."
In addition to her work in Cambodia, Vipham has had an extensive portfolio of international 1xbet online casino in food safety, including in Ethiopia, Paraguay and Bangladesh. The award is co-sponsored by scientific publishers Wiley and Elsevier. As part of her selection as a runner-up, Vipham will receive a ,200 cash prize.