Andy Benson talks with Jeff Raikes during the announcement. Nebraska Food for Health Center The Nebraska Food for Health Center, a more than $40 million initiative to improve the lives of people around the world, was launched today at the University of Nebraska with a $3 million from the Raikes Foundation.
The multidisciplinary center will bring together strengths in agriculture and medicine from throughout the university system. It will help develop hybrid crops and foods to improve the quality of life of those affected by critical diseases including heart disease, diabetes, obesity, cancers, inflammatory bowel disease and mental disorders.September 16, 2016. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communications
Uniting strengths in agriculture, medicine
In September, the University of Nebraska launched a more than $40 million initiative to improve lives worldwide. The new, multidisciplinary Nebraska Food for Health Center brings together strengths in agriculture and medicine from throughout the university system. It will help develop hybrid crops and foods to improve the quality of life of those affected by critical diseases, including heart disease, diabetes, obesity, cancers, inflammatory bowel disease and mental disorders.
