Rise and Grind: A Wheat Tale from Field to Flour and Beyond Camp
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Young Nebraska Scientists (YNS) conducted by Nebraska EPSCoR with funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) - offers camps for middle and high school students throughout the state. YNS experiences focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) topics, and are a great way for teens to sample a career, meet friends and mentors, and find their future! NSF fundings helps keep YNS camp fees low; and need-based scholarships are readily available. Faculty from Nebraska colleges and universities are camp leaders, and camp staff include university students.
Rise and Grind is a four-day immersive food science camp that follows wheat from the field to the foods we eat every day. Through farm visits, drying, milling, baking, and nutritional exploration, students experience wheat as a resilient material shaped by environment, force, and transformation. This camp blends agriculture, engineering, chemistry, and health sciences to show how processing with purpose turns grain into flour, bread, cookies, and other staple foods. Ideal for students interested in food systems, sustainability, and the science behind everyday foods.
Camp fee is $150. Financial scholarships are available! There is a discounted rate for local students who would like to stay at home and commute.
Apply: https://yns.nebraska.edu/gain-hands-on-experience-in-stem/summer-camps
