April 2015

Receiving award

Food Science Networking Event Supported by Donors

Food Science and Technology
Food science students seeking jobs and employers seeking food science students came to the table at a speed networking event held in February. Hosted by the Department of Food Science and Technology and the Food Tech Club, the event was a new way to connect students with industry opportunities for internships and careers.
Dr. Kyria Boundy-Mills

Dr. Kyria Boundy-Mills receives Academic Federation Excellence in Research Award

Food Science and Technology
Dr. Boundy-Mills has been a Specialist at UC Davis since 2002, and the curator of the Phaff Yeast Culture Collection since 2001. She inherited one of the largest and most diverse collections of yeasts in the world, which contains over 7,000 strains in the public catalog (http://phaffcollection.ucdavis.edu). The collection is the living legacy of several generations of UC yeast researchers including Herman Phaff, Emil Mrak and William Cruess.

Nitin lab receives large grant as UC Davis Heads USDA Food Safety Project

Food Science and Technology
A collaborative food-safety project headed by UC Davis has been selected for funding by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The proposal, titled "An Integrated Approach to Eliminate Cross-Contamination During Washing, Conveying, Handling and Packaging of Fresh Produce," will receive $4.751 million over the course of five years. The grant comes from the Food Safety Challenge Area of the USDA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI).
spinach leaves

UC Davis to lead research on keeping pathogens out of produce

Food Science and Technology

The University of California Davis recently won a grant to eliminate the problem of cross-contamination in fresh produce. UC Davis will be the lead institution with Rutgers University and Drexel University for the $4.8 million grant over five years. The UC Davis team will be led by Nitin Nitin, an associate professor in the departments of food science and technology and also in biological and agricultural engineering.

BAE Seminar: Dr. Daniele Zaccaria (Thursday, April 9th at 4pm)

BFTV Cluster
Thursday, April 9th 4pm, 2045 Bainer Hall Targeting agricultural water management challenges in California: applied research and extension efforts Dr. Daniele Zaccaria Associate Professor of Agricultural & Biological Engineering Agricultural Waste Management Specialist in Cooperative Extension