March 2016

Seminar: CA&ES and Storer Endowment Co-Sponsored Lecture MAJOR ISSUES IN VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES

Seminar: Ecology and control of pests and disease: from Biblical plagues to the most dangerous animal on the planet Thursday, April 7, 2016, 10:45 A.M. UC Davis Buehler Alumni Center AGR Room

Wine Ink column: Wine 101: California's institutions of higher learning

Viticulture and Enology

While not as old as Harvard, the viticulture program at the University of California has surprisingly deep roots. In 1880, the California Legislature recognized the potential of the state as a world-class wine-growing region and mandated a program be established "providing for instruction and research in viticulture and enology."

FST PhD student wins NSF fellowship

Food Science and Technology

Dustin Heeney, a PHD student in the Marco lab, has been notified that he received a prestigious NSF fellowship award for his thesis research.

Fisher Scientific Life Science vendors

BFTV Cluster

Key suppliers are available in UCD Buy through the Fisher Scientific.

Matthew Fidelibus has two openings for Junior Specialists

Viticulture and Enology

Matthew Fidelibus with the Department of Viticulture & Enology has two opening for Junior Specialists at his lab in Parlier, CA. These positions are both 45.5% time for 6 months duration.

UC Davis Researchers Elevate the Prestige of Olives and Olive Oil

Food Science and Technology

The UC Davis Olive Center is the only academic center in North America that is dedicated solely to olive oil and table olives. Launched in January 2008 as part of the universitys Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science, the center was conceived in part as a solution to a slippery problem on the UC Davis campus... Read more in this IFT.org article!

FST hosts successful networking event and NCIFT award banquet

Food Science and Technology

FST students had a big evening on March 1 with an Industry Speed Networking event followed by the annual NCIFT Student Recognition Banquet.