August 2026

Nitin Nitin's food spoilage control work highlighted in The Scientist

In today’s world, food hunger and insecurity are not due to lack of food. Right now, the world produces enough food to feed every adult and child currently alive on the planet.

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Remembering Walt Klenz

Viticulture and Enology

A champion of the wine industry and a longtime RMI supporter

We are deeply saddened to share that Walter “Walt” Klenz passed away peacefully on July 20, 2026 at the age of 81. He was a champion of the wine industry and a longtime supporter of the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science. Our thoughts are with his wife, Sylvia, and their family during this time.

Walt Klenz at a Klenz lecture in 2020

UC Davis takes second place at 41st Annual IFT College Bowl

Food Science and Technology

What do cereal mascots and atomic absorption spectroscopy have in common? Both are fair game in the annual College Bowl Competition hosted by the Institute of Food Technologists Student Association, or IFTSA. Started in 1985, College Bowl is a team-based quiz competition about food science spanning universities throughout the United States and Canada.