Viticulture and enology professor Linda Bisson, who has a long and distinguished record of service to the Academic Senate, received the Charles P. Nash Prize in April.
In the Sensory Theater at the Robert Mondavi Institute for Food and Wine Science, Viticulture and Enology professor Susan Ebeler leads a seminar on Stinky Cheese and Roasted Coffee: Understanding What Makes Food Taste the Way it Does.
Thursday, August 7, 2014
4:00 pm, 2045 BAINER HALL
Topic: "Development of Agricultural Mechanization in India"
Presenter: Dr. Gajendra Singh
Former Vice Chancellor, Doon University
Dehradun, India
The College of Engineering is excited to announce two new Student Affairs Officer 1 positions. These positions have been created in response to (1) growth in our undergraduate population, which has occurred as part of the 2020 initiative, and (2) recommendations provided by the Blue Ribbon Committee for Enhancing the Undergraduate Student Experience.
For your information, the NASA Human Exploration Research Opportunities have just been announced. There is an Advanced Food Technology topic on nutrient degradation kinetics in Appendix A, Crew Health and Performance. If you are interested in responding, please see the information provided in this article.
BAE Graduate Student Exit Seminar
Topic: "Anaerobic Digestion of Bioethanol Stillage for Biogas Energy Production and Nutrient and Water Recovery"
Presenter: Caitlin Asato
Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering
University of California, Davis
Executives learn about technological advances to address key winemaking issues.
April 24, 2014
(from Wines & Vines)
David E. Block, professor and chair of the Department of Viticulture and Enology, described how technology is shaping the winery of the future to attendees of the UC Davis Wine Executive Program held in March.
The Department of Plant Sciences is interviewing candidates for the position of Assistant Restoration Ecology Specialist in CE. All interested parties are encouraged to attend.
Just like the stock market, airfares can rise or fall based on demand. To take advantage of periodic fare drops, the Airfare Price Drop Protection, offered through BCD Travel is an automated system programmed to check for lower fares during the first 24 hours after ticketing when no airline change fees apply.
The FY 2012-13 reconciliation and FY 2014-15 proposed Composite Benefit Rates have been submitted to the federal government for their review and approval. We are providing the updated rates that are expected to be charged in FY 2014-15 for your planning purposes.
While a few winemakers have consciously adopted a Luddite-like anti-technology position, most recognize that science and technology have led to better wines. Few places have done more to further the science of winemaking than the University of California, Davis, and its research and teaching winery and new sustainable research facilities are already perfecting many old processes as they test new ideas.
