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Alejandra Hernandez

Introducing Alejandra Hernandez

Viticulture and Enology

The UC Davis Viticulture and Enology (V & E) Department is pleased to welcome Alejandra Hernandez (Corby) as its new Student Recruitment and Communications Coordinator. Alejandra is a UC Davis alumna with a B.A. in International Relations and a M.Ed. in Student Affairs from UCLA. Alejandra is passionate about empowering and equipping students with the necessary tools and networks to uncover and pursue their dreams. Before joining V & E, Alejandra worked in academic advising, career advising, and undergraduate admissions.

abstract graphic image with text for World Food Safety Day, June 7, 2024

World Food Safety Day, June 7, 2024

Food Science and Technology

Food Science and Technology's Cooperative Extension would like to wish you all a happy and safe World Food Safety Day today, June 7th. World Food Safety Day is an initiative that was started by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). The motto for this year is "Food Safety: Prepare for the Unexpected". 

Wine label contest

Contest: Design a label for the launch of Hilgard631's wine

Viticulture and Enology

The Department of Viticulture and Enology at UC Davis has almost completed the process of becoming licensed to sell wine and will do so under the entity Hilgard631. 

We invite all current undergraduate and graduate UC Davis students, as well as the Department of Viticulture and Enology faculty and staff, to take part in an exciting contest to help design the labels for these bottles. 
 

Contest Details, Rules and Deadlines

1. You may submit a design for one of the three options:

Cris

Welcome to our new Teaching Lab Manager, Cristina Medina-Plaza!

Viticulture and Enology

Cristina (Cris) is from Valladolid (and the surrounding region), in central Spain. She received her B.S. in Chemistry, a M.S. in advanced techniques in chemistry, and then a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Valladolid. However, she says that her Ph.D. is really in electrochemistry because that was her thesis topic. She worked on sensors to look at ripening in grapes (sugars and phenolics). 

Plate 2 15% AHH D5

Using Yeast to Convert Almond Hulls to Animal Feed

Food Science and Technology

Yeast grown on almond hulls could be a new, sustainable route to produce high-protein animal feed from an agricultural waste product, according to research from UC Davis published Nov. 15 in PLOS One.

Raising animals for meat requires livestock feed that is high in protein, especially essential amino acids that animals need to grow. That makes feed the most expensive input in meat production.

Dr. Weibiao Zhou seminar, 9-22-23

Seminar Announcement, Sept. 22, 2023, Dr. Weibiao Zhou

Food Science and Technology

Professor Weibiao Zhou, the Head of the Department of Food Science and Technology at the National University of Singapore, will be here on Friday, September 22nd. He will give a presentation on “Food Science Landscape and Career Opportunities in Singapore” at noon - 1:30 pm in the Sensory Theater.

We invite everyone in the RMI complex to join us.

Pizza and soft drinks will be offered. 

pickled vegetables in jars

Forum - Farm to Kitchen - Making Foods Safe

Food Science and Technology
Thu, Oct 12, 2023 @ 5:30pm - 6:45pm Remote via Zoom. Every delicious jar of pickles you’ve eaten has made it safely from the farm to your kitchen table, thanks to food safety measures. Whether you’re a small cottage producer, a large industrial operation, or a home cook, everyone should be careful to avoid contamination that can lead to illness.
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