BFTV Cluster News

Congratulations to the 2023 Viticulture and Enology Scholarship & Award Recipients!

Congratulations to all students who received scholarships and awards this year. The Department is grateful to the generous donors who make these opportunities possible.

American Vineyard Scholarship
Gabriela Sinclair

Harry Baccigaluppi Scholarship
Bainian Chen

Robert Balzer Lawrence Scholarship
Steven Smith

Harold Berg Memorial Fund
Steven Smith

Student Profile: Bainian Chen

Viticulture and Enology

Student standing:
I am currently a second-year master’s student.

New article on Beer, Live Microbes and Health

Food Science and Technology

Congratulations to Maany Ramanan, Food Science Graduate Group Ph.D. student, who initiated and led work on the new review paper, “Beer for live microbe delivery”, in the February 2024 issue of Journal of Functional Foods.

Grad Student Exit Seminar - December 12, 2023 at 2 pm

Food Science and Technology

A Graduate Student Exit Seminar will be held Tuesday, December 12th from 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm.

In-person in room 1207 Robert Mondavi Institute South, or you can attend remotely by Zoom.

CAES highlights the generous vision of FST Leadership Board member Carol McCall

Food Science and Technology

It’s been 23 years since Carol McCall earned her Ph.D. in food science from UC Davis, but she still refers to her class notes and textbooks from time to time in her professional career.

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.

Student Profile: Christopher Hall

Viticulture and Enology

Student standing:
4th-year undergraduate

Degree/Focus/interest areas:
Viticulture and Enology with a research focus

Where are you from originally?
Windsor, CA

Congratulations to the 2023 Graduates!

Viticulture and Enology

The Department of Viticulture and Enology had a wonderful, comfortably cool, outdoor in-person graduation celebration for our students receiving a BS or MS in Viticulture and Enology on Friday, June 16, 2023. V & E Chair and Professor, David Block, got the festivities started and Greg Hirson, V & E alumnus (MS 2008) and Vice President of Products at Cork Supply, was the graduation speaker. Professors Block and Montpetit and graduate and undergraduate advisor, Liz Price, then presented the 2023 graduates and citation recipients.

Course Profile: VEN 3 Study Abroad

Viticulture and Enology

For two decades, the Department of Viticulture & Enology has offered VEN 3 “Introduction to Winemaking” as a Summer Study Abroad. The location of this Study Abroad is in the historic city of Dijon, France–the capital of Burgundy.

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.

Slupsky wins Graduate Program Advising and Mentoring Award for 2023

Food Science and Technology

A big congratulations to Food Science and Technology / Department of Nutrition Professor Carolyn Slupsky, of the Nutritional Biology Graduate Group, who is one of the Graduate Program Advising and Mentoring Award Recipients for 2023!

Xiran Li wins first place at IFT Grad Student Oral Competition!

Food Science and Technology

Graduate student Xiran Li, from Dr. Luxin Wang’s research lab, won first place at the IFT Division Graduate Student Oral Competition 2023 in Chicago. She presented at the Aquatic Food Division; her presentation was titled “Factors shaping microbial communities present on fish and fish products”. (You can read the abstract online.)

Congratulations, Xiran!

FST Graduate Exit Seminar - July 12, 2023

Food Science and Technology

A Graduate Exit Seminar will be held Wednesday, July 12th from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm.

In-person in room 1207 Robert Mondavi Institute South, or attend remotely by Zoom:
https://ucdavis.zoom.us/j/93587108722

FST at IAFP and IFT FIRST, July 16-19, 2023

Food Science and Technology

Several of our Food Science and Technology faculty and graduate students will be participating at the upcoming In-Person IAFP Annual Meeting 2023, to be held July 16-19th, 2023 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Unsafe Feeding Methods Spiked During Infant Formula Shortage

Food Science and Technology

Alarming Rate of Unsafe Practices Points to Need for Systemic Change in the U.S.

Nearly half of parents who relied on formula to feed their babies during the infant formula shortage last year resorted to potentially harmful feeding methods, according to a survey from researchers at the University of California,

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