BFTV Cluster News

Staff Appreciation and Recognition Award to Zann Gates

Congratulations to Zann Gates for getting a STAR award (Staff Appreciation and Recognition plan for 2022-2023)!

Chris Simmons Awarded UC Davis Academic Senate's Distinguished Teaching Award

Please join us in congratulating FST Professor and Chair Christopher Simmons on earning the 2023 UC Davis Academic Senate's Distinguished Teaching Award for Graduate and Professional Training! The website description of the award is brief: "Presented to outstanding instructors who have greatly impacted their students."

Welcome to Assistant Professor Andrew Gravelle

Food Science and Technology

Please welcome Food Science and Technology's newest faculty member, Assistant Professor Andrew Gravelle. Andrew comes to us from the University of Guelph, where he earned his Ph.D. in Food Science this year. His M.S. and B.S. degrees were in Biophysics, also at the University of Guelph, after which he was a Research Associate in Food Science for seven years, 2011-2017, just prior to his doctoral degree studies from 2018-2021.

Andrea Aguilar receives professional human resources certification

BFTV Cluster

Two members of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES) Distributed Shared Services Center (DiSSC) have received certifications from the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) - human resources managers Andrea Aguilar (from our BFTV Cluster) and Leslie Jones.

Margaret Lawson creates Scholarship & Fellowship for FST Undergrad and Graduate Students

Food Science and Technology

In recognition of the value of her UC Davis Food Science degrees, Alumna Margaret Lawson ’77, MS ’79, has made an estate commitment to create the Margaret A. Lawson Scholarship for undergraduate students in food science, and the Margaret A. Lawson Fellowship to support graduate students in food science. These funds will be endowed in perpetuity to support and encourage generations of UC Davis students seeking food science degrees.

A Marriage Made in Food Science & Technology: The Bruhns Celebrate Their 50th Anniversary

Food Science and Technology

Christine and John Bruhn, Emerita and Emeritus Cooperative Extension Specialists, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on July 18, 2020.

Kurtural lab publishes paper in Scientia Horticulturae

Viticulture and Enology

Congratulations to Kaan Kurtural's lab! They have just published a paper in Scientia Horticulturae titled, "Precipitation before bud break and irrigation affect the response of grapevine Zinfandel yields and berry skin phenolic composition to training systems."

Announcing Open Enrollment for 2015

BFTV Cluster

Open Enrollment is the annual opportunity to review your insurance plan coverage and make changes if you wish. As always, it is important to take the time to review your enrollments to insure they are the best choices for you and your eligible family members.

CE Specialist Anita Oberholster's research on Red Blotch Disease

Viticulture and Enology

Research Focus Anita Oberholster The Impact of Red Blotch Disease on Grape and Wine Composition

Revised Postdoctoral Scholar Salary Scale - 2/1/2016

BFTV Cluster

The following scale must be applied to all new initial appointments of Postdoctoral Scholars February 1, 2016 or later.

Important SISS Updates and Reminders

BFTV Cluster

SISS will be closed on December 24, 2015-January 1, 2016. We will re-open on Monday, January 4, 2016, but there will be limited staffing. Please keep this in mind and plan ahead! Please read this article for a full briefing on the upcoming deadlines.

December Pay Availability, Holiday Closure, and Online W-2s

BFTV Cluster

The Payroll Services staff would like to inform employees and departmental payroll staff about December pay availability, Online Form W-2 enrollment, and other pay-related items of interest during the upcoming winter break.

2016 Open Enrollment through Nov. 24

BFTV Cluster

Open Enrollment is the annual opportunity to review your insurance plan coverage and make changes if you wish. As always, it is important to take the time to review your enrollments to insure they are the best choices for you and your eligible family members.

Job Opportunity, 4H Community Specialist 1 -by Nov. 5

BFTV Cluster

Under the supervision of the 4-H the Community Education Specialist 3 (CES3), the Community Education Specialist 1 (CES 1) will perform a range of program implementation duties for the California 4-H Youth Development Education Program in order to comply with program guidelines, goals, and objectives.

Jr. Specialist Recruitment Posting - by Oct 7

Food Science and Technology

The Junior Specialist will report directly to principal investigator and work with undergraduate, graduate, post-doctoral scholars, and visiting scientists in the Marco laboratory. This laboratory is investigating the functions of beneficial microorganisms in food production and human health. FFD: 10/7/15