On November 4-5 local time, the "2024 International Symposium on Alcohol Science and Culture," co-hosted by Jiangnan University and the University of California, Davis, took place at UC Davis. Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and President of Jiangnan University, Professor Wei Chen, along with UC Davis Vice Provost of Global Affairs, Professor Joanna Regulska, attended the opening ceremony as conference co-chairs and delivered keynote speeches.

This Summer, the Department of Viticulture & Enology attended and held several outreach events.

We attended two events hosted by the Napa Farmworker Foundation. 

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  On July 21st, members of the Department tabled at the Dia De La Familia Celebration. We met families and high school students, answered questions about our programs, enjoyed the music and traditional dances, and tried to inspire the next generation of vineyard managers and winemakers! 

The extension team has spent the last couple of months organizing our Department of Viticulture and Enology educational extension programs and other departmental programs for the upcoming year. We are planning both on campus and On the Road programs. On November 20, 2024, we will be in Temecula! Registration will be opening soon, so check our department webpage for the latest information.

An Exit Seminar will be held Monday, September 16, 2024 at 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm PDT.

In-person in room 1207 Robert Mondavi Institute South or via Zoom.

An Exit Seminar will be held Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm PDT.

In-person in room 1207 Robert Mondavi Institute South or via Zoom. 

In this interview and video conducted for News-Medical.net at Pittcon Conference and Exposition 2024 in San Diego, FST Professor Maria Marco discusses her research on the health benefits, safety, and waste reduction potential of fermented foods, and the microbial processes involved in their production. 

Read the full interview, and watch the video below. 

The 13th In Vino Analytica Scientia (IVAS) Conference was held in Davis, California, July 9-12, 2024. The conference featured an opening plenary lecture by Dr. Fulvio Mattivi of the Edmund Mach Foundation, Michele all’Adige, Italy. Keynote speakers and submitted oral and poster presentations covered six conference themes:

Several of our Food Science and Technology faculty, graduate students and leadership board members and will be participating at the upcoming In-Person IAFP Annual Meeting 2024, to be held July 14-17th, 2024 in Long Beach, California.