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FST Professor Alyson Mitchell named a Fellow by ACS

Dr. Mitchell received the award in August at the ACS National meeting.

VEN and FST professors featured on cover of CAES' Outlook magazine

A partnership between UC Davis and Agilent Technologies brought together Agilent employee Jenny Nelson and professors Alyson Mitchell of FST and Susan Ebeler of VEN. Nelson is an Adjunct Professor in VEN and offers expertise on equipment her company provided to the UC Davis Food Safety and Measurement Facility.

10 tips to keep summer grilling safe

Food Science and Technology

Christine Bruhn discusses food safety tips for the warm summer months of grillin' and chillin'.

Zach Lewis co-authors article about breastmilk and microbes in Science

Food Science and Technology

Mills Lab post-doc Zach Lewis recently cowrote an article called "Mother's Littlest Helpers" in Science magazine.

CLFP presents Distinguished Service Award to Dr. Diane M. Barrett

Food Science and Technology

Congratulations to Professor Barrett for this recognition from the California League of Food Processors!

Professor Emeritus Paul Singh named World Ag Prize Laureate

Food Science and Technology

Congratulations to FST Professor Emeritus Paul Singh, who was named as 2015 Global Confederation for Higher Education Associations for Agriculture and Life Sciences World Agriculture Prize laureate!

4 ways to create a healthful summer diet

Food Science and Technology

Diane Barrett comments on a healthful summer diet in this Washington Post article.

Brewery receives $1 million gift to fund new equipment

Food Science and Technology

Carlos Alvarez, founder and owner of The Gambrinus Company of San Antonio, Texas, announced a $1 million gift to the brewing science program at UC Davis. The gift will fund new brewing and laboratory equipment at UC Davis to create the brewery of the future. The gift from Alvarez will build on previous investments and secure UC Davis position as a leader in brewing education.

FST's Charlie Bamforth awarded honorary Doctorate of Science

Food Science and Technology

Heriot-Watt University in Scotland is awarding Distinguished Professor Charlie Bamforth with a Doctorate of Science on June 26.

UCD FST student team wins regional College Bowl Competition

Food Science and Technology

Congratulations to our students who took the prize at this years College Bowl Competition, and will go on to compete at Nationals in Chicago this July! UC Davis' FST students sponsored the IFTSA Pacific West Area Meeting and hosted the competition in March.

FST undergrad wins Food Hackathon grand prize

BFTV Cluster

Congratulations to FST undergrad Constantine Costa Spyrou, who won the Food Hackathon's grand prize -- a trip to the 2015 World Expo in Italy. He won for creating an app to help consumers choose foods that meet their medication needs.

Post Doc in Food Science and Technology awarded first prize in poster competition

Food Science and Technology

Food Science and Technology (http://foodscience.ucdavis.edu) Post Doc Yaohua (Betty) Feng was awarded first prize for her poster at the Symposium on Food Systems and Public Health on May 14.

UC Davis Researchers Work To Slash Water Usage By California Vineyards

Viticulture and Enology

As California continues to struggle with conserving water during the fourth year of its historic drought, researcher at UC Davis are looking at ways to keep the wine industry from reaching the end of the vine.

Select. Store. Prepare. Devour.

Food Science and Technology

Diane Barrett and Carl Winter, Food Science and Technology faculty (http://foodscience.ucdavis.edu), are recent contributors to HeartInsight magazine.

Professor Robert Powell receives public service award

Food Science and Technology

Congratulations to Dr. Powell for this award! The UC Davis Academic Senate makes the Distinguished Scholarly Public Service Awards annually to recognize significant contributions -- to the world, nation, state and communities -- through public service.

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