The first FST and V&E joint Research Symposium was held this past weekend. This symposium, organized with the support of the Robert Mondavi Institute, featured a day-long program of faculty talks, group discussions, and student poster presentations. The topic of the symposium was Vision for the Future and encompassed the following themes: food innovation, food integrity and authentication, food functionality, and environmental stewardship in food production. With over 70 people in attendance, the symposium was a success in reaching its aims of catalyzing collaborations and networks within the FST and V&E departments.