Dr. Charlotte Biltekoff (Food Science and Technology) and Dr. Hildegarde Heymann (Viticulture and Enology) will be presenters at the first major conference by the new Institute for Social Sciences at the University of California, Davis. The conference will showcase leading-edge research in the social sciences and highlight opportunities for interdisciplinary work. The conference series, Leading Research in the Social Sciences Today, takes place on three Fridays, April 24, May 1 and May 8, at UC Davis.