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2024 International Symposium on Science and Culture of Alcoholic Beverages honors Shoemaker contributions

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.

Food Waste Diss Track - Emma Vazquez

Food Science and Technology

UC Davis student Emma Vazquez created a “food waste diss track” to call out food waste and highlight solutions for a more sustainable future. The music video was part of a course she took on urban food and society.

FST 160 - Concept to Container

Food Science and Technology

Food science students at UC Davis gain hands-on experience in the Food Product Development class. They come up with a new food concept, develop prototypes, analyze consumer demand, design packaging and marketing concepts and finally present it to an audience of tasters.

Checking In With Chancellor May - At the Forefront of Feeding the World

Food Science and Technology

To the UC Davis Community: No matter our background or belief systems, every human being deserves to have access to healthy and adequate food. This is one of the key Grand Challenges UC Davis is undertaking to create a healthier tomorrow.

Exit Seminar - Jessica Ruiz Hallstrom, Nov. 22, 2024

Food Science and Technology

An Exit Seminar will be held Friday, November 22, 2024 at 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm PST.

In-person in the Robert Mondavi Institute Sensory Theater or via Zoom. (https://ucdavis.zoom.us/my/jhallstrom)

Exit Seminar - Tate Lone, November 15, 2024

Food Science and Technology

An Exit Seminar will be held Friday, November 15, 2024 at 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm PST.

In-person in the Robert Mondavi Institute Sensory Theater or via Zoom.

More Than a Taste Test - What It’s Like to be on a Trained Sensory Panel

Food Science and Technology

Pieces of dried mango rest on the bottom of a black opaque goblet. Next to it, another glass contains apricot jam. Leticia Cardoso Madureira Tavares, a second-year Ph.D. student in biosystems engineering, brings the glasses up to her nose one at a time to take a sniff.

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