Food Science and Technology

UC Davis to Lead New Artificial Intelligence Institute for Next-Generation Food Systems
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Zann Gates August 26, 2020
Food Science and Technology

Food Science and Technology faculty and affiliates including Nitin Nitin (also Bio & Ag Engineering), Jennifer Smilowitz, Chris Simmons, Luxin Wang, Ned Spang, David Mills, and Bruce German are all part of the newly funded NSF-NIFA AI Institute for Next Generation Food Systems, described in the UC Davis News story below.  

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Margaret Lawson creates Scholarship & Fellowship for FST Undergrad and Graduate Students

August 25, 2020
Food Science and Technology

In recognition of the value of her UC Davis Food Science degrees, Alumna Margaret Lawson ’77, MS ’79, has made an estate commitment to create the Margaret A. Lawson Scholarship for undergraduate students in food science, and the Margaret A. Lawson Fellowship to support graduate students in food science. These funds will be endowed in perpetuity to support and encourage generations of UC Davis students seeking food science degrees.

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Mariah Mier wins IFT's IFTPS - Irving Pflug Memorial Scholarship for 2020

August 17, 2020
Food Science and Technology

Mariah Mier, a 3rd year undergraduate in Food Science and Technology, was awarded the IFT Feeding Tomorrow Foundation’s Institute for Thermal Processing Specialists – Irving Pflug Memorial Scholarship for 2020.  The Feeding Tomorrow scholarships enrich students' lives by making it possible to focus on their studies and extend their experience beyond the classroom with internships or travel scholarships, and contribute to the Feeding Tomorrow Foundation’s mission of attracting, retaining, and celebrating the creative and innovative minds of future food scientists, with a goal of ensuring the

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Iron Brew Undergrad Winners Featured on UC Davis News/Dateline

July 28, 2020
Food Science and Technology

Congratulations to Iron Brew Competition winners (and FST Brewing Science undergrads) Baoluo Gao, Charlie Thudium, Andres Rugama, and Eitan Newfield, who along with Anheuser-Busch Professor of Malting and Brewing Sciences Dr. Glen Fox, made the UC Davis main News page and are featured in Dateline UC Davis.  The beer from the winning team is on sale now at supporting brewing partner Sudwerk, and in stores next week after August 3rd (details in article).

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FST Team takes 2nd place in 30th Annual IFTSA & Mars Product Development Competition

July 20, 2020
Food Science and Technology

Congratulations to UC Davis Food Science and Technology's Faba Friends Product Development Team for winning second place in the 30th Annual IFTSA & Mars Product Development Competition!   The competition was part of SHIFT20 (IFT’s virtual annual expo, held June 22-23rd).  The team consisted of recent graduates Kat Fernandez (team captain), Josh Bjurman, Jacqueline Yee, and Amanda Ting, and 4th year undergraduates Mirai Miura, Andy Leung, Myhan Nguyen, and Thomas Nguyen. 

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FST Emeritus John Bruhn Celebrates 50-year IFT Member Anniversary

July 07, 2020
Food Science and Technology

John C. Bruhn, FST Cooperative Extension Specialist Emeritus, is celebrating his 50-year anniversary as an IFT member.  As related by IFT's Margaret Malochleb in the June, 2020 issue of Food Technology magazine, "For John Bruhn, extension specialist emeritus at the University of California, Davis, IFT has been a part of his life since his university days. “IFT captured my attention first when I was awarded the IFT Gerber Scholarship as a junior (1957) and senior (1958) at Michigan State University,” he says.

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