The Phaff Yeast Culture Collection will be part of the weekly Thursday evening “After Dark” series at the Exploratorium this Thursday March 12, from 6:00 to 10:00 PM. Visitors can learn how we use yeast to make many different fermented foods and beverages, view microbes from some foods and beverages under the microscope, see and smell different species of yeast, and learn about the current research going on at the Phaff Yeast Culture Collection.
Congratulation to Erika Estrada, Ph.D. Student in Harris Lab, for sharing her story, "From Farm Worker to PhD: My 10-Year Journey" on the UC Davis First Generation Initiative website (Office of Undergraduate Education).
Congratulations go out to Vanessa Lieberman, FST's Department Safety Coordinator in Biosafety and a Lab Assistant in the Harris Lab, who has won the UC Davis Safety Star Award for the 4th quarter of 2019!
Two separate nominators submitted Lieberman's name for the award: Philip Barruel, the Campus Biological Safety Manager, and Dr. Erin DiCaprio, Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Department of Food Science and Technology.
New Zealand's University of Otago named FST Distinguished Professor Emeritus Paul Singh the 2020 Harraways Visiting Professor.
The university's website announced his appointment with a news story, explaining, "Professor Singh is highly recognised in the field of food engineering education, research, development, consultation and technology transfer programs.
"Professor Singh will give workshops and public lectures in Dunedin and Auckland during his August visit, and also attend the Institute of Food Science and Technology 20th World Congress in Auckland."
Congratulations to Professor Maria Marco and Cooperative Extension Specialist Dr. Erin DiCaprio, who won a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to expand the science and education of fermented fruits and vegetables.
Professor Charlotte Biltekoff is featured in episode six of UC Davis' new Unfold Podcast. The podcast is in its first season, and is exploring the research done at UC Davis to make agriculture more sustainable, and coming up with potential solutions to feed two billion people by 2050.
Clarivate Analytics has released its annual Highly Cited Researchers list for 2019, and FST's own Professor David Mills is one of 16 faculty from UC Davis on the prestigious list.
All of the UC Davis researchers are listed in a UCD News article by Andy Fell. He explains, "the list identifies exceptional scientists and social scientists who have demonstrated significant influence by publishing multiple papers that rank in the top 1 percent by citations in a particular field and year, over a 10-year period."
FST Professor Moshe Rosenberg and CE Specialist Selina Wang were interviewed for an article by Rich Ehisen about food adulteration. The article, in Comstock's Magazine, covers how both researchers and retailers are working to prevent food fraud. Read the full article on Comstock's website, below.
New display “Brewing a Revolution” honors Michael Lewis as “The Professor” and includes the “well-used and beat-up” textbook he used for years, training and mentoring multiple generations of brewers. Read the full article at UC Davis News by clicking the link below.
Congratulations to undergraduates Kat Fernandez, Jacqueline Yee and Matthew Poon, whose video won 1st Place in the Food Science in Action competition held by the Journal of Food Science Education at IFT.
The Food Science in Action competition aims to develop a rich library of foundational food science resources for K-12 STEM educators.
