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."
Congratulations to Dr. Mills and his team!
FST researchers featured in article about food adulteration
Andrea Thompson
November 07, 2019
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.
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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.
UC Davis’ Kaan Kurtural Shares Advancements in Precision Viticulture
Ahmad Hakim
October 21, 2019
It used to be that growers had few if any options in bring uniformity to a vineyard with so much variability in soil type among other geographical characteristics. There have been so many recent developments and technological advances in plant and soil sensing equipment that has taken precision viticulture to a whole new level. Watch this brief interview with UC Davis Viticulture Extension Specialist Kaan Kurtural as he discussed this at UCCE Grape Day recently at the Kearney Ag Center in Parlier. Read more about it in American Vineyard Magazine.
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Department Chair Dr. Linda Harris was awarded Fellow at the Annual International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) annual meeting in Louisville KY on July 21, 2019. Dr. Harris served as President of IAFP from 2017-2018.
Also notable at the same meeting: Professor Michelle Danyluk (Ph.D. UC Davis FST 2006 in the Harris Lab) was appointed incoming Secretary to the Executive Board of IAFP, and as a result, she is slated to serve as President of the association in 2022-2023.
Congratulations to Dr. Harris and Dr. Danyluk!
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