BFTV Cluster News

UC Davis Students Create and Sell Iron Brew winning Scottish Ale

The team of four UC Davis students who won this year's Iron Brew competition are now selling their prizewinning ale, which they have named, "Mighty Gale Ale".

Department Seminar Series - June 1, 2022

Food Science and Technology

You are invited to attend the LAST Food Science department seminar of Spring quarter on Wednesday June 1, 2022 at 4:10 PM. You can attend in person in room 1207 RMI South, or virtually by Zoom: https://ucdavis.zoom.us/j/98032142511

Department Seminar Series - May 25, 2022

Food Science and Technology

You are invited to attend the Food Science department seminar on Wednesday May 25, 2022 at 4:10 PM PDT.

Research Profile: Montpetit Lab

Viticulture and Enology

The people: Research in the Montpetit lab is driven by a dedicated group of scientists at the undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral, and staff levels. Current members of the lab arrived here at UC Davis from other parts of California, the US, Canada, and Japan.

Should There Be More Microbes on Your Plate?

Food Science and Technology

Scientists Make the First Large-scale Estimate of Live Microorganisms Consumed in the U.S. Diet

Department Seminar Series - May 18, 2022

Food Science and Technology

You are invited to attend the Food Science department seminar on Wednesday May 18, 2022 at 4:10 PM PDT. For the remainder of this quarter, the first year Food Science graduate students will present their research. This is a great way to see what is going on in other labs.

Hanna Louvau takes first place in NCIFT student poster competition

Food Science and Technology

A big congratulations to Hanna Louvau, M.S. student in the Harris Lab, for her first-place win in the student poster competition hosted by the Northern California section of the Institute of Food Technologists, or NCIFT. The honor was given May 10 at their annual Suppliers' Night event, which includes an educational symposium and a suppliers' expo.

Coffee, honey and beer: Leadership California treated to tasty dimensions of UC Davis foods and beverage research

Food Science and Technology

How was your Friday morning? Full of tasty delights that feed your belly and your curiosity? Well, on Friday April 22nd, 55 women from Leadership California were treated to early coffees with a presentation from chemical engineer Tonya Kuhl, co-director of the UC Davis Coffee Center, followed by a honey tasting with Amina Harris, director of the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center.

Department Seminar Series - May 11, 2022

Food Science and Technology

You are invited to attend the Food Science department seminar on Wednesday May 11, 2022 at 4:10 PM PDT. For the remainder of this quarter, the first year Food Science graduate students will present their research. This is a great way to see what is going on in other labs.

Improving Pig Diets to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance

Food Science and Technology

Researchers from UC Davis and universities in Denmark and the Netherlands are joining forces in a new research project to reduce the need for antibiotics in pig production by improving intestinal resilience in developing piglets. The $21.2 million, 5-year PIG-PARADIGM project is funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

Avocado Oil Short Course, August 4 - 9th, 2022

Food Science and Technology

FST's Dr. Selina Wang and three instructors from New Zealand, pictured at right, are pleased to present their first Avocado Oil Short Course for FST Cooperative Extension. The course includes six pre-recorded lectures and one live-Zoom question-and-answer session with the instructors (with a choice of three dates in August for the Q&A session).

Department Seminar Series - April 20, 2022

Food Science and Technology

You are invited to attend the Food Science department seminar on Wednesday April 20, 2022 at 4:10 PM PDT. You can attend in person in room 1207 RMI South, or virtually by Zoom.

Department Seminar Series - April 15, 2022 (Virtual Only)

Food Science and Technology

Due to some travel logistics our FST290 speaker this week will present a virtual Food Science department seminar on Friday April 15, 2022 at 1:10 PM. FST290 seminar (Virtual Only):

Jelly Ice Interview shared on CBS Mornings to National Audience

Food Science and Technology

CBS Mornings did an interview with FST's Luxin Wang, BAE's Gang Sun and Jiahan Zou on their reusable, compostable "jelly ice" research development, which was shared nationally to their 2.26 million subscribers, all potential viewers of the video. Embedded below with direct link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPkeKpb1JhA (YouTube, 4:24 min)

The Reach and Result of a Food Science Story – Jelly Ice Cubes

Food Science and Technology

Remember the news about the innovative, reusable, non-molding “jelly” ice cubes from November 2021, developed by UC Davis researchers, including Bio and Ag Engineering’s Gang Sun and Jiahan Zou, and Food Science and Technology’s Luxin Wang? (Original story here: https://www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/uc-davis-researchers-develop-ice-cube…).