BFTV Cluster News

Glen Fox & Charlie Bamforth featured in Chile - CA Brewing Webinar

At the end of July, Drs. Glen Fox and Charlie Bamforth were the keynote speakers in the "Chile-California Seminar: Strengthening the Local Brewing Industry". The webinar was an opportunity for exchange of experiences and collaboration between the UC Davis Brewing Program and brewers in Chile. Sponsors were the UC Davis Chile Life Sciences Innovation Center and CORFO.

FSMA 101 for Organic Processors Webinar Series

Food Science and Technology

California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), in partnership with UC Davis FST, UCANR, Washington State University, and WA State Department of Agriculture's Certified Organic Program, is offering a free four-part webinar series on FSMA and food safety basics for organic food processors.

Selina Wang receives 2021 Faculty Stewardship Award

Food Science and Technology

Kudos to FST Specialist in Cooperative Extension and Research Director of the UC Davis Olive Center, Selina Wang, who has been awarded the 2021 Faculty Stewardship Award by the UC Davis Foundation.

Designing and Introducing Cheese Quality Attributes Short Course

Food Science and Technology

FST Professor and Dairy Specialist Moshe Rosenberg will teach a short course via Zoom for the California Artisan Cheese Guild called "Designing and Introducing Cheese Quality Attributes Short Course" during five days in September and October.

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Erika Estrada takes first place in IAFP 2021 Poster Competition!

Food Science and Technology

Erika Estrada, Ph.D. graduate student in Harris Lab, was awarded first place in the poster presentation in the J. Mac Goepfert Developing Scientists Competition at the International Association for Food Protection meeting in Phoenix, Arizona; first place in the technical talk presentation went to Karuna Kharel, a Ph.D. student at Louisiana State University. Erika's poster presentation was titled, "Using Whole Genome Sequencing to Characterize the Genetic Diversity of Salmonella enterica Isolated from Raw Inshell Pistachios".

FST at IAFP and IFT FIRST July 18-21, 2021

Food Science and Technology

Several of our Food Science and Technology faculty and graduate students will be participating at the upcoming Virtual & In-Person 2021 Annual IAFP Meeting, to be held July 18‐21, 2021. Check out the IAFP website for the complete program information.

WaPo Promotes Extension Programs: Research-based, Reliable, and Free

Food Science and Technology

In her May 31st article for The Washington Post, "Extension services are the best free cooking resource.

Viticulture and Enology Extension Update

Viticulture and Enology

The extension and industry relations team was busy as usual these last few months. We had a booth at the virtual Unified Symposium in January 2021, and although we did not have as many people stop by, those who did had some fruitful conversations. We presented three “On Campus” programs via Zoom: Healthy Vineyard Soils; Wine Regulations; and Recent Advances in Viticulture and Enology (RAVE).

Meet Your Food Science Faculty - April 30, 2021

Food Science and Technology

Current and prospective students are invited to join our faculty panel (Drs. Linda J. Harris, Bwalya Lungu, and David Mills) for an open discussion about their research, teaching and a Q&A session. Reserve your spot and submit your questions at: bit.ly/foodscifacapril2021.

Store Foods in Freezer to Prevent Food Waste, says the Washington Post

Food Science and Technology

In an April 5, 2021 article, "7 foods you should be storing in the freezer, including yeast, nuts and peppers", Washington Post author Becky Krystal offers advice for freezer storage of common food items such as yeast, tomato paste, ginger, hot peppers and whole-grain flours to increase their shelf life and cut down on wasted food. She includes nuts and nut flours as prime candidates for refrigeration/freezer storage due to their fatty oil content, and links to the University of Ca

Designing + Introducing Cheese Quality Attributes Short Course

Food Science and Technology

FST Professor and Dairy Specialist Moshe Rosenberg will teach a short course via Zoom for the California Artisan Cheese Guild called "Designing + Introducing Cheese Quality Attributes Short Course" during five days in May.

Course description:

Selina Wang - 2021 Academic Federation Excellence in Research Award

Food Science and Technology

Congratulation to FST's Dr. Selina Wang, Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist in Fruit and Vegetable Processing, for being selected for the 2021 Academic Federation Excellence in Research Award! The award recognizes the outstanding scholarly research efforts and accomplishments of Academic Federation members. There will be an upcoming UC Dateline story featuring all the awardees, but for now, congratulations to Selina and her lab!

California Farm Food Safety E-learning Series: Biological Soil Amendments of Animal Origin & Agricultural Water

Food Science and Technology

FST’s Bwalya Lungu and Melissa Huang Feature in March 6th CAES FFA Field Day 2021 Success

Food Science and Technology

The College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences 45th Annual Field Day, held March 6th, featured 11 virtual contests, allowing 1,104 Future Farmers of America and 4H students to compete in a very complex event which involved a lot of extra work by all Advisors and Coordinators to make changes, create online content, shoot and edit videos, create new rubrics and more.

John Bruhn recognized by IAFP as 50+ year Milestone Member

Food Science and Technology

IAFP continues its Milestone Member 50+ year recognition with Dr. John Bruhn. John retired from the University of California-Davis after 37 years on the Extension Faculty in dairy foods in the Department of Food Science and Technology. As founder and Director of the UC Davis Dairy Research and Information Center, he conducted applied research and educational programs that emphasized factors affecting the quality and safety of raw and processed milk, and dairy foods.

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