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2016 Open Enrollment through Nov. 24

BFTV Cluster
Open Enrollment is the annual opportunity to review your insurance plan coverage and make changes if you wish. As always, it is important to take the time to review your enrollments to insure they are the best choices for you and your eligible family members.

Purchasing Deadline: June 2nd

BFTV Cluster
All order requests over $5K and agreements (revenue, rental and no cost) must be at the Account Manager level of approval in PrePurchasing no later than 5pm on Tuesday, June 2nd to ensure the order will be placed with the vendor before June 30th.

Nitin lab receives large grant as UC Davis Heads USDA Food Safety Project

Food Science and Technology
A collaborative food-safety project headed by UC Davis has been selected for funding by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The proposal, titled "An Integrated Approach to Eliminate Cross-Contamination During Washing, Conveying, Handling and Packaging of Fresh Produce," will receive $4.751 million over the course of five years. The grant comes from the Food Safety Challenge Area of the USDA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI).

Facts on arsenic in wine

Viticulture and Enology

Facts on Arsenic in Food and Beverages Including Wine 
- Arsenic (As) is naturally found in soil and ground water. As such it is taken up by 
plants and can be found in plant tissues...

UC Davis Viticulture and Enology On-the-road in Salinas

Viticulture and Enology

The Department of Viticulture and Enology at UC Davis is going "On the Road" to Salinas, CA, bringing some of the latest grape and wine research to other regions around California. 
These programs are geared toward wine and winegrape industry professionals. The topics presented in Salinas are mainly viticulture-focused, with one enology-focused presentation titled "Understanding cap extraction in red wine fermentations". We will also introduce our newest faculty member. 

ASEV Best Enology Paper 2015

Viticulture and Enology

The American Society for Enology and Viticulture (ASEV) has selected the 2015 Best Paper Awards, with the generous support of J. Lohr Vineyards. The selected authors will be recognized at the Societys 66th National Conference on June 15-19 in Portland, Oregon. 
The best enology paper was awarded to University of California, Davis, researchers Nicholas L. Shrake, Rajeevan Amirtharajah, Charles Brenneman, Roger Boulton and André Knoesen for In-Line Measurement of Color and Total Phenolics During Red Wine Fermentations Using a Light-Emitting Diode Sensor. 

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