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Nitin Nitin's food spoilage control work highlighted in The Scientist

In today’s world, food hunger and insecurity are not due to lack of food. Right now, the world produces enough food to feed every adult and child currently alive on the planet.

UC Davis takes second place at 41st Annual IFT College Bowl

Food Science and Technology

What do cereal mascots and atomic absorption spectroscopy have in common? Both are fair game in the annual College Bowl Competition hosted by the Institute of Food Technologists Student Association, or IFTSA. Started in 1985, College Bowl is a team-based quiz competition about food science spanning universities throughout the United States and Canada.

Interview with Carl Winter, Professor of Cooperative Extension Emeritus in Food Science and Technology

Food Science and Technology

This interview is with Carl Winter, Professor of Cooperative Extension Emeritus in the Department of Food Science and Technology. He was appointed in 1991 and retired in 2019.

Poll Zhang received Dean's Circle Award; an "Exceptional Graduate"

Food Science and Technology

A big congratulations to Poll Zhang (she/her), who is earning a bachelor’s degree in food science with a minor in statistics and will start the Ph.D. program in food chemistry at UC Davis. She was honored with a Dean's Circle Award for outstanding academics and community service.

Zhuo Chen selected for CPS Professional Development Program 2026

Food Science and Technology

Congratulations to Zhuo Chen, Ph.D. candidate in Dr. Luxin Wang's lab, who has been selected along with six others to be in the Center for Produce Safety's Professional Development Program for 2026.

The Center for Produce Safety (CPS) congratulates the recipients selected for the 2026 Professional Development Program Awards. On behalf of the CPS Board of Directors, Vice Chair Charles Leftwich (Sysco Corporation) recognizes these emerging professionals for their commitment to produce safety, scientific excellence, and future industry leadership.

More Than a Taste Test - What It’s Like to be on a Trained Sensory Panel

Food Science and Technology

Pieces of dried mango rest on the bottom of a black opaque goblet. Next to it, another glass contains apricot jam. Leticia Cardoso Madureira Tavares, a second-year Ph.D. student in biosystems engineering, brings the glasses up to her nose one at a time to take a sniff.

Making News

Nitin Nitin's food spoilage control work highlighted in The Scientist

UC Davis takes second place at 41st Annual IFT College Bowl

Interview with Carl Winter, Professor of Cooperative Extension Emeritus in Food Science and Technology

Poll Zhang received Dean's Circle Award; an "Exceptional Graduate"

Zhuo Chen selected for CPS Professional Development Program 2026

More Than a Taste Test - What It’s Like to be on a Trained Sensory Panel