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Erika Estrada takes first place in IAFP 2021 Poster Competition!

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.

Meet Your Food Science Faculty - May 28, 2021

Food Science and Technology

Current and prospective students are invited to join our faculty panel (Drs. Julien Delarue, Luxin Wang, and Chris Simmons) for an open discussion about their research, teaching and a Q&A session. Reserve your spot and submit your questions at: bit.ly/foodscifacmay2021

Please find a PDF flyer below, or click on the picture at right.

Virtual Department Seminar Series, Spring 2021

Food Science and Technology

Here is the schedule of Food Science and Technology weekly department seminars for the remainder of the Spring 2021 quarter. (Please email Zann Gates at [email protected] to get the Zoom link if you don't already receive it via internal communication channels.) All presentations are at 4:10 pm - 5:00 pm Pacific Time.

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.

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:

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.

UC Davis grabs first place in Regional IFTSA College Bowl 2021

Food Science and Technology

The UC Davis College Bowl team went undefeated in this year’s Institute of Food Technologists Student Association (IFTSA) Pacific Northwest Regional Competition, held virtually by Washington State University and University of Idaho, placing first among tough competition. The team consisted of Katie Uhl (graduate student and team captain), Claire Lefebre (undergraduate student), Megha Ramesh (undergraduate student), Maria Shaposhnikov (undergraduate student), Amanda Sinrod (graduate student), and Angela Weber (undergraduate student).

Glen Fox featured on MBAA podcast #200, "Storming the Congress Mash"

Food Science and Technology

FST's Glen Fox, Anheuser-Busch Endowed Professor of Malting and Brewing Sciences, was a special guest on the Master Brewers Association of the Americas podcast #200, "Storming the Congress Mash", along with Mary-Jane Maurice.

Podcast Host John Bryce shares: