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Lecturer – FST104L Food Microbiology Laboratory

The Department of Food Science and Technology at the University of California, Davis invites applications for a lecturer positions to teach FST104L – Food Microbiology Laboratory during the Spring 2018 Quarter. See http://foodscience.ucdavis.edu/ for course descriptions.

2024 International Symposium on Science and Culture of Alcoholic Beverages honors Shoemaker contributions

Food Science and Technology

On November 4-5 local time, the "2024 International Symposium on Alcohol Science and Culture," co-hosted by Jiangnan University and the University of California, Davis, took place at UC Davis. Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and President of Jiangnan University, Professor Wei Chen, along with UC Davis Vice Provost of Global Affairs, Professor Joanna Regulska, attended the opening ceremony as conference co-chairs and delivered keynote speeches.

Probiotics and Prebiotics - Hype or Health?

Food Science and Technology

Consumers may have noticed a recent trend in food and beverage products labeled probiotic or prebiotic. The products often say they “support a healthy gut” or “boost your immune system” by providing good microbes that are often missing from people’s diets.

David Mills on Clarivate's Highly Cited Researcher Award List for 2024

Food Science and Technology

Congratulations to FST's Dr. David Mills, who joins eight other UC Davis researchers (within a total of 6,886) on the 2024 Clarivate annual Highly Cited Researchers list.

Checking In With Chancellor May - At the Forefront of Feeding the World

Food Science and Technology

To the UC Davis Community: No matter our background or belief systems, every human being deserves to have access to healthy and adequate food. This is one of the key Grand Challenges UC Davis is undertaking to create a healthier tomorrow.

Endowed Professorship in Food, Wine and Culture Established at UC Davis

Food Science and Technology

Trinchero Family Honors Darrell Corti and Expands Student Learning

Food and wine are more than just great flavors – they reflect the stories of communities and traditions. Darrell Corti, a Sacramento food and wine expert, has spent a lifetime sharing those stories, enriching California’s culinary landscape with his introduction of new tastes, ingredients and varietals.

Research Team Receives Grant to Study Coatings to Protect Organic Produce

Food Science and Technology

FST's Luxin Wang is one of the co-project directors on the grant (along with Alda Pires, UC School of Vet Med).

(Shared from the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, originally published Oct. 2, 2024.)

Nine UC Davis FST members on World's Top 2% Scientists List

Food Science and Technology

Shout out to the nine FST faculty members on the World's Top 2% Scientists list! Elsevier/Stanford's Top 2% Scientists identifies the most cited scholars in their fields. This ranking (derived from Scopus database data and based on the Elsevier data repository) highlights researchers whose work has had a significant impact across various scientific disciplines.

Marco Lab - Grand Prize Winner, Lab Safety Awards 2024!

Food Science and Technology

A big congratulations to Dr. Maria Marco's lab for their Grand Prize win in the UC Safety Services 2024 Laboratory Safety Awards Program! The Marco lab was the semi-finalist for the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and won the grand prize against five other semi-finalists; one each from the College of Letters & Science, the College of Biological Sciences, the College of Engineering, the School of Veterinary Medicine and the School of Medicine.

From Waste to Taste - The Transformative Power of Fermented Foods

Food Science and Technology

In this interview and video conducted for News-Medical.net at Pittcon Conference and Exposition 2024 in San Diego, FST Professor Maria Marco discusses her research on the health benefits, safety, and waste reduction potential of fermented foods, and the microbial processes involved in their production.

Read the full interview, and watch the video below.