Dr. Selina Wang is a Cooperative Extension Specialist in small-scale fruit and vegetable processing at the Department of Food Science and Technology, and the research director of the Olive Center. She was recently featured in an article in Sacramento Magazine about the work of the Olive Center called "Not Far from the Tree".
Read the article at Sacramento Magazine's website here.
Professor Sue Ebeler awarded Honorary Research Lecturer for ASEV
Andrea Thompson
March 08, 2019
Congratulations to Dr. Susan Ebeler, who has been granted the Honorary Research Lecture this year at the 70th Annual National Conference of the American Society for Enology and Viticulture (ASEV)!
ASEV's website explains, "the honorary research lecturer is granted to an individual with a current national or international reputation in his or her field of research who is also actively involved in scientific research."
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Under the hot summer sun of the San Joaquin Valley, just south of Merced, Miguel Guerrero of The Wine Group is trying a new high-wire act. In collaboration with University of California-Davis Cooperative Extension, Roduner Ranch vineyard manager Guerrero is experimenting with Cabernet Sauvignon vines and other varieties elevated by a single wire at 66 inches – plantings that are 2-3 feet higher than the traditional winegrape canopy.
FST student wins spot in the Grad Slam Top 10
Andrea Thompson
February 15, 2019
Mackenzie Batali is a 2nd year graduate student in FST. She recently learned that she won a spot in the Grad Slam Top 10. The Grad Slam is an annual contest in which master’s and Ph.D. students across UC campuses – in disciplines ranging from hard sciences to humanities – compete to sum up their research for a general audience. Students should present the significance and fundamental points of their work at UC Davis in a clear, direct, and interesting manner.
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FST Professors Nitin Nitin and Glenn Young have been working together with Professor Gang Sun of Textiles to create a barrier to protect fruit from harmful bacteria sometimes found in transport bins.
On February 5, The California Aggie featured an article about the project. Read all about it on the California Aggie's website.
Dr. Charlie Bamforth, Anheuser-Busch Endowed Professor of Malting and Brewing Sciences Emeritus, retired at the end of 2018 after twenty years at UC Davis.
On Wednesday, February 13, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. issued a press release titled "'Pope of Foam' Charlie Bamforth Joins Sierra Nevada Brewing Company". As the company's Senior Quality Advisor, Bamforth will evaluate all areas of production and train employees on beer quality.
Congratulations to our own Dr. Maria Marco, who has just joined the board of directors of the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics!
From the ISAPP website: "ISAPP is an association of academic and industrial scientists involved in research on fundamental and applied aspects of probiotics and prebiotics, and more broadly that of human microbiomes and gut health."
Looking for a family-friendly, free activity for President’s Day weekend? On Saturday February 16, 2019 from 9AM to 1PM you can learn about the importance of microbes in research, biotechnology, and food and beverages, and about the proud history of two of the world’s prominent microbe collections. UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day features twelve biological collections, including the Phaff Yeast Culture Collection in the Food Science & Technology department, and the Viticulture & Enology Culture Collection.
The 19th Annual Wine Executive Program will take place at UC Davis this March 24-28, 2019. It’s a fantastic collaboration between the Graduate School of Management and the Department of Viticulture and Enology. Both departments are highly regarded in their respective fields, which makes the program so great. It blends both the science of grape growing and wine making with the business aspects needed to be successful in today’s competitive wine market (accounting, marketing, management theory, etc.).
This past fall was a busy one for the UC Davis V and E Extension Team. On November 30, 2018, we traveled to Escondido, CA in San Diego County to meet growers and vintners in Southern California. To determine the most relevant topics to present, we worked closely with Carmen Gispert, the Viticulture Farm Advisor for Riverside, San Diego, and San Bernardino counties. We were excited to have such a great turnout, with 101 people attending. David Block gave an introduction to winery design, focusing on important considerations for quality through cleanability. Anita Oberholster spoke about
