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).

Congratulations to Forrest (Ryan) Dowdy of the Simmons Lab, who won the first annual Grad Slam competition at UC Davis, which was held as part of the Interdisciplinary Graduate & Professional Student (IGPS)Symposium. Another graduate student in the same lab, Brittany Allison, was a finalist in this competition.

Distinguished Professor Charles Bamforth, who holds the Anheuser-Busch endowed chair in malting and brewing sciences, has been named an honorary liveryman of the Brewers Company, a London guild that originated in the 12th century.

Congratulations to the Marco lab, which recently received a grant from the California Dairy Research Foundation!

Congratulations to four FST undergraduate students for winning 2nd place in the American Society of Baking's competition. The team won with their creation, Hearty Pie.