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Viticulture and Enology Scholarships Awarded

The American Vineyard Foundation (AVF) is awarding five grants to graduate students who are continuing viticulture and enology research at UC Davis and Fresno State University.

Seminar: Developing a Novel Electrochemical Biosensor for Detecting Rancidity in Olive Oil - Oct. 21

Food Science and Technology

October 21st, Tuesday, noon Sensory Theater, Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science

UC Davis hosts meeting of the US Culture Collection Network

Food Science and Technology

Kyria Boundy-Mills, curator of the Phaff Yeast Culture Collection in the Food Science and Technology department, and Lucy Joseph, curator of the Wine Microbe Collection in the Viticulture and Enology department, hosted the fall 2014 meeting of the US Culture Collection Network at UC Davis on September 24-25, 2014.

Congratulations to FST students who won the RMI poster competition

Food Science and Technology

Three FST graduate students won the RMI Graduate Student Poster Competition

UC Davis and Mars, Inc. announce plans to create innovation institute focusing on food, agriculture and health

Food Science and Technology

FST Professor Bruce German will facilitate the design and development of the Innovation Institute for Food and Health prior to its launch in January 2015.

FST's Kyria Boundy-Mills wins STAIR grant

Food Science and Technology

Dr. Boundy-Mills, a research specialist and curator of the Phaff Yeast Culture Collection won a UC Davis Science Translation and Innovative Research Grant. The program provides university funding and support for innovative research. The grant was awarded for Structure and activities of biosurfactants produced through a renewable, yeast-based, reduced cost process.

Research of Drs. German, Mills and Barile featured in UC Davis Today

Food Science and Technology

FST faculty members are working with teams across campus to decode the mechanisms of human breast milk.

Graduate Student Exit Seminar: Kellen Crawford, Tuesday, August 19, 2-3 pm, 2045 Bainer Hall

BFTV Cluster

Tuesday, August 19, 2014 2-3 pm, 2045 BAINER HALL Topic: "An inexpensive system to monitor canopy temperature in almond and walnut trees using a small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)" Presenter: Mr. Kellen Crawford MS degree candidate Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering

BAE Special Seminar: Thursday, August 7, 2045 Bainer Hall, 4 pm

BFTV Cluster

Thursday, August 7, 2014 4:00 pm, 2045 BAINER HALL Topic: "Development of Agricultural Mechanization in India" Presenter: Dr. Gajendra Singh Former Vice Chancellor, Doon University Dehradun, India

How the winery of the future is taking shape

Viticulture and Enology

Executives learn about technological advances to address key winemaking issues. April 24, 2014 (from Wines & Vines) David E. Block, professor and chair of the Department of Viticulture and Enology, described how technology is shaping the winery of the future to attendees of the UC Davis Wine Executive Program held in March.