Diane Barrett, FST Extension Specialist Emerita, is featured in the latest video interview by the UC Davis Emeriti Association.

UC Davis Global Affairs annouces new Summer Abroad programs. FST's Dr. Glen Fox will lead a three-week Brewing and Beer tour in Germany and Belgium, studying beer via lectures, tours, excursions and more in iconic brewing regions including the world's oldest brewery.

Please join me in wishing a big congratulations to Selina Wang PhD, who has been named the Faculty Director of the UC Davis Olive Center!

Congratulations to Dr. David Mills for winning the 2026 ISAPP Sanders Award for advancing Biotic Science!

news.bftv.ucdavis.edu/food-science... ...for the first time, all three UC Davis brewing professors stood side by side in the new brewery to celebrate a program that has shaped the modern beer world. Article by Kaylianne Jordan, student writer for the RMI.

Sharing an article from Comstock's magazine on the UC Davis Lynda and Stewart Resnick Center for Agricultural Innovation, expected to be completed next year.

A nice profile of the Shoemakers, two faculty emerita who continue to be involved with our department and their community: news.bftv.ucdavis.edu/food-science...

A great story of tribal aquaculture, featuring the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of Stewarts Point Rancheria, abalone and grape pomace, from the California Sea Grant Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego. news.bftv.ucdavis.edu/food-science...

Congrats to David A. Mills for eight years in a row on Clarivate's Highly Cited Researcher Award list for 2025 - his eighth year in a row on the list!

Associate Professor Ned Spang shares his thoughts on food waste: "Turning Food Scraps into Opportunities"

Recent FST grad Gwen Gonzalez shares her personal journey to the Food Science major: "Floundering to Food Science". Great job, Gwen!

A nice overview of the history of the UC Davis Department of Food Science and Technology, written by recent FST grad Gwen Gonzalez. Thank you, Gwen! news.bftv.ucdavis.edu/food-science...

Glen Fox, endowed professor of malting and brewing sciences at UC Davis, is quoted in a Sacramento Bee article published on August 2, 2025 titled, "Are evolving tastes and high costs killing Sacramento breweries? Experts weigh in". The article reports the closure of local breweries Track 7 & Device.

What's the UC Davis Food Tech Club? Recent FST grad Gwen Gonzalez writes, "Whether you are a future food scientist or a regular foodie, the Food Tech Club at UC Davis is a great opportunity for students to grow and connect with others.

Congratulations to FST's Linda J. Harris, distinguished professor of cooperative extension, who received an International Association for Food Protection Honorary Life Membership Award at the IAFP Annual Meeting in Cleveland, Ohio last week!

A big congratulations to Yoonbin Kim, postdoctoral candidate in Dr. Nitin's lab, for taking 3rd place for his poster presentation in the IAFP's 2025 J. Mac Goepfert Developing Scientists Award! news.bftv.ucdavis.edu/food-science...

news.bftv.ucdavis.edu/bftv-cluster... Interesting new eco-friendly soap made from yeasts!

Sharing info about our joint UCCE-FST Cooperative Extension farm food safety trainings for small-scale produce farms. Most are remote via Zoom, some are in-person. They're offered twice a month into 2026.

The Food Tech Club (FTC) at UC Davis is starting a Food Tech Club Alumni Network. We are currently looking to find alumni who would be willing to serve as network leaders as we first build this network.

You can make white rice and pasta more nutritious - here's how! FST's Maria Marco adds to the conversation about the secret superfood in "naughty" carbs in this story from NPR's Morning Edition.

"Extension and outreach can take many forms. Given the prevalence of misinformation on social media today, I appreciate the opportunity to appear on the podcast of celebrity chef Dave Chang, where I can use his platform to amplify scientific facts." news.bftv.ucdavis.edu/food-science...

What is processed food? Is it all bad? Our experts weigh in on the debate behind how processed foods could affect health.

A big congratulations to Dr. Kasey Schalich, currently a postdoctoral researcher in David A. Mills' lab in the Department of Food Science and Technology, who has won the Global Prebiotic Association's Young Researcher Award for Fundamental/Primary Research. news.bftv.ucdavis.edu/food-science...

A big round of applause for FST's Linda J. Harris, 2025 Woodroof Lecturer, titled, “Nuts! How a foodborne outbreak serendipitously shaped a career". 🥜 🌰

Sharing our college's story on Dr. Maria Marco's work on sauerkraut and gut health 🫙 @ucdaviscaes.bsky.social

Support the Barrett and Buhlert Memorial Food Science Award! 🍎#ucdavisgiveday

Support The Sensory Hub! UC Davis Give Day, April 11-12, 2025