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A big congratulations to Poll Zhang, who was honored with a Dean's Circle Award for outstanding academics and community service.

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Congratulations to Zhuo Chen, Ph.D. candidate in Dr. Luxin Wang's lab, who has been selected along with six others to be in the Center for Produce Safety's Professional Development Program for 2026.
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Congratulations to Sheryl Long, a Ph.D. student co-advised by Drs. Luxin Wang and Erin DiCaprio, for winning the graduate student poster competition organized by the Northern California Section of the Institute of Food Technologists on May 5th!

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Regretfully, we announce the passing of Professor Emeritus Charlie Shoemaker on April 13. Charlie was an internationally renowned food scientist, educator, mentor and collaborator. His career with UC Davis spanned 35 years,10 years as department chair.

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Congratulations to the UC Davis IFT College Bowl team for taking first place in the regional competition! They will advance to the final at IFT FIRST in Chicago, July 12-15th, where they'll compete again seven other regional winners.

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Congratulations to FST and BAE's Dr. Nitin Nitin, one of only 27 new International Academy of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) Fellows for 2026!

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Food Science and Technology Alumni and Friends!
Thursday, Apr 2, 2026 @ 12:00pm - 12:45pm
Join us for a virtual coffee chat with Department Chair Chris Simmons! Hear the latest from your home department since graduation and learn ways to get involved.

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What is Gut Health? To address the confusion around the popular term, an international group of scientists and clinicians (co-led by FST's Maria Marco) has taken a closer look at what gut health means.

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https://t.co/DE0GYGUQp7 Diane Barrett, FST Extension Specialist Emerita, is featured in the latest video interview by the UC Davis Emeriti Association.

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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.

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A nice profile of two faculty emerita who continue to be involved with our department and their community:

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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.

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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!

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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!

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