November 2014

BAE Seminar: Dr. Steve Fennimore, Tuesday, December 2, 1:10pm, 2045 Bainer Hall

BAE SEMINAR Tuesday, December 2, 2014 1:10 PM, 2045 Bainer Hall Topic: An expanded role for physical pest control in California vegetables & strawberry" Speaker: Dr. Steve Fennimore Extension Specialist and Weed Scientist, UC Davis

BAE Seminar: Carlos Crisosto, TOMORROW, Tuesday, November 25, 1:10pm, 2045 Bainer Hall

BFTV Cluster

BAE SEMINAR TOMORROW, Tuesday, November 25, 2014 1:10 PM, 2045 Bainer Hall Topic: "Applying Nondestructive Sensors to Improve Fresh Fruit Consumer Satisfaction and Increase Consumption" Speaker: Carlos Crisosto

BAE Seminar: Dr. Luis A. Sanchez, Tuesday, November 18, 1:10pm, 2045 Bainer Hall

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

BAE SEMINAR Tuesday, November 18, 2014 1:10 PM, 2045 Bainer Hall Topic: Effect of a Variable Rate Irrigation Strategy on the Variability of Crop Production in Wine Grapes in California Speaker: Dr. Luis A. Sanchez

Textiles Special Seminar, 11am, Fri Nov 14

Textiles and Clothing

Special Seminar Tomorrow! 11 am, Friday November 14, 2014 135 Everson Dr. Ian Blanchonette "Development of new fabrics and wearable (fabric) sensor technologies for sport" Dr. Stuart Gordon "Cotton research and fibre metrology" CSIRO, Australia

Coffee with the Dean, Monday, December 8, 2014, 2:15-3:30, Student Community Center

BFTV Cluster

This coffee, tea and study snack break will provide the opportunity for you to share your thoughts, and ask questions of the dean about her future plans.

Graduate Student Exit Seminar: Brendan Higgins, Thursday, November 13, 11am-12:30pm, 2045 Bainer Hall

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

BAE EXIT SEMINAR Thursday, November 13, 2014 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, 2045 Bainer Hall Topic: Co-culturing green algae with bacteria for enhanced growth and biofuel production Presenter: Brendan Higgins PhD Degree Candidate Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering

BAE's Dr. Ruihong Zhang named Clean Tech Innovator of the Year

BFTV Cluster

Sacramento Regional Technology Alliance (SARTA) named BAE Professor Ruihong Zhang the Clean Tech Innovator of the Year.

Life Theater returning to campus! - Dec. 3

BFTV Cluster

By popular demand, Life Theatre Services is coming back to campus! Come take part in an engaging program that will stimulate and challenge your perceptions of sexual harassment. Youll get your AB 1825 credit, while participating in an interactive theatrical program that mixes serious education and learning with humor, entertainment and spirited discussion.

Bay Area Global Health Symposium Wednesday November 12 at UCB

BFTV Cluster

By 2015, it is projected that we will be sharing the planet with 7.3 billion people. While the human population swells - especially in parts of the world where there is more poverty, disease, famine, and political instability - we must continue finding innovative ways to achieve global health goals.

Graduate Student Exit Seminar: Rajveer Dhillon, Monday, Nov . 10, 10-11 am, 2045 Bainer Hall

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BAE Graduate Student Exit Seminar Monday, November 10, 2014 10-11 am, 2045 BAINER HALL Topic: DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF CONTINUOUS LEAF MONITORING SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATION OF PLANT WATER STATUS Presenter: Rajveer S. Dhillon Ph.D. Candidate Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering

HSI Forums - Join the Conversation! - Nov 13

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Join the Conversation!

FST Professor Charlotte Biltekoff featured at reThink Food conference

Food Science and Technology

The inaugural reThink Food conference, organized by The Culinary Institute of America and the MIT Media Lab, looked at innovation at the intersection of technology, behavior, design, and food. Dr. Biltekoff was one of 35 guest presenters on November 7 through 9 at the CIA's Napa Valley campus, sharing how her work is radically changing food markets, systems, and our understanding of consumer choices.

UCD study on frozen vegetables gets national press

Food Science and Technology

A study of nutrients retained in fresh versus frozen vegetables was written up in Yahoo Food. The study was led by FST's Dr. Diane Barrett and PhD candidate Ali Bouzari.

Serious about your wine? Try this tasting at UC Davis - Nov.13

Viticulture and Enology

Folks who are serious about wine will be interested in a rare opportunity to taste several French vintage wines at University of California Davis on Nov. 13. A fundraiser for the department of Viticulture and Enology, the educational tasting will feature wines from the Bordeaux region with vintages in the 1960s and 1970.