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UC Davis is recognized internationally as a leader in agriculture, food science, nutrition, life sciences and health. The Foods for Health Institute (FFHI) is a comprehensive campus initiative that includes research, outreach and teaching programs in the arena of food and health. It utilizes UC Davis' interdisciplinary strengths, spanning from agricultural and food sciences to the clinical assessment of food components.

The core components of the FFHI include research and outreach in the arenas of: Quality of Life, Education and Policy, Food Engineering and Processing, and Medicinal Nutrition. The FFHI includes participating faculty and programs from the School of Medicine, the School of Veterinary Medicine, the School of Engineering, the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, the College of Biological Science, the College of Letters and Science, the USDA Western Human Nutrition Center, and it interfaces actively with other related institutes on the Davis campus such as the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science, the Nutritional Genomics Center and the Agriculture Sustainability Institute.

 

 
Faculty Spotlight

 

billristenpart FFHI Faculty member, Bill Ristenpart

was recently published in Nature for his exciting new research!  The new study shows that there is a point at which an increased electrical field actually keeps droplets from coalescing.

These surprising findings, published in the Sept. 17 issue of the journal Nature, could lead to improved applications in diverse fields including microchip manufacturing, biofuel and crude oil purification, and food oil processing. The research also increases our understanding of atmospheric conduction.  Link to article... 

 

More on Dr. Rosenpart...
Upcoming Events

  • Nutritional Genomics Conference:

The Impact of Dietary Regulation of Gene Function on Human Disease

November 12-14, 2009 at California Polytechnic State University, Pomona.  *Approved by the California Dietetics Association for up to 25 CEUs. Official website...

 

  • Food and Health Entrepreneurship Academy

February 1-5, 2010 at UC Davis.  This one-week business intensive is designed for researchers of all levels in the fields relating to food and health.  Apply for enrollment by January 1!  More information...

Link to our Calendar for more exciting events!
About the FFHI

Foods for Health Institute
University of California, Davis
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616

530 752 9211 phone
530 752 8966 fax