We are heartbroken over the fires that have taken lives and consumed homes and businesses in our treasured state, and we are acutely aware that the devastation has affected many within our own communities. Our college has deep connections to the impacted areas, and we sincerely hope you and your loved ones are safe. Our thoughts go out to all who were affected by this major natural disaster.

Arabica coffee genome sequenced.
The first public genome sequence for Coffea arabica, the species responsible for more than 70 percent of global coffee production, was released today by researchers at the University of California, Davis.

Funding for the sequencing was provided by Suntory group, an international food and beverage company based in Tokyo.

We express our sincerest sympathies, to the families of Vernon Singleton and Kentaro Inoue.

Vernon Singleton, viticulture and enology professor emeritus known for trailblazing research and textbooks that are still used today, died Aug. 26 at the age of 93.

“UC Davis V&E has lost a prominent member of our family,” David Block, department chair, said in a statement on the viticulture and enology website.

Local climate and environmental conditions leave a specific "fingerprint" on the composition of wine.

Regionally distinctive groups of bacteria and fungi, associated with local climate and environmental conditions, may leave a very specific “fingerprint” on a wine’s chemical composition, report University of California, Davis, researchers who collaborated on a new study with two Napa Valley wineries.