Who We Are
We bring people together from a wide variety of disciplines to address water quality, and food safety and security problems, through research and training.
About UsFeatured Training
FREE DHS-Certified Training for Rural Communities
The Rural Domestic Preparedness (RDPC) and the Western Institute for Food Safety and Security (WIFSS) have partnered to develop a set of training classes for emergency responders and managers in rural communities.
Upcoming Trainings
Civic Urban Farmers Program
The Civic Urban Farmer Program workshop series is a no-cost dynamic educational program developed by UC Davis Western Institute for Food Safety and Security and UC Cooperative Extension.
Upcoming Trainings
february, 2025
Honey Bees and Beekeeping for Veterinarians
This course has been approved by the American Association of Veterinary State Boards and those completing the course will receive Continued Education (CE) Credit.
Subject matter experts from UCD SVM, UCD Entomology and Nematology, and Oregon State University have teamed up with the Western Institute for Food Safety and Security (WIFSS) to create a new course designed to educate veterinarians in treating diseases of honey bees through an award from the USDA Specialty Crop Multi-State Program.
Summer 2023 Online Conference
The 2023 UC Davis Education Conference on One Health for Food Safety, Agriculture, and Animal Health is scheduled to take place online, January 30 – February 10, 2023. This online conference provides an in-depth educational experience for participants to learn about the importance of applying a One Health approach to solving problems concerning food safety and security, and animal health.
Our Research
We believe that the availability of safe food improves the health of people and is a basic human right. Our researchers are playing an important role in ensuring safe food and water for agriculture.
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