UC Berkeley |
Could this new process finally turn polyethylene bags, plastics into something useful?
A promising new method for breaking down plastic would finally allow us to do something useful with hard-to-recycle waste.
UC Riverside |
New strategies to save the world’s most indispensable grain
Researchers provide genetic insights to help rice survive drought and flood.
UC Davis |
Should there be more microbes on your plate?
Researchers find Americans are increasing their intake of friendly microbes, which are good for gut health and can promote a healthy immune system.
UC Irvine |
Turning Anteaters into plant eaters
Campus dining halls are offering more meals that minimize meat.
UC Davis |
People turned to gardening for stress relief, food access during pandemic, new survey says
More green spaces and urban farming opportunities could be helpful in future disasters.
UC Merced |
Last year’s drought cost the ag industry more than $1 billion, thousands of jobs, new analysis shows
Crops most affected by increased fallowing include rice, cotton, grain and field crops.
UC Santa Barbara |
Saving native oysters
Conservation aquaculture could bring more native oysters to plates and estuaries along the west coast.
UC Berkeley via The Conversation |
A new way to remove salts and toxic metals from water
Desalination can help meet growing water needs globally, but current techniques are limited. A new approach holds promise.
UC Davis and UC Riverside |
Genes that keep plants green: A discovery that can help us grow crops in a drought
Scientists have discovered genetic data that will help food crops like tomatoes and rice survive longer, more intense periods of drought on our warming planet.
UCLA |
A path toward clean drinking water for all Californians
A new study finds hundreds of public water systems are out of compliance, but points to solutions the state (and nation) can pursue.
UC Newsroom |
UC summit will focus on student involvement in the war on global hunger
Register by March 12 to participate in the 2021 Universities Fighting World Hunger Virtual Summit to be held March 25-26, 2021.
UC Riverside |
Your childhood diet has a lifelong impact, study finds
The effects of unhealthy food followed young mice into adulthood.