UC Santa Barbara |
Environment in the African savanna linked to human health
Community ecologist spotlights how environmental management affects disease emergence.
U Magazine/UCLA |
Obesity poses serious health risks for moms and their babies
Obesity poses serious health risks for moms and their babies.
UC San Diego |
Change agent
Professor and National Geographic ‘Emerging Explorer’ sets out to address food production’s footprint on global climate change.
UC Berkeley |
Eat.Think.Design course opens minds about public health solutions
UC Berkeley course feeds need for rethinking problems of food and nutrition.
UC Davis |
Ocean acidification threatens coastal communities across the U.S.
Shellfish industry — especially mollusks — is at long-term risk in 15 states.
UC Merced |
Dietitian helps student improve nutrition, eating habits
Registered dietitian Jennifer Hobbs sees and advises UC Merced students on nutrition and wellness, creates helpful programs and works to expand healthy food options on campus.
ANR |
Conservation practices can help sequester carbon in farmland
UC findings point to role that agriculture could play in cap-and-trade programs.
UC San Francisco |
Hyperactive kids: What is sugar's role?
UCSF's SugarScience addresses what we do and don't know about ADHD, sugar and kids.
UC Riverside |
Feeding the world from UC Riverside
A look at UC Riverside's contributions to the UC Global Food initiative, including UCR’s community garden and how planting seeds on campus bears fruit for staff, faculty and students.
UCLA |
Google Glass app helps scientists analyze plants' health in seconds
Scientists from UCLA’s California NanoSystems Institute have developed a Google Glass app that, when paired with a handheld device, enables the wearer to quickly analyze the health of a plant without damaging it.
ANR |
Tapping into healthy drink choices
Low-quality water in rural immigrant communities could be prompting kids to drink sugary beverages.
UC Davis |
Fighting powdery mildew on grapes
A discovery by UC Davis researchers is helping combat costly grape powdery mildew damage.