UC Newsroom |

How California is reinventing school lunch

30 million kids receive school lunch daily — and UC's Global Food Initiative is helping ensure it's healthy and sustainable.

Wired |

The chemical engineer who'll school you on coffee

UC Davis professor Bill Ristenpart's Design of Coffee course has become the most popular chemical engineering class in the country.

UC Food Observer |

Nutrition education summit to tackle food waste

UC and national leaders will convene to consider new ways to optimize food resources.

UC San Francisco |

Food is medicine for HIV-positive and Type 2 diabetes patients

Maintaining a healthy diet improves mental health and medication adherence.

UC Merced |

UC Merced Blum Center relaunching with focus on food

Will become hub for food-security-related research and outreach on and off campus.

UC Riverside |

Study explains how western diet leads to overeating and obesity

UC Riverside researchers identify pharmaceutical target for overeating associated with diet-induced obesity.

UC ANR |

UC helps launch 4-H program in Mexico

Agreement will expand youth development opportunities south of the border.

UC Berkeley |

CRISPR research institute expands into agriculture, microbiology

Gene-editing tools may help prevent illness, improve crop yields and nurture a balanced ecosystem.

UC Davis |

Feast will benefit Honey and Pollination Center

UC Davis to add pollinator-friendly garden.

UC Food Observer |

Students flock to food movement

UC Berkeley's Ann Thrupp on students' rising interest in sustainable agriculture and agroecology.

UC Santa Barbara |

Intense industrial fishing

How China maintains large catches and what it means for fishery management.

UC Davis |

Arabica coffee genome sequenced

Coincides with birth of California-grown specialty coffee industry.