UC Riverside graduate student and GFI fellow John Chater is building on the work of his grandfather, S. John Chater, who was a maintenance worker at a hospital but developed a cult following among rare fruit growers in California for developing new varieties of pomegranates.
UC Riverside |
Pomegranates: Student follows in grandfather's footsteps
UC Santa Cruz |
Grant awarded to study sustainable practices for urban agriculture
UC Santa Cruz environmental studies professor Stacy Philpott will lead the research.
Decanter |
Breakthrough may save cabernet sauvignon from climate change
UC Davis develops a first draft of the wine's genome, which could lead to new and more adaptable varieties.
UC Berkeley |
Holiday help wanted: meals for students
Cal Nourish program helps fill need.
Los Angeles Times/Costa Mesa Daily Pilot |
UCI students pitch in for homeless and hungry
UC Irvine students are lending a helping hand for those less fortunate during the school's Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week.
Washington Post |
The tragic reason seabirds keep mistaking ocean plastic for food
Marine plastic debris is an olfactory trap for seabirds, UC Davis researchers find.
UC Merced |
Researchers trace roots of potato farming to Andes
High-altitude archaeology uncovers earliest evidence of potato consumption.
UC Davis |
Climate-smart agriculture seminar slated for Dutch ag minister's visit
UC Davis seminar to examine ag water issues.
UC Newsroom |
A nation of snackers
Author Sophie Egan, a UC Berkeley alum, explores American food culture.
UC Berkeley |
Asa Bradman appointed to National Organics Standards Board
UC Berkeley associate professor of environmental health science joins 15-member advisory board.
UC Newsroom |
The science of savoring every bite
UC experts offer tips on making the most of your holiday meal.
UC Davis |
Vaccines hitch genomic ride to ward off deadly chicken disease
Findings offer clues to immunity in human diseases.