Girl holding fruit drink
UC ANR |

Does sleep affect child obesity?

Study will examine how sleep impacts obesity in Mexican-American children.

The images third from the bottom and at the bottom show fruit, vegetables and flowers treated with pathogen gene-targeting RNA molecules. The other images represent various control methods.
UC Riverside |

Putting mold on hold

Researchers develop strategy that could lead to eco-friendly fungicide to fight pathogens that cause billions in crop losses.

Santa Cruz Sentinel |

For FoodWhat's 10th anniversary: The story of Deonte McClure

UC Santa Cruz Farm is home to FoodWhat, a food and farming youth program that is celebrating its 10th anniversary.

The Benioff Ocean Initiative based at and led by UC Santa Barbara aims to research the root causes of pervasive ocean issues and use science to solve them.
UC Santa Barbara |

Crowdsourcing sea change

Marc and Lynne Benioff's $10M gift establishes initiative at UC Santa Barbara to study and solve ocean issues.

Glenda Humiston, UC ANR vice president
Farm To Table Talk |

Connecting the dots: UC ANR's Glenda Humiston

UC Agricultural and Natural Resources Vice President Glenda Humiston discusses ANR's role in research, extension and education.

Maize growing at a highland field site in Toluca, Mexico. UC Davis researchers are studying how maize adapted to different environments. The new knowledge could aid in breeding crops resistant to climate change.
UC Davis |

Maize genetics may show how crops adapt to climate change

In addition to maize, the world needs many other crops able to adapt to new environments.

UC Davis Student Farm Director Mark Van Horn and some of his students last year, from left, Alexis Fujii, Mary Laurie and Abraham Cazares.
UC Newsroom |

Student farming takes root

UC Davis Student Farm Director Mark Van Horn offers insights.

UCSF sugar spoon
UC San Francisco |

UCSF reveals how sugar industry influenced national conversation on heart disease

Documents show how trade organizations deflected scientific attention from sucrose to saturated fat.

A group of UC Davis students is breeding a “jalapeño popper,” a cross between a bell pepper and a jalapeño pepper. Two members of the team, Randi Jimenez and Wengyuan Xiao, examine their crop at the Student Farm.
UC Davis |

Students breeding a better organic popper pepper

UC Davis student-run project has become a model for other programs.

UC Davis coffee
NPR |

STEM to steam: How coffee is perking up engineering education

Your morning brew is now the focus of the most popular elective class and a new research center at UC Davis.

UC Riverside bacteria wild bees
UC Riverside |

Flowers critical link to bacteria transmission in wild bees

Research shows for the first time that multiple flower and wild bee species share several of the same types of bacteria.

Associate professor William Ristenpart talks with Sabrina Perell, community regional development major, and Kyle Phan, an undeclared major, about the taste of their brew during a UC Davis “Design of Coffee” class in 2015. UC Davis is now establishing a Co
UC Davis |

Peet's Coffee pledges $250,000 to advance coffee research

Gift will fund Peet's Coffee Pilot Roastery in first-of-its-kind Coffee Center at UC Davis.

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