The 10-part series takes the renowned writer across the state to explore UC research in food, sustainable agriculture, policy and health.

Doug Parker, director of the University of California Institute for Water Resources, helps explain California agriculture's water use.

UCOP will continue to fund three fellowships per campus, with the amount increasing to $4,000 for each fellowship, to support student-generated research, related projects or internships that focus on food issues.

UC Berkeley researchers are using crowdsourcing to help map the location of edible weeds, and logging their findings on an app called iNaturalist.

Problems with foodborne pathogens on spinach and green onions in recent years have claimed the lives of consumers.

Opinion: Universities and the higher education they deliver are essential for enabling discovery of new knowledge and translating this into needed innovation.

Americans are demanding spicy food now more than ever, and it’s getting the attention of food manufacturers, industry analysts and researchers.

Daniel Sumner, director of the Agricultural Issues Center at UC Davis, says dealing with the immigrant workforce is a priority for California agriculture.

Several UC experts are quoted in this story about the drought's impact on agriculture, including Jay Lund, Richard Walker, Doug Parker and Kurt Schwabe.

Farmers, conservationists and scientists met for the CalCAN Climate and Agriculture Summit at UC Davis to tackle the dilemmas that face California farmers.

UC Davis' Pamela Ronald helped find the key to disease- and flood-resistant rice. Her next goal? How to feed the world's growing population without further destroying the environment.

Farmers get a buzz from growing specialty crop.