This story quotes Rachel Sumekh, executive director of Swipe Out Hunger, who helped start the group in 2009 as a student at UCLA.
College meal plans: What to do with all those leftover swipes
Advocates for social and food justice
UC Santa Cruz students show how agriculture and food systems can build community.
National conference marks 10 years of growth in sustainable agriculture education
UC Santa Cruz hosts meeting of sustainable ag educators with focus on 'The Ecology of Food Systems.'
UC president encourages teenage girls to aim high during visit to campus
Napolitano samples summer programs, campus farm produce, during two-day visit.
Can flooded rice fields be a solution in California water war?
A UC Davis doctoral student is working with farmers to help restore salmon populations.
Four tips for preventing food allergies in school
Preparation is key to prevent an allergic reaction.
'Advance warning'
Climate Hazards Group will help African scientists to use remote sensing and climate data to prevent severe hunger.
Do eco-friendly wines taste better?
Raise a glass to organic grapes: UCLA study finds eco-certified wine rated higher by wine publications.
Bringing more irrigation and climate-smart farming to Guatemala
A UC Davis-led team is equipping thousands with better tools to increase food security and reduce poverty.
A recipe for saving cod
Scientists make a breakthrough that could help the poster child of fishery science.
Op-ed: Sacramento region should lead the world in ag-tech innovation
UC Davis is contributing to efforts to make Sacramento an ag-tech innovation hub, writes Josette Lewis of the UC Davis World Food Center.
Direct-marketing farms have double the regional impact
Direct-marketing channels include farmers markets, roadside farm stands and community-supported agriculture programs.