San Francisco Chronicle |
Minimum wage hike hits booming Oakland dining scene
Saru Jayaraman, director of the Food Labor Research Center at UC Berkeley, comments on the effects of Oakland's minimum wage hike on restaurants.
Comstock's |
Fish, out of water
This story about the impacts of California's Prop. 1 water bond on salmon quotes UC Davis' Peter Moyle, Carson Jeffres and Jeffrey Mount.
Ag Alert |
Commentary: UC Davis seeks practical solutions for water needs
UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Dean Helene Dillard highlights UC Davis efforts to improve agricultural water management.
Capital Public Radio |
Cork versus screw cap: Which preserves the flavor of wine better?
UC Davis' Andrew Waterhouse is studying whether corks, screw caps or synthetics best preserve the original flavor of a bottle of wine.
Forbes |
Dietary guidelines address health of people and planet
Recommendations to the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee include one by UC's Nutrition Policy Institute to add water to MyPlate.
California Sunday Magazine |
The fisherman's dilemma
This feature story highlights the sustainable fisheries work of UC Santa Barbara's Steve Gaines and Jenn Caselle.
NPR |
When food is too good to waste, college kids pick up the scraps
At UC Davis, students are focusing on food waste that can't be eaten but can be composted -- Project Compost collects nearly 2,000 pounds a week.
Comstock's |
The great big local food movement
Ben Thomas, sustainability manager of UC Davis Dining Services, oversees hungry college students, serving 55,000 meals per week at UC Davis.
U-T San Diego |
UC San Diego studies community garden
The campus is involved with the garden as part of the UC Global Food Initiative, created last year by UC President Janet Napolitano.
Valley Public Radio |
'Workshop on wheels' gives Hmong farmers insight into new markets
UC Cooperative Extension's Michael Yang led a "workshop on wheels" bus tour to the Bay Area for Valley Hmong farmers.
KQED |
Bittman does Berkeley: talking food politics with Mark Bittman
The man who taught America how to cook everything has come to UC Berkeley, and he has a lot to say.
Visalia Times-Delta |
UC Davis prof: GMOs bring benefits to ag
UC Davis research scientist Alison Van Eenennaam talked about the science of GMOs at the World Ag Expo.