In the Great Recession, food stamps proved a safety net for poor children, whose plight has been studied by economists at UC Irvine, UC Berkeley and UC Davis.

Opinion: The UC Davis World Food Center is proposed as a campus where food science, policy and innovation could be headquartered in downtown Sacramento.

Michael Roberts, executive director of UCLA’s Resnick Program for Food Law and Policy, is quoted in this story about soda taxes.

A Q&A with UCSF pediatric endocrinologist Robert Lustig about sugar.

UC Davis professor Philip Martin authors one of nine responses to a series on the abuse of workers on Mexican megafarms that export fruits and vegetables to the U.S.

UC nutrition experts maintain that adding H2O will help curb our sugar intake as well as quench our thirst.

With hundreds of thousands of acres of irrigated cropland removed from production this summer, the state expects losses in crop revenue, dairy and livestock value, and added costs from well-pumping.

The UCR Community Gardens provide a space to educate, engage, inspire and feed the campus and local community.

You may have Grandma’s recipe for the perfect crust, but do you really know what goes on at the molecular level? UCLA biophysicist Amy Rowat shares some of the scientific aspects of apple pie and explains how you can apply these insights in the kitchen.

UC Davis senior Ren Bautista's entry was selected from among 19 submissions from five UC campuses.

The dairy industry is still No.1 when it comes to farm commodities in California. But almonds are gaining ground. A new UC report finds the state's almond industry adds $11 billion to the gross state product.

Fellowships will fund student-generated research, related projects or internships that focus on food issues.