UC Berkeley |

Our brain activity could be nudged to make healthier choices

UC Berkeley scientists capture the moment-to-moment dynamics of how we make decisions.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |

Copper is key in burning fat

UC Berkeley and Berkeley Lab research points to possible link between deficiency and obesity-related diseases.

UC ANR |

Urban gardens improve food security

Growing food in community and home gardens can provide people with more access to fresh vegetables for a healthier food supply, study finds.

Orange County Register |

Breeding program aims to revive white abalone

UC Davis' Bodega Marine Laboratory is leading efforts to breed white abalone, which were nearly eaten out of existence in the 1970s.

UC Berkeley |

Startup connects local farmers with city dwellers

Farmcation, a new student startup, grew from a UC Berkeley innovation course called “Eat.Think.Design.”

UC Davis |

UC Davis to switch to university-managed food service

Campus will join seven other UCs that run their own food services.

The Conversation |

Deciphering the mysterious decline of honey bees

Elina Nino, assistant extension apiculturist at UC Davis, writes about the plight of honey bees and their importance as pollinators.

UC Davis |

Richard and Evelyne Rominger to receive the UC Davis Medal

Family deeply rooted in UC Davis and California agriculture.

KCET |

A great use for UC Irvine's garbage

Food scraps from UC Irvine's dining halls used to be sent to landfills but now get recycled into a potent fuel that helps power engines at a water treatment plant.

UCLA |

Your brain on microbes

Learn about scientists' latest findings in UCLA Science and Food lecture.

ABC Sacramento |

Experts weigh in on antibiotics in meat

The UC Global Food Initiative and UC Center Sacramento host the first of a three-part seminar series on food and agriculture.

UC ANR |

New book traces Los Angeles' transformation from cows to concrete

In the first half of the 20th century, LA was the top farm county in the U.S.