From orchard to campus, efforts are growing to enhance food literacy.
Increasing food literacy
Creating good 'food citizens' for future food equity and security
UCLA Food Studies Graduate Certificate Program taking applications starting Feb. 1, selected students to begin fall 2016.
Sustainability through local food: Elliott Campbell Q&A
The UC Merced professor discusses his groundbreaking research.
Can 'Frankengrapes' save California wine?
Andy Walker, a grape geneticist at UC Davis, has devoted his career to studying Pierce’s disease and believes he can now offer a solution.
A recipe for life: Bake. Swim. Give.
For nearly 40 years, David Kessler, a former UC Berkeley staffer and student, has created a tight-knit aquatic community on campus through homemade sandwiches and a lot of heart.
Going global: UC fellows to tackle development projects
Approximately 40 graduate students from four UC campuses have been selected for USAID fellowships co-sponsored by the UC Global Food Initiative.
Cultivating a healthy lifestyle
Food, Nutrition and Basic Skills Program for students at UC Santa Barbara offers students comprehensive instruction in budgeting and meal planning, basic kitchen skills, cooking and nutrition.
Sneaky sugar: Where added sugar lurks in your diet
Laura Schmidt, a UCSF health policy professor who has done extensive research on sugar’s health effects, discusses the impact of added sugar.
8 tips to keep those resolutions for health
UC Davis nutrition experts offer advice for new year.
Future of small farms examined
UC Riverside development economist Steven Helfand joins multinational team analyzing productivity and global policies.
The former dentist uncovering sugar's rotten secrets
UCSF researcher Cristin Kearns dropped a promising career at Kaiser to dig through sugar industry archives for a smoking gun.
Digging for seeds of truth in GMO debate
"We're looking at genes that make the plants tolerant of flooding," said Dr. Pam Ronald, a plant geneticist at UC Davis, whose husband is a certified organic farmer.