UC Office of the President |
UC extends Global Food Initiative student fellowship program
UCOP will continue to fund three fellowships per campus, with the amount increasing to $4,000 for each fellowship, to support student-generated research, related projects or internships that focus on food issues.
UC San Francisco |
Diet soda and belly fat: a growing concern
A growing body of evidence is showing that it might not just be added sugar, but also artificial sweeteners, that are contributing to the rapidly rising rates of obesity and diabetes in America.
UC Davis |
Crickets aren't the miracle source of protein
The insects pack a protein punch, but may not be the 'wonder food' in terms of sustainable cultivation.
UC Santa Barbara |
Joining forces for food justice
UC Santa Barbara students and staff collaborate on a series of forums about food security; upcoming event to focus on food goals for campus.
UC Davis |
Art that sold California's agriculture
With all the ways to tell the story of California agriculture, few are as picturesque as one collection in the UC Davis University Library.
UC Riverside |
From farm to home
UC Riverside's FarmShare kicks off with a strong start.
UC Newsroom |
UC tackles California water security
Researchers forge strategies to accurately estimate snowpack, soil moisture and surface-water volumes, and improve monitoring of groundwater.
UC San Francisco |
Student projects get creative to encourage healthy eating
Two UCSF students join UC Global Food Initiative's mission to feed the world nutritiously, sustainably.
UC San Francisco |
‘Wasabi receptor’ points to pain drug development
‘Wasabi receptor’ — why your sinuses tingle when you taste it — points to future pain drug development.
UC Irvine |
Sowing the seeds of change
With her gardening kit startup, senior Stella Liu hopes to motivate people to grow their own food.
BBC |
The app that helps you discover edible weeds
UC Berkeley researchers are using crowdsourcing to help map the location of edible weeds, and logging their findings on an app called iNaturalist.
Sacramento Business Journal |
UC Davis to lead research on keeping pathogens out of produce
Problems with foodborne pathogens on spinach and green onions in recent years have claimed the lives of consumers.