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.
Sacramento Bee |
Extending innovation is focus of UC Davis-Mars collaboration
Opinion: Universities and the higher education they deliver are essential for enabling discovery of new knowledge and translating this into needed innovation.
Forbes |
The hunt for a hotter jalapeño
Americans are demanding spicy food now more than ever, and it’s getting the attention of food manufacturers, industry analysts and researchers.
UC Food Observer |
Q&A with Michael Pollan
The award-winning journalist, author and UC Berkeley professor talks about California's drought, food politics and what institutions can do to encourage change.
Capital Public Radio |
California agricultural board heads to Mexico
Daniel Sumner, director of the Agricultural Issues Center at UC Davis, says dealing with the immigrant workforce is a priority for California agriculture.
ANR |
Improving school nutrition with 21st century strategies
UC researchers to use a nearly $2 million grant for childhood obesity prevention in San Francisco Unified School District.
Food Tank |
While drought rages on, California farmers are finding ways to conserve water
Several UC experts are quoted in this story about the drought's impact on agriculture, including Jay Lund, Richard Walker, Doug Parker and Kurt Schwabe.
UC Newsroom |
Food justice takes center stage
Forum focuses on labor, power, policy and other issues around food.
Davis Enterprise |
Summit searches for agricultural solutions
Farmers, conservationists and scientists met for the CalCAN Climate and Agriculture Summit at UC Davis to tackle the dilemmas that face California farmers.
UC Riverside |
Lecture series to address the science of food and health
Free public lectures at UC Riverside will cover cowpea research, sustainable food and nutrition's impact on health; first talk to focus on feeding Botswana.