In drought conditions, natural processes kick in to keep plants alive until they can be watered again. But UC Riverside's Sean Cutler knows that with the help of protein engineering, some plants can last even longer.

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awards nearly $2.5 million per year for four years for UC Davis lab's work for the species.

Over a weekend, volunteers joined professionals to raise the timber-framed superstructure for the re-creation of the Cowell Ranch hay barn, which will become a center for sustainability programs at UC Santa Cruz.

How UC is playing a pivotal role in food, its cultivation and feeding the world.

Food Tank's Danielle Nierenberg and Daniel Bornstein note that the UC system hosts some of the world's most prominent agricultural research institutions.

UC Agriculture and Natural Resources' Rachel Surls writes that ANR provides information for urban farmers and decision-makers interested in urban agriculture to improve food security.

Tule, a new business formed with the strength of UC Davis research behind it, was one of 14 startups launched last year with UC Davis support.

Dean Ornish, a clinical professor of medicine at UC San Francisco, writes that the debate is not as simple as low-fat versus low-carb.

UC agricultural assistant Michael Yang is quoted in this story about the central San Joaquin Valley's strawberry crop arriving about two weeks early.

UC Davis adjunct professor of nutrition David McCarron weighs in on the drawbacks of a low-salt diet.

UC Davis scientists are participating in an experiment that places thousands of two-inch Chinook salmon in inundated rice fields for a few weeks.

Four new viticulture farm advisors were hired in the past year by the University of California to serve in San Joaquin Valley Extension office positions.