New York Times |
Breast milk becomes a commodity, with mothers caught up in debate
This story about breast milk becoming an industrial commodity and new frontier in biotech quotes UC Davis' Bruce German and UC San Diego's Jae Kim.
Wall Street Journal |
Cage-free hens study finds little difference in egg quality
UC Davis scientists participated in a study that compared a cage-free barn with one with traditional cages and one with larger, “colony” cages.
Science Today |
The FDA plans to add new values to nutrition facts labels
San Francisco Chronicle |
Op-ed: How to discourage water wars: don't give away water
UC Davis' Jay Lund and Peter Moyle write this piece suggesting that we should treat environmental uses of water more as a matter of economics.
San Francisco Chronicle |
Food fight: Should the government link beef to global warming?
This article quotes Marion Nestle, a New York University nutrition professor who recently taught a class at UC Berkeley, and UC Berkeley's Dave Rochlin.
UC San Diego |
'Green Revolution 2.0' meeting draws researchers, new ideas
Scientists confront a difficult problem: How to feed and provide fuel for countries such as India, Brazil, Mexico and China, which are not only projected to dramatically expand their populations in the decades ahead, but have rapidly developing economies that will require an exponential increase in fuel and food.
UC San Diego |
President Napolitano visits UC San Diego Global Food Initiative project
The Ocean View Growing Grounds, formerly a vacant lot, is now a thriving community garden thanks to a partnership between the local community and UC San Diego.
National Geographic |
Oceans are losing oxygen — and becoming more hostile to life
UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory scientists examined marine sediment cores from thousands of years ago to gain insight into issues related to low-oxygen zones.
UC Santa Cruz |
Barn raising set at UC Santa Cruz
On March 21, professionals and volunteers will assemble and raise the timber framing for the re-creation of the historic Cowell Ranch Hay Barn near the campus entrance -- timbers are exact duplicates of 150-year-old construction methods.
UC Davis |
Milk comparison study unveils nutritional gems for developing babies
UC Davis researchers expect the findings will provide a better understanding of human breast-milk composition and identify fundamental nutrients that should be included in infant formula.
ANR |
UC tackles new water-related research
UC Agriculture and Natural Resources' California Institute for Water Resources has funded six new research projects that address important issues from fracking to water affordability.
Craftsmanship |
The drought fighter
This feature on organic farmer Paul Kaiser highlights experts from UC Berkeley, UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz.