UC Santa Barbara |

A gathering of top chefs

University chefs cook up a storm at Pacific Chef Net 2015.
Sacramento Bee |

UC Davis launches food institute

A symposium exploring discovery, innovation and collaboration in food, agriculture and health marked the launch of the Innovation Institute for Food and Health at UC Davis, a partnership with Mars Inc.
Food & Wine |

How professor Ann Noble inspired a generation of female winemakers

Ann Noble taught enology at UC Davis for nearly 30 years. Many of her pupils now are among the best winemakers in the U.S.
New York Times |

Working the land and the data

Ann Thrupp, executive director of the Berkeley Food Institute — a policy and technology research institute at UC Berkeley — weighs in on technology on the farm.
Civil Eats |

Foragers’ delight: Can wild foods make city dwellers healthier?

UC Berkeley ethnobotanist Tom Carlson and statistician Philip Stark are studying urban foraging in the East Bay.
NPR |

Debate: Should we genetically modify food?

UC Davis genomics researcher Alison Van Eenennaam argues that genetically modified foods have increased farmers' yields and profits around the world.
PBS NewsHour |

A food stamp success story

In the Great Recession, food stamps proved a safety net for poor children, whose plight has been studied by economists at UC Irvine, UC Berkeley and UC Davis.
Sacramento Bee |

Linda Katehi has new vision for UC Davis

Opinion: The UC Davis World Food Center is proposed as a campus where food science, policy and innovation could be headquartered in downtown Sacramento.
International Business Times |

As Mexico’s sugary drink tax turns 1 year old, U.S. health proponents hope it can sway American voters

Michael Roberts, executive director of UCLA’s Resnick Program for Food Law and Policy, is quoted in this story about soda taxes.
J Weekly |

UCSF doctor wants the U.S. to curb its sugar addiction

A Q&A with UCSF pediatric endocrinologist Robert Lustig about sugar.
Los Angeles Times |

Addressing the plight of farmworkers in Mexico

UC Davis professor Philip Martin authors one of nine responses to a series on the abuse of workers on Mexican megafarms that export fruits and vegetables to the U.S.
NPR |

What might be missing from MyPlate? Water

UC nutrition experts maintain that adding H2O will help curb our sugar intake as well as quench our thirst.