The Tab |

UC Irvine students are helping a high school in California grow its own food

The Engineers Without Borders club at UC Irvine has started an aquaponics project with Pacifica High School in Garden Grove.

Los Angeles Times |

A peek into the mysterious art of citrus flavoring

Givaudan, the largest manufacturer of flavorings and fragrances in the world, uses UC Riverside's Citrus Variety Collection for inspiration and creating new flavors for its clients.

AgWeb |

In search of ag's next great apps

This story, which quotes Josette Lewis of UC Davis, highlights how UC Davis and the UC Global Food Initiative are helping to bridge the gap between the ag industry and tech sector.

Science Today |

A synthetic implant that can produce energy-burning 'good' fat

UCTV |

Can we change the microbiome of the UC system?

UCSF’s new Healthy Beverage Initiative, which has phased out the sale of sugar-sweetened beverages at UCSF, is setting an example for efforts to improve health throughout UC and beyond.

San Francisco Chronicle |

Doctor fighting S.F. diabetes epidemic backs soda tax

After failing in 2014, a soda tax will be back on the San Francisco ballot in November, and a morning at the hospital with UCSF Dr. Dean Schillinger demonstrates why he’s such a believer.

Munchies |

Rosemary could be the reason these Italian villagers live for so long

Researchers from UC San Diego and the University of Rome La Sapienza are joining forces to find out why residents of a remote Italian village live for so long.

The Sacramento Bee |

Commentary: Urban farms can help feed the hungry

UC ANR advisor Rachel Surls, who recently led a study on urban farmers in California, writes about how urban agriculture can help improve food security.

 

Merced Sun-Star |

Food sustainability and diversity are topics of UC Merced lectures

Fedele Bauccio, CEO and co-founder of the Palo Alto-based Bon Appétit Management Co. visits the campus as part of UC Merced's Sustainability Speaker Series.

 

San Francisco Chronicle |

Copia, Food Runners recover leftovers to feed the hungry

Komal Ahmad was a UC Berkeley undergrad when she encountered a homeless man begging for food; five years later, Ahmad is leading Copia, a company seeking to apply a Silicon Valley playbook to food recovery.

Fresno Bee |

California orange growers worry about disease that kills trees

Research is being done at UC Riversideto try to combat citrus greening disease.

Mother Jones |

Science has found a brilliant new use for your kitchen scraps

It turns out, dumping compost on grasslands can do a surprising amount for the planet, according to research from Whendee Silver of UC Berkeley.