UC Riverside |

How to make reclaimed water ready for crops

A new, simple solution for cleaning out unhealthy chemicals and turning sewage into sustenance.
UC Riverside |

Capturing heavier rains in an era of drought

Professor Kurt Schwabe’s Fulbright fellowship will help Australia and California meet water needs.
UC Davis |

A new downside to coffee? It pollutes

While researchers investigate how caffeine-addicted bacteria may be used as a cleanup crew for caffeine, check out 5 ways to clean up your habit.
UC Merced |

Research reveals an easy way for dairy farmers to reduce their climate impact

Adding even a small amount of biochar can drastically reduce methane emissions, research shows.
UC Santa Barbara |

The environmental footprint of food

Researchers map the environmental pressures of global production for all foods on land and ocean.
UC Santa Cruz |

Partnership across UC campuses will prepare the next generation of leaders in organic agriculture

A grant of more than $700,000 from the USDA will support a UC collaboration to improve and expand undergraduate education in organic agriculture, with an emphasis on supporting underrepresented students.
UC Berkeley |

Could this new process finally turn polyethylene bags, plastics into something useful?

A promising new method for breaking down plastic would finally allow us to do something useful with hard-to-recycle waste.
UC Riverside |

New strategies to save the world’s most indispensable grain

Researchers provide genetic insights to help rice survive drought and flood.
UC Davis |

Should there be more microbes on your plate?

Researchers find Americans are increasing their intake of friendly microbes, which are good for gut health and can promote a healthy immune system.
UC Irvine |

Turning Anteaters into plant eaters

Campus dining halls are offering more meals that minimize meat.
UC Davis |

People turned to gardening for stress relief, food access during pandemic, new survey says

More green spaces and urban farming opportunities could be helpful in future disasters.
UC Merced |

Last year’s drought cost the ag industry more than $1 billion, thousands of jobs, new analysis shows

Crops most affected by increased fallowing include rice, cotton, grain and field crops.