KQED |

Big Think: Give restaurant workers one fair wage

UC Berkeley's Saru Jayaraman wants to eliminate the gap between the standard and lower minimum wage by giving all workers, including restaurant workers, one fair wage.

UC Riverside |

Citrus curator given endowed chair

Endowed chair will support and maintain UC Riverside's Citrus Variety Collection in perpetuity.

UC Davis |

Newly identified enzyme may be culprit in Pierce's disease grapevine damage

UC Davis researchers hope that the discovery, which runs counter to existing theories, will lead to new diagnostics and potential treatments for Pierce’s disease.

UC San Francisco |

UC San Francisco Global Food Initiative fellows tackle food insecurity’s impact on infectious diseases

Grants support research by three doctors to better understand the impact of food insecurity and to design interventions.

UC Research Tumblr |

Eating crickets may not be as eco-friendly as you think

Bugs hold potential as a food source but their sustainability claims have been “overstated," UC Davis and UC Cooperative Extension experts say.

KPBS |

In defense of food

Join UC Berkeley journalism professor and author Michael Pollan on a fascinating journey to answer the question: What should I eat to be healthy?

Ensia |

Can genetic engineering help quench crops' thirst?

UC Berkeley's Peggy Lemaux is lead researcher on a project aimed at engineering drought resistance into sorghum.

Science Today |

How diet can play a big role in preventing kidney stones

Ventura County Star |

Experts predict Ventura County food trends for 2016

UC Food Observer writer Rose Hayden-Smith is among the experts weighing in on this year's food trends.

UC Davis |

Veterinary food safety lab gets boost for toxicology testing

Lab receives $1.9M, five-year grant from the federal Food Emergency Response Network.

UC Davis |

Wild bees decline where crop pollination most needed, study finds

New study suggests that wild bee populations likely declined in areas comprising 23 percent of the nation between 2008 and 2013, a decline associated with conversion of natural wild bee habitat into intensive agriculture.

UC Davis |

Hackers compete for best ag app

Ag for Hire team wins the hackathon, which, in partnership with the World Food Center at UC Davis, was one of a series of events at the Food, Ag and Health Solution Summit.