With the help of KCET, UC and the Berkeley Food Institute, a 10-part Web series is launching now and a broadcast special airing in the fall called "California Matters with Mark Bittman."

UC Global Food Initiative student fellows Sanna Alas and Claudia Varney of UCLA are working with Jordan High School to turn an empty lot into a community garden.

The initiative, by most accounts, has had a successful first 12 months. That’s especially noteworthy given how huge and wide-ranging it is.

Want to be a top-notch chef? Make sure you use a thermometer. It ensures well-cooked, and safe, food, says Christine Bruhn, a UC Cooperative Extension specialist emerita.

Application period opens for 2016 program -- applications due Aug. 15 for international applicants, Sept. 30 for U.S. citizens.

UC Davis offers helpful tips to prevent foodborne illnesses this grilling season.

With $1.5 million in National Science Foundation funding, a group of researchers from UC Santa Barbara and partner institutions will study the effects of a novel way of eradicating schistosomiasis.

Campus's highest honor presented to retiring vice president of UC's Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

UC Santa Cruz anthropology student traces java's route from Central America to California for senior thesis.

In just 14 years, the percentage of obese Californians is up from one-fifth.

Carol Hillhouse, ecological coordinator at the UC Davis student farm, says preparing your garden to survive hot dry days starts with the soil.