UC Riverside |

From farm to home

UC Riverside's FarmShare kicks off with a strong start.
UC Newsroom |

UC tackles California water security

Researchers forge strategies to accurately estimate snowpack, soil moisture and surface-water volumes, and improve monitoring of groundwater.
UC San Francisco |

Student projects get creative to encourage healthy eating

Two UCSF students join UC Global Food Initiative's mission to feed the world nutritiously, sustainably.
UC San Francisco |

‘Wasabi receptor’ points to pain drug development

‘Wasabi receptor’ — why your sinuses tingle when you taste it — points to future pain drug development.
UC Irvine |

Sowing the seeds of change

With her gardening kit startup, senior Stella Liu hopes to motivate people to grow their own food.
BBC |

The app that helps you discover edible weeds

UC Berkeley researchers are using crowdsourcing to help map the location of edible weeds, and logging their findings on an app called iNaturalist.
Sacramento Business Journal |

UC Davis to lead research on keeping pathogens out of produce

Problems with foodborne pathogens on spinach and green onions in recent years have claimed the lives of consumers.
Sacramento Bee |

Extending innovation is focus of UC Davis-Mars collaboration

Opinion: Universities and the higher education they deliver are essential for enabling discovery of new knowledge and translating this into needed innovation.
Forbes |

The hunt for a hotter jalapeño

Americans are demanding spicy food now more than ever, and it’s getting the attention of food manufacturers, industry analysts and researchers.
UC Food Observer |

Q&A with Michael Pollan

The award-winning journalist, author and UC Berkeley professor talks about California's drought, food politics and what institutions can do to encourage change.
Capital Public Radio |

California agricultural board heads to Mexico

Daniel Sumner, director of the Agricultural Issues Center at UC Davis, says dealing with the immigrant workforce is a priority for California agriculture.
ANR |

Improving school nutrition with 21st century strategies

UC researchers to use a nearly $2 million grant for childhood obesity prevention in San Francisco Unified School District.