TakePart |

Avocado trees are helping make U.S.-grown coffee a thing

UC specialty crops advisor Mark Gaskell has worked with farmer Jay Ruskey on growing coffee in Santa Barbara.
U-T San Diego |

Jewish, Muslim students team up

UC San Diego is on track to be the first campus in the University of California system to have a joint kosher and halal dining hall.
UC Santa Barbara |

Native food, native wisdom

A symposium on native food ways at UC Santa Barbara emphasized the connection between indigenous Americans and their traditional staples.
BBC |

Will we ever eat genetically modified meat?

James Murray of UC Davis who has developed GM goats that produce milk containing antibacterial proteins that can prevent diarrhea.
Sacramento Bee |

Op-ed: Shaping water storage expansion in California

A recent joint study by UC Davis and The Nature Conservancy shows that expanding water storage, while useful, is no panacea by itself.
UC San Francisco |

Sugar Papers reveal industry role in 1970s dental program

Newly discovered documents reveal that the sugar industry worked closely with the National Institutes of Health to develop a federal research program focused on approaches other than sugar reduction to prevent tooth decay.
UC Santa Barbara |

Environment in the African savanna linked to human health

Community ecologist spotlights how environmental management affects disease emergence.
UC Riverside |

How healthy is genetically modified soybean oil?

UC Riverside study shows GM soybean oil is as unhealthy as conventional soybean oil, with one benefit: no resistance to insulin.
KPCC |

As California university costs rise, college students tap food pantries

UC is taking steps to address student hunger, a growing problem at colleges and universities nationwide.
UC Santa Cruz |

Want to teach about organic farming and gardening? Updated manual now available

UC Santa Cruz manual, now in its third edition, addresses practical aspects of organic farming and gardening, applied soil science, and social and environmental issues in agriculture.
San Francisco Chronicle |

Minimum wage hike hits booming Oakland dining scene

Saru Jayaraman, director of the Food Labor Research Center at UC Berkeley, comments on the effects of Oakland's minimum wage hike on restaurants.
ANR |

Artisan cheese: Milking a movement

UC Agriculture and Natural Resources has published a bestselling manual designed for the beginning cheesemaker, "Farmstead and Artisan Cheeses: A Guide to Building a Business."