UC San Diego |

Triton Food Pantry opens at UC San Diego

A new service for all undergraduate and graduate students at UC San Diego, the Triton Food Pantry was launched by Associated Students Feb. 5 to provide discreet relief for students.
Visalia Times-Delta |

UC Davis prof: GMOs bring benefits to ag

UC Davis research scientist Alison Van Eenennaam talked about the science of GMOs at the World Ag Expo.
Santa Cruz Sentinel |

Food for Thought: Ahhhh, sweet chocolate, a life saver

This story about the health benefits of chocolate cites UC Davis researcher Carl Keen.
UCLA |

Global Food Initiative funds student documentaries

Films at UCLA on a single mother's struggle to buy healthy food and the impact of an urban garden are among 41 projects systemwide receiving grants.
UC Santa Cruz |

UC Santa Cruz Farm adds Quarry Field to further farming, education, research

Freshly tilled soil marks the start of the farm’s latest effort in growing food for campus and expanding the research and education work of the Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems.
UC Riverside |

Blum poverty Initiative launches in fall 2015

Gift to UC Riverside from former chair of UC Regents will support effort aimed at solving poverty-related issues in the Inland Empire region.
UCLA |

Google Glass app helps scientists analyze plants' health in seconds

Scientists from UCLA’s California NanoSystems Institute have developed a Google Glass app that, when paired with a handheld device, enables the wearer to quickly analyze the health of a plant without damaging it.
Al Jazeera America |

Op-ed: Separating truth from fiction in the sugar wars

UCSF's Laura Schmidt writes about SugarScience, an initiative designed to highlight the most authoritative scientific findings on sugar and its impact on health.
ANR |

Tapping into healthy drink choices

Low-quality water in rural immigrant communities could be prompting kids to drink sugary beverages.
Capital Press |

USDA plans to spend $30M on fighting citrus disease

More than $23M will fund research at four universities, including $4.5M to UC Davis and $1.7M to UC Riverside.
UC Davis |

UC Davis and California Strawberry Commission settle lawsuit, set new direction

As part of renewed commitment to a public breeding program that creates new varieties for California’s strawberry farmers, UC Davis announces hiring of new breeder for Strawberry Breeding Program.
AgWeb |

The 20 best college farms

Farms at UC Santa Cruz and UC Davis both make Best College Reviews' list of the 20 best college farms.