UC Riverside |
Feeding the world from UC Riverside
A look at UC Riverside's contributions to the UC Global Food initiative, including UCR’s community garden and how planting seeds on campus bears fruit for staff, faculty and students.
UC Santa Barbara |
An ocean of plastic
New report by UC Santa Barbara-based research center calculates the magnitude of waste going into the world's seas.
UC Natural Reserve System |
Digital California plant portal hits 2 million specimens
Collecting, pressing and identifying plant specimens may seem quaint, but the process is key to helping scientists understand our environmental future.
UC San Diego |
The Basement opens for business at UC San Diego
New incubator/accelerator program for student entrepreneurs opens on campus.
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.
UC Irvine |
Overseeing your online afterlife
Jed Brubaker’s graduate research at UC Irvine guides Facebook’s new policy on postmortem account stewardship.
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.
UC Berkeley |
Google gives Lick Observatory $1 million
Funds will go toward general expenses, augmenting the $1.5 million the UC Office of the President provides annually for operation.
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.
ANR |
Tapping into healthy drink choices
Low-quality water in rural immigrant communities could be prompting kids to drink sugary beverages.