UC’s food initiative starts on campus
First phase starts with a deep review of the university’s efforts to support sustainable farming practices – from the food served in dining halls to the success of student gardens.
Civil Eats
Someday your sweat might power your phone
UC San Diego researchers have developed a skin patch that monitors an athlete’s performance during workouts and generates electricity from the sweat.
San Francisco Chronicle
Wine scientists find 'fingerpints' of region and quality
Fine wines have unique chemical identifiers that could authenticate their origin and quality, UC Davis researchers and other scientists have found.
BBC
Western big trees: tall, ancient and under pressure
Drought, fire and climate change pose ongoing hazard for the West's ancient, towering trees, such as redwoods and giant sequoias.
New York Times