UC Merced undergrad Rebecca Quinte, a UC Global Food Initiative fellow, is working on a project that aims to shoo away leaffooted bugs, insects that feed on the seeds of crops like pomegranates, almonds and pistachios.

A weeklong series of special events will include cooking demonstrations, food drives, farmers markets, lectures and locally sourced meals at campus dining facilities.

Scientists in new center to use medical research techniques to help food crops withstand drought and climate change.

UC Davis hosts a variety of events in October to celebrate World Food Day and National Food Day.

Campus community invited to attend free evening program on Oct. 21 as part of Food Day 2015.

UC Berkeley findings come nearly a year after Berkeley voters approved an excise tax of one cent per ounce on sugary drinks.

A sweet may sound like a treat, but a steady diet of them also may impair recovery from mental deficits after head trauma.

Third campus visit touches on affordability, sustainability and outreach to local high-schoolers.

Technology has greatly accelerated research on an ambrosia beetle that is damaging trees in Southern California.

UC Davis research provides first data to support California wine industry’s reuse of treated winery wastewater, and it describes recommended conditions for the practice, with key focus on salinity issues.

Study will examine the role of epigenetics in allowing plants to survive in drought conditions.

A quarter of the fish sampled at markets in California and Indonesia has consumed plastic or man-made fiber material.