UC Santa Barbara |
Food from the sea
Research summit aims to inspire UC-wide collaborations around fisheries and aquaculture
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.
ANR |
Comprehensive program helps improve children's eating habits
Obesity has decreased among Sacramento County school children since Shaping Healthy Choices implemented.
UC Berkeley |
Lentils, a mighty force for improving the food system
'Lentil Underground,' a new book by a recent Ph.D. and ongoing researcher at UC Berkeley, makes the case that lentils could help restore American farmland and farmers whose soil and profits have been depleted by decades of industrial agriculture.
UC Irvine |
A golden example
UC Irvine homecoming festival will feature special Anteater Ale, created by alum, in celebration of the campus’s 50th anniversary.
UC Santa Barbara and UC Newsroom |
Food justice at the forefront
UC Santa Barbara hosts inaugural California Higher Education Food Summit on food insecurity.
UC Santa Barbara |
A gathering of top chefs
University chefs cook up a storm at Pacific Chef Net 2015.
Lawrence Livermore Lab |
Technology quickly traces source of tainted food
Contaminated food sickens 1 in 6 Americans every year. DNATrax traces the bad stuff back to its source.
UC San Diego |
Obese children’s brains respond more to sugar
Most of us light up at the taste of a sweet treat. But the response is heightened in overweight children, suggesting that they may be predisposed to crave more sugar.
UC Berkeley |
Food luminaries to light up Berkeley spring semester
The Berkeley Food Institute is drawing Mark Bittman and other food and agriculture experts from across the country to address challenges and find solutions to problems in the food sector.
UC Davis |
New plant breeding academy graduates to improve Africa’s ‘orphan’ crops
UC Davis-run academy is designed to increase food security and help eliminate malnutrition and stunting among Africa’s youth.
UC Newsroom |
Playing with food pays off for UC Produce Collage Contest winners
Fine art and late night comedy inspired the creators of the winning entries.