Ongoing research

Want to learn more about arthropods in rice and alfalfa fields and the UC Davis research underway to help the agriculturists?

In February of 2020, IGIS welcomed a new student worker to the IGIS team. Hannah Lopez, an undergraduate at UC Berkeley majoring in Forestry and GIS, joined IGIS during the final semester of her senior year.

Children in child care can consume up to two-thirds of their daily nutrition in these settings, and healthy feeding practices and obesity prevention efforts in childcare can support childrens' health later in life.

Nutrition Policy Institute's Lorrene Ritchie, director and University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) specialist, has been studying the diet quality of low-income children enrolled in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC).

The federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) provides nutritious foods, information on healthy eating including breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to health care to over 6.

Nutrition Policy Institute's Wendi Gosliner was awarded a $439,345 California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Specialty Crop Block Grant to partner with Impact Justice and ChangeLab Solutions to increase demand for California-grown fruits, vegetables and nuts in California Department of Co...

Wanna piece of me? "Hey, Buckeye butterfly, you over there with chunks of a wing missing, yeah you, what happened?" "Well, it was like this. I was just fluttering around, looking for some good nectar, and a predator grabbed me. I don't know what it was. Maybe it was a praying mantis.

** From the Western IPM Center :: The IPM Hour ** A Developing and Developed Countries Perspective on Implementation of Integrated Weed Management Presenter: Anil Shrestha, California State University, Fresno The IPM Hour :: Episode 04 - WATCH RECORDING (begins at 29:16)...

Foundation Plant Services' Sue Sim explains the process and benefits of using microshoot tip therapy for virus elimination in a new Western Farm Press article.

Nuestra Comunidad is a new blog that showcases stories from Latino academics, advisors, and educators from UC ANR. If you are a Spanish speaker or someone who is trying to learn, and you are interested in agriculture, this is a great resource. You can subscribe to get updates.