NPI News Blog

NPI study about perceptions and use of the Earned Income Tax Credit is presented at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Conference

Nov 13, 2020

Lorrene Ritchie quoted in UPI and The Washington Newsday articles on how to increase pre-school children’s interest in fruit and vegetables

Nov 13, 2020

Save the date: Universities Fighting World Hunger Summit hosted virtually by UC Davis, March 25-26, 2021

Nov 5, 2020

Infographic on increasing drinking water availability in schools during COVID-19 and beyond released by Alliance for a Healthier Generation and National Drinking Water Alliance

Nov 4, 2020

Fact sheet on boosting school meal participation released by NPI, Stanford Pediatrics and School Nutrition Association

Nov 4, 2020

Systematic review and meta-analysis of childhood obesity interventions for preschool children aged 2-5 years

Nov 2, 2020

New NPI study shows WIC participant preferences align with national recommendations to increase fruits and vegetables in the WIC food package

Nov 2, 2020

November 2020 'Zero to 60' sugar sweetened beverage challenge

Nov 1, 2020

Nutrition Policy Institute researchers present at the American Public Health Association's 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting and Expo

Oct 20, 2020

Lorrene Ritchie presents on transitional feeding of infants in child care at the 95th Nestle Nutrition Institute Workshop

Oct 15, 2020

Lorrene Ritchie and colleagues present at the 2020 National WIC Association Annual Conference

Oct 15, 2020

Lorrene Ritchie receives additional funding to study diet quality of children participating in the Women, Infants and Children program through 9 years of age

Oct 15, 2020

Wendi Gosliner receives grant to support increased procurement of California grown fruits, vegetables, and nuts in California state prisons

Oct 15, 2020

New NPI research shows that SNAP-Ed CalFresh Healthy Living school-based interventions are associated with better cardiovascular fitness in students

Oct 14, 2020

Hannah Thompson and Lorrene Ritchie quoted in The Daily Californian article on USDA school meal participation study

Oct 13, 2020

NPI research on school milk policies to reduce students' added sugar intake featured in Feedstuffs article

Oct 1, 2020

New review by NPI researchers on how to improve drinking water safety, access and consumption in the US

Sep 24, 2020

NPI researcher Gail Woodward-Lopez contributes to a study reviewing the latest research on healthy eating patterns and the prevention and treatment of depression and anxiety

Sep 23, 2020

New study by NPI researchers finds that removing sweetened chocolate milk from school lunch reduces students' added sugar intake from milk, but does not reduce intake of calcium, protein or Vitamin D

Sep 21, 2020

USDA releases new report co-authored by NPI researchers showing that consistent 4-year participation in WIC is associated with better diet quality among low-income children

Sep 14, 2020