Nutrition & Health

Ahmed El-Moghazy joined UC Agriculture and Natural Resources as a UC Cooperative Extension food safety specialist in February and is based at UC Riverside.

Many gardeners have fountains, ponds, and other water features in their landscapes. Water gardens are beautiful and calming, but, if not managed properly, can add an unpleasant element to the landscapemosquitoes.

The explosive growth of organic agriculture in the U.S. reflected in a 90% increase in organic farms from 2011 to 2021, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics has come at a cost for some farmers.

UC Davis has been a leading source of information for people handling, packaging and transporting crops since the beginnings of the Postharvest Research and Extension Center in 1979.

The Nutrition Policy Institute is seeking a University of California graduate student fellow to join our efforts to improve food and nutrition security among currently and formerly incarcerated individuals in California.

California became the first state in the nation to enact a universal school meal policy in 2022.

As vacation season begins, people will be traveling much more in the coming months. Whether you'll be staying at a hotel, hostel, motel, rental home, or summer camp, you should always be on the lookout for bed bugs.

The federal Child and Adult Care Food Program, commonly known as CACFP, ensures over 4.2 million children, mostly in families with low income, receive nutritious meals and snacks in childcare. However, not all qualifying childcare providers participate in this beneficial program.

The federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Childrencommonly known as WICsafeguards the health of pregnant and postpartum women, infants, and young children from low-income households who are at nutritional risk.

A new set of data briefs developed by the Nutrition Policy Institute showcases the impactful programming carried out by local health departments through California's SNAP-Ed program in Federal Fiscal Year 2023.