Nutrition & Health

Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

Research brief highlights benefits and challenges faced by California school foodservice professionals during COVID-19 and beyond

August 23, 2022
By Danielle Lee, Wendi Gosliner, Lorrene D Ritchie
In their latest research brief, Nutrition Policy Institute researchers highlight the benefits and challenges faced by California school foodservice professionals implementing the federally-funded universal school meals through the Seamless Summer Option during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Farm-house themed booth with two volunteers speaking to visitors and third volunteer cutting vegetables.
Food Blog: Article

More than a TikTok trend, preservation is the future of food

August 23, 2022
By Saoimanu Sope
If you visited the Orange County Fair in Costa Mesa during the past month, you might have seen the Master Food Preservers of Orange County in their rustic farmhouse-themed kitchen located in the OC Promenade exhibit hall.
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Noticias: Article

Consejos prácticos para proteger a su familia y su casa en caso de incendio

August 22, 2022
By Basilisa M Rawleigh
Los incendios pueden ocurrir en cualquier temporada, pero en los ltimos aos con el cambio climtico, con temperaturas muy altas y frecuentes, vientos fuertes, y las sequas que han provocado la muerte de millones de rboles y la vegetacin seca es mayor el riesgo de incendios y todos debemos estar prepa...
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Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen explains bee biology at a presentation in the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Celebration of The Life and Legacy of Eric Mussen to Be Live-Streamed

August 22, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Attendance to the UC Davis-sponsored event celebrating the life and legacy of UC Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen, an internationally respected "honey bee guru," is closed, but UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal will live-stream the event on Zoom.
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Zheng Wang crouches in a field of watermelon, talking with growers
Food Blog: Article

Less water, more watermelon: Grafting can help growers yield more

August 19, 2022
By Michael Hsu
As growers across California navigate severe drought, supply-chain challenges and rising inflation, reducing inputs has become an existential necessity. And for watermelon growers, a new twist on a thousands-year-old practice is showing real promise.
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

New study describes California’s successful hybrid remote and in-person WIC programs during the COVID-19 pandemic

August 18, 2022
By Danielle Lee, Lorrene D Ritchie
New research shows that participants and directors of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) across California greatly appreciate the hybrid model of remote and in-person services that have been offered during the COVID-19 pandemic, and recommend permanentl...
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