Nutrition & Health

Nutrition Policy Institute researchers evaluated parent perception of neighborhood produce availability in a large study of over 5000 children between the ages of 4-15 years in more than 130 communities across the US.

Parasitologist Adler Dillman, an associate professor of parasitology at UC Riverside, will present a UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar on "Nematode Venom Contains Potent Modulators of Insect Immunity" on Wednesday, Oct. 27 in 122 Briggs Hall, off Kleiber Hall Drive.

Nutrition Policy Institute policy advisor Christina Hecht presented virtually at the 2021 Child and Adult Care Food Program conference.

The Nutrition Policy Institute welcomed Erin Esaryk to the team on August 9, 2021 as a research data analyst. Esaryk graduated in May 2020 from UC Berkeley with a master in public health. She also works at UC San Francisco with Sheri Weiser on projects related to food insecurity and health outcomes.

Spanish click here On the Day of the Dead (Nov. 2), tradition holds that not even the deceased can say no to the mouth watering Mexican dishes.

On August 25th, UCCE's Urban Ag & Food Systems Program tabled, paneled and supported the 8th Annual Food, Faith and Farms Conference in San Rafael, CA, hosted by Interfaith Sustainable Food Collaborative.

Nutrition Policy Institute researcher Wendi Gosliner presents virtually at the 2021 American Public Health Association 2021 Annual Meeting and Expo October 24-27.

English click here En el Da de los Muertos la tradicin cuenta que, a los suculentos platillos mexicanos, no renuncian ni los difuntos.

Schizophrenia is a chronic brain disorder that affects less than one percent of the U.S. population. When schizophrenia is active, symptoms can include delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, trouble with thinking and lack of motivation.

Postdoctoral fellow Sergio Hidalgo Sotelo of the UC Davis Department of Entomomogy and Nematology will present an in-person seminar on Using Drosophila melanogaster to Understand Complex Disorders: Insights on the Pathophysiology of Schizophrenia on Wednesday, Oct. 20 in 122 Briggs Hall.