Youth Development

Lorrene Ritchie, cooperative extension nutrition specialist and director of the Nutrition Policy Institute, was awarded the title of Platinum Author in 2022 by the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is the third-largest USDA nutrition assistance program, providing nutrition education and benefits for buying nutritious food for mothers and families with children up to age five with low income.

Not all young people are on an expressway to a four-year college, and a new publication from University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources acknowledges their many circumstances and possibilities.

Sufficient physical activity during childhood is critical to support children's current and future health. Schools across the country use fitness testing to assess and track student fitness, often reporting results to parents.

UCCE San Bernardino County received a grant from the Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program (SAREP) to provide education to at risk communities in San Bernardino County. The grant began June 2021 and will continue through May 2022.

A Green Schools National Network blog post about safe drinking water in schools written by Nutrition Policy Institute senior policy advisor, Christina Hecht, was the network's number four most-read blog in 2021.

On Dec. 4, 2021, Ventura County 4-H'ers gathered at UC Hansen Agricultural Research & Extension Center (HAREC) for the 2021 Ventura County 4-H Achievement Awards.

Do forests play a role in bumble bee life history? Yes, says UC Davis alumnus and research ecologist John Mola and his colleagues in a newly published article, "The Importance of Forests in Bumble Bee Biology and Conservation," the cover story in the current edition of the journal Bioscience.

It's happening. The UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day is planned for Sunday, March 6, 2022. This is the 11th year of this free, science-focused event.

California's Free School Meals for All (FSMFA) policy is a landmark investment in free school meals for all students that may reduce stigma and improve students' food security, diet, health, school attendance and academic performance. It will be implemented beginning in school year 2022-23.