Nutrition & Health

The Nutrition Policy Institute at the University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources is seeking to hire two Assistant or Associate Project Scientists to support our work to evaluate California's universal school meals program.

Professor James Nieh, a bee biologist in the Section of Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution, Division of Biological Sciences, UC San Diego and associate dean in the Division of Biological Sciences, will speak on "Danger, Dopamine, and Dance: New Insights from the Magic Well of Honey Bee Communication"...

Julia Nguyen joined the Nutrition Policy Institute at the University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources on October 17, 2023 as a personnel coordinator.

A recent study found that higher infant diet quality scores observed in Hispanic Spanish-speaking participants account for certain racial and ethnic variations in later diet quality, suggesting that enhancing infant nutrition could mitigate early childhood diet disparities.

Let's put the "thanks" in THANKSgiving by bee-ing thankful for the honey bee, Apis mellifera...

California wheat farmers could both maintain their yields and improve soil health by growing annual wheat without tilling the soil year after year.

Residents in multiple Southern California and Northern California counties should not move homegrown fruits and vegetables from their properties to help contain several species of fruit fly that can destroy crops and impact the livelihoods of local farmers.

Adaptado al espaol Residents in multiple Southern California and Northern California counties should not move homegrown fruits and vegetables from their properties to help contain several species of fruit fly that can destroy crops and impact the livelihoods of local farmers.

The holiday meal season is often a busy time for food hubs entities that handle the aggregation, distribution and/or marketing of source-identified regional food as restaurants, retailers and consumers fill their tables and shelves with an abundance of fresh, local products.

The holiday season is fast approaching! With many people traveling and visiting new places during this time, it's important to understand how to check for bed bugs and prevent them from coming home with you.