Youth Development

UC takes some first steps in addressing historical wrongs Thanksgiving can be a time of celebration, gratitude and sharing. It is also often a time when people assist the most vulnerable in our communities, through donations to food banks, volunteer service and similar acts of compassion.

A new research brief developed by the Nutrition Policy Institute describes a study that identified limited implementation of California's Healthy Default Beverage Law (SB 1192) for orders made online.

The Bohart Museum Society's annual pre-Halloween party, held recently in the Bohart Museum of Entomology headquarters in the Academic Surge Building, drew such costumed characters as Batman, a bumble bee, a spider, an angel, Groucho Marx, a "Red Guy," "A Tall Tree," and a nursing home patient and hi...

Nutrition Policy Institute researcher Wendi Gosliner received the Susie Nanney Culture of Health Champion Award in recognition of her work on improving nutrition for marginalized populations and promoting a culture of health in the design and implementation of food assistance programs.

Everyone's an arachnologist on Halloween! Ironically, some folks proclaim their hatred or disgust for all things spiders throughout the year, but when the Halloween season arrives, they're thinking webs, fangs and eight legs as perfect decor for their door.

The federal Child and Adult Care Food Program provides reimbursements for nutritious meals and snacks for over 4.2 million children in the US at participating child care sites.

El otoo que trae el anhelado descanso tras el tremendo calorn del verano, tambin nos ofrece dos de las celebraciones ms populares del ao: Halloween y Da de los Muertos.

En los Estados Unidos muchos de nosotros hemos visto y escuchado algo sobre la celebracin mexicana del Da de los Muertos, ya sea por alguna pelcula de terror o en alguna feria comunitaria en donde los nios muestran sus rostros pintados como coloridas calaveras.

The COVID-19 pandemic caused sudden economic, childcare, and housing disruptions to families with low incomes and young children, resulting in poor health outcomes such as food insecurity and depressive symptoms.

Lorrene Ritchie, Nutrition Policy Institute director and cooperative extension specialist, was quoted in an Oct. 17, 2022 News Nation article, WIC extension led to fewer hungry kids; will it continue?.