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Scientists Support #UCScienceChat

Across the nation, scientists – and those who support science – have taken to the streets (and to social media) to express their concerns about what some perceive to be …

Daily Wrap: 8/5/15

The UC Food Observer chooses some important stories for you to read each work day. On today’s menu, in no particular order: 1. ‘Just Label It’: GMO labeling proponents will …

Technology makes “droughtshaming” easier

Social technologies are making it easier for Californians to call out those they deem to be water wasters. Twitter hashtags such as #DroughtShame or #DroughtShaming not only verbally reprimand water …

The shepherd’s life

There’s usually a story behind a book, and in this case, it’s one that goes back nearly six hundred years. Meet James Rebanks, a shepherd with an Oxford degree who …

Milk industry launches “Get Real” campaign

The National Dairy Council, Dairy Management Inc. and other industry groups are launching a new social campaign to boost lagging sales, and counter what they say are false health claims …

Healthy school lunches: kids vote on favorites

“I threw all of it away.” An NPR story explores “plate waste,” one of the primary reasons for the pitched political battle over school lunch standards.  The new standards require …