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food

A photograph of two Mandarin oranges, one of which is rotting.

Curbing waste improves global food security but has limited environmental benefits

UC Irvine, CU Boulder researchers find that better efficiency leads to more consumption

Anteatery chef Harold Duenas puts the finishing touches on a pasta dish.

Turning Anteaters into plant eaters

Campus dining halls are offering more meals that minimize meat and feature fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes as main ingredients

Ian Smith

UCI has skin in the lab-grown meat game

Neurobiologist Ian Smith will lead campus effort to create new cell lines for research

UICI student Sahana Vij standing in front of a tree and holding the cookbook Bake away that she wrote.

Recipe for change

Anteater Sahana Vij fights child hunger with proceeds from her new cookbook

Farmers market

A dietary defense against disease

UCI dietitian notes proper nutrition can boost your immune system without breaking your budget

Brianne Donaldson, UCI assistant professor of philosophy and religious studies with a pig in a pen

What’s next: The future of food

Pandemic has heightened awareness of weaknesses in nation’s animal-based supply chain, which could accelerate trend toward plant-derived products