Food Insecurity Content

Unsafe Feeding Methods Spiked During Infant Formula Shortage

Amy M Quinton — June 27, 2023 - 2:41pm

A ��о�� survey finds nearly half of parents who rely on formula for their babies resorted to potentially harmful feeding methods during the infant formula shortage.

Fewer Than 10% of Patients Screened for Food Insecurity During Pandemic

Amy M Quinton — March 30, 2023 - 9:00am

Only seven percent of primary care providers screened patients for food insecurity during the pandemic. A new ��о�� study finds that screening rates were even lower if the appointment was virtual.

��о�� and USAID Launch New Research Program to Study Rural Poverty Worldwide

Amy M Quinton — July 31, 2019 - 11:39am

��о�� launches a new global research program to study root causes of poverty and food insecurity in developing countries.

��о�� Center at Vanguard of Addressing Food Insecurity Among Students

Julia Ann Easley — September 19, 2018 - 2:29pm

Ryan McClintick knows what it’s like to try to live off the $1 menu at a fast-food place — and learn at the same time. The ��о��, student didn’t feel well, found himself on academic probation and became socially isolated. He had to put his studies aside for a year to earn some money.

But now he’s helping meet the basic needs of his fellow students through a new campus center at the vanguard of how colleges and universities are addressing the food insecurity affecting more than one in three students nationwide.

Program Distributes 10,000 Pounds of Produce to Students

Julia Ann Easley — December 19, 2016 - 7:10am

But it rounded out the 10,000 pounds of donated produce that has been made available to ��о�� students through Fruit and Veggie Up! since the home-grown program started on campus in 2015.

THE DOWNLOAD: Nursing Experience, Feeding the Hungry, Halloween

Cody Kitaura — November 01, 2016 - 10:58am

��о�� nursing students are getting hands-on experience early in their academic careers, and it's in an environment designed to challenge them. Watch the above video for details on the work students are doing at the Asian Community Center in Sacramento and the University Retirement Center in Davis.

7 Ways to Immerse Yourself in the Campus Community Book Project

Jocelyn C Anderson — October 04, 2016 - 12:58pm

The paperback is on sale at ��о�� Stores for $13.97 (30 percent off retail).

Students, staff, faculty and others in the campus community: Don’t be left out of an important conversation ��о�� is having

Davis Plays Major Role in UC Effort to Address Food Insecurity Among Students

Julia Ann Easley — July 18, 2016 - 7:28pm

As some ��о�� students using the campus food pantry swipe in with their student identification cards, they are helping the campus and the University of California to understand and address food access and insecurity among college students.

��о�� Crops and Compassion Help Feed Those in Need

Julia Ann Easley — July 18, 2016 - 1:05pm

Davis Role in UC Effort

Learn how Davis research and other activities are playing a major role in UC's effort to understand and address food insecurity among students through the university's Global Food Initiative.