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Events at Berkeley

Berkeley Talks: How the tobacco industry drove the rise of ultra-processed foods

In 1963, a U.S. tobacco company bought Hawaiian Punch. It marked the beginning of the tobacco industry's entry into the food sector and led to an explosion of hyperpalatable, chemically-engineered foods — and a dramatic rise in obesity.

woman plants spring transplants at a small-scale farm in Pottstown, Pennsylvania

Science & environment

Berkeley Talks: Feeding the world without ‘eating the earth’

Three dried grapevine specimens, mounted on paper, are spread across a table. Behind the table stand two individuals who are smiling at the camera. Storage cabinets that are filled with file folders can be seen in the background.

Research

What a century-old grapevine reveals about a disease that plagues wine country

An extended family (grandparents, mother, small child, father) eat. and serve Thanksgiving table in this black-and-white photograph.

Arts & culture

How to think about Thanksgiving like a food historian

an orange slice of bread and an orange liquid in a white bowl being topped with a drop of amber liquid from a pipette

Can fungi turn food waste into the next culinary sensation?

a man leaning down to point at brown and yellow plants on a hillside

Forager, runner, election auditor: This expert seeks answers on the trail

A photo shows students gathered around a professor who is providing a cooking lesson in a large kitchen.

Rausser College launches Master of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics

Global elimination of meat production could save the planet

Quinoa growing on Bolivia's Taraco Peninsula.

The superfoods that fueled ancient Andeans through 2,500 years of turmoil

A woman, a man, and a small boy gather around a mixing bowl in a kitchen.

Food stamps stretch farther when recipients have time to cook

a student works in a garden wearing a mask

Berkeley Student Farms grows more than food at UC Berkeley

First-year student and teen writer Sadie Radinsky sits in nature with her head resting on her hand.

Whole Girl: First-year student’s book aims to nourish girls, young women

A photo showing a man holding a clear plastic container with small green plants growing inside, under a bright grow light.

Using CRISPR genome editing to make cassava safer to eat

A photo of a field of sorghum crops on a bright sunny day

Genomic gymnastics help sorghum plant survive drought

I’m a Berkeleyan: Tiffany Yu on her fight for basic needs, using data in health

Transfer student’s path to Berkeley? Cheesecakes

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