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Culturally Supportive School Environments Contribute to Academic, Emotional, Social Success

Karen Michele Nikos — October 14, 2024 - 10:28am

All students, including those from ethnoracially diverse and from white backgrounds, benefit from supportive learning environments that accommodate adolescents’ multiple cultural and ethnic backgrounds, according to new University of California, Davis, research. These benefits span the academic, social and emotional realms.

What Motivates Food Bank Donors?

Jamie Sara Gelfond — October 11, 2024 - 2:23am

In a recent study involving �ٺ��Ƶ Professor of Human Ecology Catherine Brinkley, 2.97 millions pounds of food-bank donations from 296 organizations were analyzed to understand the dependencies between community food security and local food movements.

Berkeley Ordinance Replaced Junk Food in Store Checkouts

Karen Michele Nikos — August 08, 2024 - 8:28am

Parents shopping with their children in Berkeley, California, can now breathe a sigh of relief when they get to the checkout lane. Likewise, Berkeley shoppers looking for an impulse snack purchase now have healthy options at the checkout.

That is because in March 2021, Berkeley became the world’s first city to implement a healthy checkout policy, which sets nutritional standards for store checkouts. Berkeley, located in the San Francisco Bay Area, has been followed by Perris, a small city in Southern California, as well the United Kingdom.

Research Highlights Importance of Support Reciprocity During Early-Stage Dementia Care

Karen Michele Nikos — March 22, 2024 - 10:00am

In cases of Alzheimer’s disease, it’s common for a spouse to take on the role of caregiver. Research led by the University of California, Davis, suggests that patients can also support their caretakers, and that reciprocated care has mutual benefits.

Undergrad Business Major Approved for �ٺ��Ƶ Curriculum in Fall 2025

Karen Michele Nikos — March 14, 2024 - 10:59am

The University of California, Davis, will welcome its first cohort of students to a new business major in the fall of 2025, bringing to fruition a degree program that was decades in the making.

Teens Need Consistent Positive Messaging in Multicultural Environments

Karen Michele Nikos — July 27, 2023 - 10:36am

Adolescents struggle academically in multicultural environments if they don’t receive consistent and positive messages

Temptation at the Checkout: 70% of Food, Drinks Within Arm’s Reach Are Unhealthy

Karen Michele Nikos — June 07, 2023 - 12:00pm

About the study

Researchers analyzed the checkout lanes in 102 food stores in Davis, Sacramento, Oakland and Berkeley, California.

The study was published in Current Developments in Nutrition.

How Did COVID-19 Stresses Affect Latina Mothers, Children?

Karen Michele Nikos — April 28, 2023 - 3:48pm

Children exhibited more externalizing behaviors among Latinx families that engaged in more pandemic-related financial cutbacks as a function of maternal stress.

Closing the Digital Divide

Karen Michele Nikos — December 14, 2022 - 12:00pm

A new community-engaged learning course offered by �ٺ��Ƶ is teaching �ٺ��Ƶ students about intergenerational learning and helping combat age segregation and digital exclusion among older adults.

Citizen Scientists Help �ٺ��Ƶ Researchers Spread Native Plant Seeds in Urban Areas

Karen Michele Nikos — November 15, 2022 - 10:15am

Bus stops, bike paths, sidewalks and other spots often overlooked in the community will become areas of beauty — for the sake of science. That’s the idea behind the Seed Pile Project, which asks community members from as far east as Sacramento and as far west as the East Bay to drop a pile of native wildflower seeds near their home or office and monitor the growth.