Food Studies

curriculum

The Food Studies graduate certificate program offers UCLA PhD, MA, and professional school students from diverse disciplines the opportunity to investigate complex topics spanning food cultures and histories, nutrition and public health, food policy and food justice, urban planning, and agrifood systems and the environment.

operations

Envisioned and supported by Jane and Terry Semel, the Healthy Campus Initiative (HCI) is committed to making UCLA the healthiest campus in America. Rooted in UCLA's long-term commitment to fostering a culture of health and wellbeing, HCI supports the enhancement and expansion of current health and wellbeing efforts; offers new and interesting approaches...

research

This article includes an assessment of the potential and challenges of the elementary school cafeteria as a setting and resource for nutrition education, with evaluation of the development and implementation of a toolkit for nutrition education by elementary food services staff.

The goal of the project was to take advantage of the potential of...