Sponsored by UC ANR and Academic Assembly Council, the Distinguished Service Awards recognize service and academic excellence in UC Cooperative Extension over a significant period of time. The awards highlight the use of innovative methods and the integration of research, extension and leadership by UC ANR academics.

Award categories include outstanding research, outstanding extension, outstanding new academic, outstanding team, outstanding leader and contribution to diversity, equity and inclusion.

We are pleased to congratulate and recognize this year's honorees: 

Outstanding Research - Mark Hoddle

Mark Hoddle has been a UCCE specialist in...

The University of California is committed to maintaining the highest standards of conduct in the fulfillment of its education, research, public service and patient care mission. The university's whistleblower policy provides multiple avenues for employees to bring forward concerns of potential employee misconduct. The University encourages faculty and staff to report concerns about possible improper governmental activity directly to their supervisor, department head, Locally Designated Official (LDO) or other appropriate university offices or officials, or to make reports through the whistleblower hotline.

The systemwide whistleblower hotline is independently operated to receive calls or...

The rate of COVID-19 cases has been increasing in many of our communities. Public health officials have indicated that the current subvariant appears to spread more easily, but in most cases the symptoms of illness are mild and people recover in a few days. In May, UC ANR experienced the second-highest number of cases among employees statewide, after only the “omicron surge” of January 2022.

According to the CDC Community Levels website, more than half of California counties are in the “medium” transmission category, meaning they are experiencing a rate of greater than 200 cases per 100,000 population in the last 7 days. Hospitalizations are also up statewide, but thankfully have not reached critical...

The UC ANR Renewable Resources Extension Act (RREA) Statewide Program is soliciting proposals for projects that will develop and/or support new or existing UC Cooperative Extension projects and/or activities that address the educational and extension needs in the management of California's valuable renewable resources on forest and rangeland. The primary purpose of this program is to promote proper management of these resources, especially on private lands, and to provide the information, education and training needed by Extension personnel, landowners, land managers and natural resource professionals. Maximum award is $15,000 per project.

RREA is also accepting proposals that will use the...