• 4-H Foundation receives $100,000 donation from Wells Fargo for After School Activity Program
• Steven Angle accepts permenent position as dean of the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at UC Riverside
• NRS Director Alex Glazer, UC Davis biochemist J. Clark Lagarias, UC Berkeley plant biologist Patricia Zambryski elected to National Academy of Sciences
• Search under way for director of research and extension centers
• LifeSkills newsletter now reaches clientele beyond California
• New UC website answer questions on biotech
• 102 workgroup proposals submitted in response to ANR's call
• Ricardo Fouster joins Development Services
• Director Holstege cuts backlog of tests at DANR Analytical Lab
• New service can help UCCE offices identify major funding sources
• Napa County CE Director Dean Donaldson retires after 31 years with UC
• Small Fram Resource and Training Center opens in San Joaquin Valley
• Kate Scow appointed director of Kearney Foundation
• Veneman at USDA: Ag Issues Center Director Dan Sumner, a former USDA assistant secretary, offers a perspective

Also in this issue:

• On the move: Santa Clara County CE office has new address, Nicole Palkovsky, John Gutierrez
• Air shuttle takes to the skies
• Funding matters: SAREP and Statewide IPM Project offer grants
• Job opportunities: Ag/Environmental Science Advisor for Ventura County; Agronomy/Sustainable Ag Advisor for Imperial County; County Director/Community Development/Public Policy Advisor for Sacramento County; Regional IPM Advisor/IPM Weed Ecologist for Central Valley Region