ANR Employee News

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This blog shares news, information and resources relevant to UC ANR academics and staff across the state.

NIFA map of locations of US 2021 billion-dollar weather and climate disasters

NIFA grants available for weather-related disaster response

August 26, 2022

Informational webinars on Sept. 14, Dec.

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Annual report templates available for county offices

August 26, 2022

County report templates populated with 2021 data are available on the Government Relations templates web page. Check out examples of how some UCCE offices use the templates. These reports highlight key metrics and measured outcomes captured in UC ANR program information systems.

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New financial software training available

August 25, 2022

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Training courses are now available online at UC Learning Center (LMS site at UC Davis) for the University of California's new Common Chart of Accounts.

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Expanded student loan forgiveness for UC employees, webinar Aug. 31

August 25, 2022

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Yesterday (Aug. 24) President Biden announced an executive order to cancel up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt for all borrowers with an individual income below $125,000 ($250,000 for joint tax filers).

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Bill Weir standing waist high in a cotton field at bloom.

In memoriam: Bill Weir

August 23, 2022

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Bill Weir, UC Cooperative Extension advisor emeritus, passed away on July 28 in Merced. He was 84. Born in in San Antonio, Texas, Weir earned his B.S. at Texas A&M University and his M.S. in vegetable crops and his Ph.D. in soil science at UC Davis.

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