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

President Drake, top left, listens to Kathryn Uhrich, outlined in yellow, deliver an overview of the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences.

PAC discusses forest management

January 29, 2021

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

The UC President's Advisory Commission met Dec. 14 via Zoom as coronavirus precautions continued to discourage travel. It's the beginning of a new phase, said President Drake, announcing that the first coronavirus vaccines would be arriving at UC medical centers the next day.

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Building California's urban community is among the strategic themes to promote health and wellness.

Strategic Initiative Brief: Strategic themes

January 29, 2021

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Unify-Communicate-Advocate The Strategic Initiatives offer a home for strategic thought - drawing on members of the wider UC ANR community and beyond to identify and address issues of current and emerging importance. 1.

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UC ANR is collaborating with UC Davis and others to create a new artificial intelligence institute for next-generation food systems. Ilias Tagkopoulos, right, professor in the UC Davis Department of Computer Science and Genome Center, is director of the new AI institute.

Recent Strategic Plan accomplishments posted

January 29, 2021

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

The ANR Strategic Plan accomplishments for Fall 2020 and Winter 2021 have been posted at https://ucanr.edu/sites/anrstaff/2016-2020_Strategic_Plan/Strategic_Plan_Accomplishments.

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Names in the News

January 29, 2021

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Barman named UCCE IPM advisor in Imperial County Apurba Barman joined UC Cooperative Extension as low desert integrated pest management advisor on Jan. 11, 2021. He will be headquartered at the UCCE Imperial County office, which adjoins the UC Desert Research and Extension Center in Holtville.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Council appointed

January 29, 2021

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

VP Glenda Humiston has appointed 11 ANR people to an initial two-year term as founding members of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Advisory Council for UC Agriculture and Natural Resources. This appointment is effective retroactively from Nov. 1, 2020, through Oct. 31, 2022. In a Jan.

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