ANR Employee News

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

Ventura 4-H added the luck of the 4-H clover to Happy McGivins for Big Dig Day donations.

Donors dig deep to give UC ANR $99,000 for Big Dig Day

June 29, 2020

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

BIG congratulations! Together we raised over $99,000 in new support across the state with our second annual Big Dig Day campaign. This is an increase of more than three times the individual giving tally from last year.

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Names in the News

June 29, 2020

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

El-kereamy named Lindcove REC director Ashraf El-kereamy will be the new director of UC Agriculture and Natural Resources' Lindcove Research & Extension Center, starting on July 1, 2020.

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Students from the Say Yuba Environmental Science (YES) Charter Academy modeled wildfire in oak woodlands at a workshop held before the coronavirus pandemic.

Learning & Development: Identify major donors; fire education; science for skeptics; unwritten rules for Black youth

June 25, 2020

By Jodi L Azulai

Upcoming webinars (What's in the pipeline?) Past Webinar Recordings Offering a webinar? Want support to conduct your webinar? Teamwork An inspirational Video (2:24) Individual commitment to a group effort or goal, that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.

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UCCE integrated pest management expert retires after 25-year career

June 24, 2020

By Jeannette Warnert

UC Cooperative Extension integrated pest management advisor Cheryl Wilen retired in April after serving UC Agriculture and Natural Resources in a wide variety of leadership and academic capacities during her 25-year career.

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Mendocino UC Cooperative Extension advisor Glenn McGourty retires

June 24, 2020

By Jeannette Warnert

When Glenn McGourty joined UC Cooperative Extension as a plant science advisor in Mendocino County in 1987, he was one of the first farm advisors in the state to have support for organic and sustainable farmers written into his job description.

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