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UC ANR colleagues smile for a group photo during a regional academics meeting

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GFI fellows discussed future food systems with UCCE advisors. From left to right: Oli Bachie (Imperial County); Chutima Ganthavorn, (Riverside and San Bernardino); Laurent Ahiablame, (San Diego); Natalie Price (Los Angeles) and Ramiro Lobo (San Diego)

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GFI fellows tour community projects in San Diego

April 26, 2018

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Sustainability. Food justice. Research to action. These were the themes discussed April 1314, 2018, as emerging food leaders throughout the UC system gathered in San Diego for a tour titled The Rooted University: Bridging food system changemaking on and off campus.

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Whitney Brim-DeForest plans to use the endowed chair funds to study weedy rice.

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Brim-DeForest receives $1 million UCCE Presidential Chair for California Grown Rice

April 25, 2018

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

The $1 million UC Cooperative Extension Presidential Chair for California Grown Rice has been awarded to Whitney Brim-DeForest, UCCE rice advisor for Sutter, Yuba, Placer, Sacramento and Butte counties.

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Sen. Hueso honors UC 4-H program in Mexicali

April 24, 2018

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

California State Senator Ben Hueso honored California and Baja California 4-H with a resolution in the State Senate April 2 to recognize the cross-border team that established a 4-H Club in Mexicali, Baja Mexico, in January 2017.

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The Youth Retention Study Team won the Outstanding Research award. From left, John Borba, Chris Greer, Russ Hill, Mark Bell, Car Mun Kok, JoLynn Miller, Dorina Espinoza, Marianne Bird, Kendra Lewis, Claudia Diaz-Carrasco, and Wendy Powers.

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Wilen, Soule and Haviland among Distinguished Service Award winners

April 23, 2018

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Wendy Powers, associate vice president, announced the 2018 winners of the biennial Distinguished Service Awards on April 11 at the UC ANR Statewide Conference in Ontario.

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Alviz aces UC 150th birthday quiz

April 23, 2018

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Kit Alviz, program policy analyst 4 in Program Planning & Evaluation, knows her University of California history. Alviz took the UC 150th Timeline Quiz and answered all 15 questions correctly and was among the winners of the random prize drawing.

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