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Judi, standing between shelves of citrus varieties, speaks with a man and a child while a man in a suit takes a photo.

During busy Ag Day, UC ANR teams showcase impact

March 28, 2025

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

UC ANR greeted state leaders, elected officials, legislative staffers and members of the public at Ag Day at the Capitol on March 19, a lovely day in Sacramento. “This was quite possibly the busiest Ag Day I’ve ever attended!” said Anne Megaro, director of Government and Community Relations. “We…

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Srabani Das stands in front of a banner for Regenerative Agriculture Summit NA with sponsor logos.

Summit presents collaborative business case for transition to regenerative agriculture

March 28, 2025

By Srabani Das

The Regenerative Agriculture Summit, North America in Chicago brought together growers, industry and supply-chain representatives, nonprofit professionals, researchers, educators and other stakeholders from the food and fiber sector to discuss pathways for scaling up regenerative agriculture and…

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UC hires new Systemwide Anti-Discrimination Director and Disability Rights Director

March 27, 2025

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

UCOP announced two new hires at the Systemwide Office of Civil Rights.

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Names in the News

February 28, 2025

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Guillen joins CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE as academic coordinator Melissa Guillen (she/her) joined UCCE in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties as a CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE academic coordinator. In her new role with UCCE, she will leverage her expertise and collaborative…

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Join the UCCE wildfire learning exchange April 15-17 at Yosemite

February 27, 2025

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

The UC ANR Fire Network invites UC ANR colleagues to a “Cooperative Extension Fire Peer-Learning Exchange” in Wawona, (within Yosemite National Park), April 15-17.

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