ANR Employee News

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

L&D - health equity, blogging, reaching Latinos, contracts & grants, managing expectations of supervisors, implicit bias

April 27, 2023

By Jodi L Azulai

Communicating Your Story: Blogging - Virtual Extension Foundation May 11, 2023 11 a.m. - Noon Details & Registration In this fast-paced webinar, we'll cover the basics of communicating your story through blogging.

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What does DEI look like at UC ANR?

April 26, 2023

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Elizabeth Moon, director of Workplace Inclusion & Belonging, invites all UC ANR colleagues to participate in a postcard design contest and survey about diversity, equity and inclusion.

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Communicate more effectively about farming and food, workshop July 18-19

April 24, 2023

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Do you want to have productive conversations about farming practices sustainable, organic, conventional, regenerative, ecological rather than arguing with people? Are you hungry for effective ways to convey the complexities of farming with people who have little experience with agriculture?

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Dave Cudney holds a "Weeds of the West" book with his sister.

In memoriam: David Cudney

April 24, 2023

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

David W. Cudney, UC Cooperative Extension specialist emeritus, passed away in Riverside on March 30. He was 82. Cudney joined UCCE in 1964 as a farm advisor for Imperial County. In 1978, he became a UCCE weed science specialist for Southern California, based at UC Riverside.

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Gray-striped cat wearing pink top and gray-striped cat with white mouth and paws lounging on the back of a sofa

Through dogged efforts, pets have UC ANR feline fine!

April 20, 2023

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

On National Pet Day, April 11, we paused (or PAWsed) to honor our furry friends. Thanks to all of you who posted pet pics on the ANR Employees Group Facebook page or sent photos, we got to see some of the furry faces that inspire our UC ANR colleagues.

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