ANR Employee News

George M. Leavitt, Jr., UC Cooperative Extension viticulture advisor emeritus for Madera County, passed away in Paso Robles on April 21, 2025.

Join Ethan Ireland, UC ANR senior videographer, for a two-day, in-person video production workshop at UC ANR building in Davis. Participants will learn how to best use lighting, props and other available resources to create captivating content for your video audience. This is a two-day…

 South Coast Research and Extension Center is accepting research proposals for the 2025-2026 season. With about 20 acres of available land in the heart of temperate Irvine, South Coast REC is the prime spot for research on a wide variety of agronomic crops, ornamental plants and natural resources…

In May 2024, all UC Cooperative Extension employees were given the opportunity to assess the administrative performance of county directors (CDs, directors with academic appointments) and area directors (ADs, directors with 100% administrative appointments). The intent of the survey was to identify AD and CD…

Awards and other highlights of employees to celebrate. Eskalen honored by American Phytopathological Society Pacific Division. Choe, Murillo, Wilson win regional entomology awards. Newton honored with 2025 Common Threads Award. UC discusses role of universities in research. Playground stencils pique…