ANR Update

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ANR Update shares news and resources from UC ANR leadership.

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Policy revisions for employee comment

February 21st, 2025
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
The University of California Office of the President invites employees to comment on proposed revisions to the three UC policies below. Presidential Policy A-60 - Short-Term Investment Pool (STIP)-Distribution of Income (Rescission) The policy is outdated and no longer reflects current practices.
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President Drake: ‘Your work is important; it matters. You matter’

February 20th, 2025
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D., has sent a brief video message to the UC community acknowledging that many of us feel worried and unsettled about the fast-moving policy developments we are all facing. In his message, Drake offers encouragement and says, Your work is important; it matters.
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Sad news about Steven Swain

February 14th, 2025
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Dear Colleagues, It's with deep sadness that I share that we lost our colleague Steven Swain, environmental horticulture advisor for Marin and Sonoma counties, on Feb. 8. He was 58. Steven was with his family celebrating his wife's birthday in San Francisco when he collapsed.
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