ANR Update

Many of you may know that UC Davis Procurement is changing the process for documenting and requesting payment for unauthorized purchases, effective January 17, 2025. Please refrain from completing the UC Davis Unauthorized Purchase Statement in DocuSign. This change is specific to UC Davis.

Dear Colleagues, UC ANR and UC leaders are working to understand how changing federal policies will affect university programs and operations.

The U.S. National Science Foundation is aware of its name and likeness being used in a fraudulent manner. Scammers claiming to represent NSF inform individuals that they have won NSF grant money and can claim it for a fee.

Dear ANR Community, As part of a directive from President Drake, UC ANR must achieve 100% compliance with the Cybersecurity Awareness Training. This is a critical initiative to protect our organization from potential security threats. Enforcement measures will begin on March 1, 2025.

Colleagues: As you may have seen in this morning's news, the Trump administration has rescinded the memo freezing federal funds. However, the White House has stated that it has not rescinded its pause on foreign aid; diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs; and some clean energy funding.