ANR Update

On April 8, UC President Napolitano announced that the FY 2019-20 systemwide annual performance-appraisal program for policy-covered staff will be suspended until fall 2020, in consideration of the impact of the COVID-19 situation.

Cyber-security update regarding COVID-19 Cybercriminals are taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many industries have seen a 600% increase in phishing attempts over the last month.

Applications for the director of Lindcove Research and Extension Center are still being accepted with a closing date of April 24. The position is open to all ANR academics including Agricultural Experiment Station faculty.

The deadline to nominate staff for a STAR Award has been extended to 11:59 p.m. on Friday, April 17. This is in response to requests from a number of managers and supervisors whose workload is impacted by the COVID-19 situation and other competing priorities.

Revised date for UC ANR telecommute and limited on-site operations status Governor Newsom's statewide stay-at-home order remains in effect with no defined end date; however, many California counties have extended their stay-at-home orders through May 3, 2020.