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Quinn puts a collar on a coyote. The battery-powered collars, recharged by solar panels on the collar, send location and speed data to Quinn. Photo by Danielle Martin

Urban coyotes get collared by UC ANR researcher and community partners

March 8, 2021

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Coyote conflicts with Californians are on the rise, with reports of urban coyotes biting people and killing pets. In July, two people were bitten by a coyote in separate attacks on a trail in Mission Viejo.

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President Drake vaccinates an individual in the Bay Area's Mission District.

Protect yourself, your family and your community from COVID-19

March 3, 2021

By Jeannette Warnert

At UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, we make recommendations based on science. We are now joining with many organizations to present factual information about the COVID-19 vaccines to help people make informed decisions about being vaccinated. Below are facts and resources about COVID-19.

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Fifth-grader Sarp Akalin designs and builds a battery-powered motorboat for Engineers Week. All photos by Evett Kilmartin

4-H’ers 'motor along’ with boat-building and drive-by animal science lessons

February 24, 2021

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

As many students continue online learning due to COVID-19, 4-H hands-on learning activities are keeping them excited and engaged in education.

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The UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center organized a socially distanced pumpkin growing contest in Fresno County during 2020 for local 4-H members, providing opportunities for enrichment and engagement.

UC Cooperative Extension 4-H offers proven practices for effective online learning

February 17, 2021

By Jeannette Warnert

Schools and children's social and club activities hastily moved online in the spring of 2020 when across the country Americans began to shelter-in-place to avoid spreading the coronavirus.

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A 6th grader at Avery Middle School assembles a Mars rover. JoLynn Miller hopes the Mars project raises awareness of 4-H in their community and the variety of projects the UC ANR youth development program offers.

Students explore Mars with 4-H STEM project

February 10, 2021

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

The Perseverance rover will land on Mars on Feb. 18. As part of a science lesson, sixth-grade students at Avery Middle School in Calaveras County explored Mars recently.

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