UC Delivers

UC Delivers is a collection of examples showing how UC ANR is making a difference in California's communities.

UC Delivers is managed by UC ANR Program Planning and Evaluation. For instructions on how to write a UC Delivers Post, click here. For instructions on how to submit a post, you can download this PDF. Please contact Christina Becker at christina.becker@ucop.edu for more information.

A small beetle, with six golden spots on its brown wings, on top of an oak leaf

Collaborative Training Enhances Response to Goldspotted Oak Borer in Southern California

September 23, 2024

By Beatriz E Nobua Behrmann

SoCal Edison staff, bolstered with UCCE training, identify Goldspotted Oak Borer infestations and trigger swift response, demonstrating enhanced workforce capacity to combat invasive species and protect California's forests.

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Child Development Center staff hold LEAP Award

NPI partners with local health departments to support children’s healthy eating and active living through LEAP Awards program

July 2, 2024

By Miranda W Brown, Reka Vasicsek

Local Health Departments are improving their CFHL programs using the Nutrition Policy Institute's LEAP awards. Three hundred thirty-three schools and programs were recognized across California for making strides on health and wellness practices.

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UC ANR partnership engages transitional housing residents in renovating therapeutic garden, growing fresh produce

April 8, 2024

By Alexa Erickson, Max Fairbee, Tuline N Baykal

CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE and Master Gardeners in Alameda County promote healthy people and communities: Working with South County Homeless Project residents to grow fresh vegetables in a therapeutic green space.

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Empowerment and Incentivization for Forest Management

March 11, 2024

By Kimberly C Ingram

Protecting California's forests and building climate-resilient communities and ecosystems requires forest landowners, managers, and natural resource professionals to actively engage in stewardship.

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Hillview student adds her poster to the wall in one of the school's main hallways.

CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE in Contra Costa County Empowers Teens to Promote Fruit & Vegetable Consumption

December 11, 2023

By Eli I Figueroa

CalFresh Healthy Living (CFHL), University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) in Contra Costa County promotes healthy communities with a nutrition education curriculum designed to improve teens' eating and fitness choices.

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