- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
There's still time to register for next week's pest management program team meeting on March 25-26. Check out the latest agenda and register at http://ucanr.edu/sites/programteams/Pest_Management_March_26_747. Please pre-register so the organizers can plan appropriately for seats and food.
If you're not sure if you registered, check the updated participant list at http://ucanr.edu/sites/programteams/Pest_Management_March_26_747/See_whos_attending.
The program team plans to discuss Cooperative Extension positions by discipline on Wed....
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
Join VP Barbara Allen-Diaz and AVP Bill Frost for a one-hour town hall on Tuesday, April 29, at 9 a.m. to discuss the UC ANR Work Environment Assessment.
UC recently released the results of a systemwide survey of all faculty, students and staff on work environments and work-life issues. When asked about their work environment in UC ANR, 73 percent of the respondents said they were “very comfortable” or “comfortable.” However, there is cause for concern because 31 percent of respondents believed that they had personally experienced exclusionary conduct in some form, such as feeling intimidated, bullied or ignored.
“This is an area where we can, and we will, do better,” said Allen-Diaz....
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
The ANR Office of Contracts & Grants and the UC Davis Innovation Access Office will present an Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer workshop on Thursday, April 10, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
ANR Contracts & Grants and UC Davis Innovation Access work together to support the continuum of innovation at ANR – from developing a new research project with a sponsor to protecting new inventions and transferring technologies to industry partners for commercializing in the marketplace.
This workshop will explain your rights, as a UC employee, under UC Patent Policy, and will detail the technology transfer process for new inventions. It will also explain why Intellectual Property language in research agreements...
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
Our May 8 Day of Science and Service is quickly approaching. Help us create buzz!
How can you participate? I'm so glad you asked!
- Plan a local activity on your campus, REC or county office. Coordinate a community pollinator walk, visit a local school and teach about water conservation, or have an open house at your demonstration garden and add it to our California food map. Watch our webinar to get more ideas: http://ucanr.edu/sites/100brand/Day_of_Science_and_Service.
- Have kids or work at a school? Reach out...
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
As a result of recent changes to federal regulations, all federal government contractors are now required to regularly survey employees regarding their disability status. The regulatory change is intended to address a substantial lag in the employment rate of individuals with disabilities that persists despite technological advancements that have made it possible for people with disabilities to apply for and successfully perform a broad array of jobs.
All University of California employees will soon receive an email asking them to complete a brief, voluntary survey about their disability status. You may have already received the email because some were sent last week.
UC has hired VR Election Service...