- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
Dear Colleagues,
I want to thank all of you for your hard work to make our May 8 UC Cooperative Extension centennial celebration a success statewide. I am so impressed with the way everyone in the Division pulled together and got our partners involved in publicizing the Be a Scientist project and the local events in the counties. We had a tremendous response.
Several news stories about UC Cooperative Extension appeared in newspapers, online, TV and radio outlets. You can see a summary at http://ucanr.edu/sites/anrstaff/?blogpost=13885&blogasset=544 and a list of stories at
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
We need your help! With one week to go before our May 8 Day of Science and Service, we need your help to encourage people throughout California to participate. One easy way to do this is to join our Thunderclap campaign: https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/10528-beascientist
Once we get 100 sign-ups, it will activate a social media blast on May 8 to our Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr accounts. If you sign up, the following message will be sent on May 8 to your friends and followers:
"On May 8, 2014, join the University of California in a one-day science project and record your observations.
- 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...
