- Posted by: Gale Perez
Attached is the position announcement. Please share this information. This position is also posted at https://wsu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WSU_Jobs/jobs?q=Horticultural+Weed+Scientist,&jobFamilyGroup=7a7d62448767019c28e399bff8053d45 or www.wsujobs.com (Search R-8511).
For questions about the position, contact Dr. Drew Lyon, Search Committee Chair, at drew.lyon@wsu.edu or (509) 335-2961.
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UC IPM's online courses for 2023 are now available!
All of UC IPM's courses can be accessed for free. However, if you need Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and a certificate of completion, most courses require payment. From now through October 31, 2023, we are offering 50% off the regular price when you use code ipm50 at checkout.
Certain course certificates are offered for free this year, such as Urban Pyrethroid and Fipronil Use: Runoff and Surface Water Protection and Providing IPM Services in Schools and Child Care Settings.
All courses must be completed by December 30, 2023 if you need CEUs. Upon course completion, be sure to download the Certificate of Completion (PDF file) to receive your CEU credits. Certificates will not be available for download after December 30th.
Visit the UC IPM website to see all the courses that we offer for CEUs by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR). Many of our courses are also accredited by the California Structural Pest Control Board (SPCB), Certified Crop Adviser (CCA), the Western Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture (WCISA), and the Arizona Department of Agriculture.
2023 Pesticide Instructor Training via Zoom
If you are looking to become a certified trainer, this is the workshop for you. Participants who complete this training will become qualified to provide pesticide safety training to fieldworkers and pesticide handlers, as required by California state regulations and the EPA revised Worker Protection Standard. This training is approved by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR). Each participant will receive a certificate and CE is available. All workshops run from 8am to 4:30pm. 6.5 CEUs (Laws & Regulations) from DPR are pending. Registration is now open.
Please contact psep@ucnar.edu with any questions.
- Author: Danielle L. Lee
- Editor: Lorrene Ritchie
The latest issue of Stanford Medicine Magazine showcases Nutrition Policy Institute's collaborative research with pediatrician Anisha Patel from Stanford Medicine, Department of Pediatrics to improve access to drinking water for school children. The article, titled "Gulp: With drinking water out of reach for many kids, a pediatrician partners with schools to get them access,” chronicles the development of a rich partnership between Patel, community advocates, and NPI's senior policy adviser Christina Hecht, policy director Ken Hecht, as well as a collaborative National Institutes of Health-funded research project conducted by Patel and Nutrition Policy Institute, the Water First project. The Stanford Medicine Magazine article was published online on January 23, 2023.
