ANR Employees

The University of California Board of Regents today (May 2) approved the appointment of James B. Milliken as the 22nd president of UC’s world-renowned system of 10 campuses, UC ANR, six academic health centers and three nationally affiliated laboratories. 

Vice President Glenda Humiston and UC ANR colleagues met with California legislators to discuss the impact of UC ANR in their districts.

Avachat joins Controller and Business Services  Archana Avachat joined UC ANR on March 27 as a senior business analyst in the Office of the Controller and Business Services. She is responsible for UCPath project management, roadmap evaluation, communication…

 Muramoto honored with Bradford-Rominger Agricultural Sustainability Leadership AwardThe Agricultural Sustainability Institute at UC Davis has announced that the 2025 Eric Bradford and Charlie Rominger Agricultural Sustainability Leadership Award will be given to Joji Muramoto, associate professor of…

A recent survey of UC ANR employees and affiliates on their use and perceptions of generative artificial intelligence, or GenAI, found that nearly 45% of the 298 UC ANR employees who responded currently use GenAI in their work, and an additional 20% plan to use it in the future.

All employees, staff, and academics are invited to enter their most captivating, creative, and meaningful images in the 2025 UC ANR Photography Contest.

Learning & DevelopmentLanding page | Archived webANRs | Learning resourcesExtension Methods & Delivery Building Support  Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion  Office, Team, and Personal Development  Regional Pulse: Insights from the 2024 Multi-Region Household Surveys (Connect…

 UC ANR Giving Day is back – and you’re invited to be part of an impactful 24-hour online campaign dedicated to building a better future for California through science, education and community outreach.From noon on Thursday, May 15, to noon on Friday, May 16, supporters from every corner of…

 UC ANR Leadership continues to visit employees at county Cooperative Extension offices and Research and Extension Centers to learn about currents research and extension projects. Recently Brent Hales, associate vice president for research and Cooperative Extension; Daniel Obrist, vice provost; and…

George M. Leavitt, Jr., UC Cooperative Extension viticulture advisor emeritus for Madera County, passed away in Paso Robles on April 21, 2025.

In celebration of Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, UC ANR is putting together special videos to showcase UC ANR employees who are parents.

IWP resources and issuesSince the launch of Integrated Web Project on March 24, the team has been addressing critical bugs – many of which were expected for a project of this magnitude and complexity (see Known Issues). Please read this roundup of key resources and current issues.IWP Training…

 UC ANR employees are invited to join UC Davis on Monday, May 19, as the campus honors its community members who have passed away over the last year. Among the people who will be remembered is Anita Oberholster, a wine chemist and professor of Cooperative Extension in the Department of Viticulture…

UC is coordinating with UnifyHR to confirm family member benefit eligibility for some enrolled family members.

Dear University of California community,The last several months have challenged our university community in many ways. We find ourselves in a moment that requires us to navigate a great deal of uncertainty every day. This is not easy, and I know that many of you are understandably anxious about what is…

Join Ethan Ireland, UC ANR senior videographer, for a two-day, in-person video production workshop at UC ANR building in Davis. Participants will learn how to best use lighting, props and other available resources to create captivating content for your video audience. This is a two-day…

 John E. Pehrson, UC Cooperative Extension citrus specialist emeritus, died on Jan. 30 in La Verne. He was 97. Pehrson joined UCCE as a farm advisor in 1953 for Orange County, moved to UCCE in Tulare County as a citrus advisor in 1966, then became a …

Vice President Glenda Humiston announces the launch of the new UC ANR Policy Institute. This institute will be transformative in delivering the UC ANR mission by increasing science-based communications and community engagement to inform policy decisions and implementation. The new UC ANR Policy Institute…

Christopher Chen, UC Cooperative Extension integrated vineyard systems advisor for Lake, Mendocino and Sonoma counties, works to ensure that the vineyards that produce the region’s world-renowned wines can thrive amid the challenges of climate change, wildfires and water scarcity.