UC ANR Strategic Initiatives

Making a Difference in California

Rising to the Challenge.

Our Strategic initiatives (SIs) bring the power of science to deliver practical solutions in California

addressing major challenges such as fire, water shortages, safe food, urban pests, college readiness and poor nutrition.
See SI Focal Areas and Grand Challenges (pdf)
provide feedback on the crystal ball paper (pdf)

The SIs are the umbrellas for our Workgroups and Program Teams (web)

Public Value.

The work of the SIs helps build our state economy, protect our natural resources, build our people and communities and ensures we have safe food.

Partnerships are key.

Our Strategic Initiatives help unify, communicate and advocate for the work we do; bringing together partners from the

with a range of collaborators from the private and public sectors.

"Solutions for you"

Learn from colleagues

Knowledge Bank
Sharing technical solutions

Best (Extension) Practice Hub
Sharing best practices

Learning and Development
Build your skills

Learn how UC ANR is making a difference for Californians.

Submit New Impact Stories (For UC ANR personnel)

Looking for a Blog?

Find a blog of interest

“Knowledge Stream"
(News you can use)

Stories will typically include educational content and will give names/faces to particular topics within ANR (For UC ANR personnel)

Spotlight webinars

what's coming up?

What's been?

Trending

What major items are in the news?

(Got a topic of concern? Contact your SI leader to develop)

Funding opportunities

UC ANR Contracts & Grants

Small grants for urgent time-sensitive needs

Explore our 5 initiatives using the links below.

Grow it: Gardening tips and resources

Gardening is fun…and it's an important activity. What we grow in school, home and community gardens can improve our health, and the health of...
Summer safety: Tips to avoid foodborne and heat illnesses

Happy summer! It's time to get the barbecue grilling and the pool party started. To keep your summer healthy and fun, UC ANR offers some...
The Beautiful Central California Coast

The smell of the ocean, the cool, salty breeze, sandy toes and plenty of sunshine – many of us lucky Californians have special memories...
Can you taste barley varieties in beer? UC ANR scientist wants to know.

Different varieties of hops can be used to create an array of flavors and styles of beer. Does the variety of barley used in beer-making affect the...