Posts Tagged: May-June 2019

Marty Martino retires from UC IPM

Marty Martino, UC IPM computer resource specialist, retired Feb. 28 after serving UC for over 29 years. He started working for the university in 1989 and joined the UC IPM Program in 1994.

He has been an outstanding addition to the UC IPM IT/production team for more than 25 years as the computer resource specialist (CRS) and meteorology assistant. As the UC IPM CRS, Martino's primary responsibilities included keeping everyone's computer running and updated, helping with loading webpages, and updating the water-related risk tools (WaterTox online in 2004) and weed susceptibility databases. He also ensured that the weather data is accurate and available for the pest weather models, such as the fire blight degree-day model, grape powdery mildew index, and various insect degree-day models.

In memoriam: Robbin Thorp

Robbin Thorp, a global and legendary authority on bees and a distinguished emeritus professor of entomology at UC Davis, passed away Friday, June 7, at his home in Davis, surrounded by family. He was 85.

Thorp, a member of the UC Davis entomology faculty from 1964-1994, achieved emeritus status in 1994 and continued to engage in research, teaching and public service until a few weeks before his death.

A tireless advocate of pollinator species protection and conservation, Thorp was known for his expertise, dedication and passion in protecting native pollinators, especially bumble bees, and for his teaching, research and public service. He was an authority on pollination ecology, ecology and systematics of honey bees, bumble bees, vernal pool bees, conservation of bees, native bees and crop pollination, and bees of urban gardens and agricultural landscapes.

“Robbin's scientific achievements during his retirement rival the typical career productivity of many other academic scientists,” said Steve Nadler, professor and chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. “His contributions in support of understanding bee biodiversity and systematics are a true scientific legacy.” 

Read more about Thorp's career at https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=30459--.

File Vault to retire in September, share files with Box

Have you heard of Box?

UC Davis staff, students and faculty are entitled to an account with the cloud file-sharing service box.com; this covers most ANR staff. It includes the ability for users without ANR Portal accounts to send files to ANR staff. Because it can do much of what the File Vault can do and so much more, we are retiring the File Vault service in the near future. The instructions below provide Box equivalents to the main File Vault functions. If you have any questions or concerns, let us know via help@ucanr.edu or https://ucanr.zendesk.com.

If you have a UC Davis account, go to https://ucdavis.box.com and log in using your UC Davis username and password (what you use, for instance, to log in to the Time Reporting System). Several other UC campuses have box.com agreements, although the configurations may differ. For more information, see:

• UC Berkeley
• UC Merced
• Office of the President

Some comparisons between Box and File Vault

Details	File Vault	Box
Total space available	Unlimited	Unlimited
Maximum file size	975 MB	15 GB
Length of time uploads by outside users are kept	30 days (1)	Indefinitely
Can the tool convert documents to PDF or resize/rotate images?	Yes	No

 (1) Uploads in the File Vault are deleted after 30 days unless you 'claim' them, at which point they have the same expiration options that other files do.

Dates to remember

Sept. 2, 2019	File Vault uploads will be disabled but existing files will still be available for download
Oct. 1, 2019	File Vault will be completely disabled and unavailable to all users
Dec. 2, 2019	Any remaining files in the File Vault will be deleted

More information

• UC Davis Box FAQ
• Box.com support
• Box University - online classes and videos on how to use various Box features. You will need to log in using your UC Davis credentials:

1. Select Login with Box
2. Select Use Single Sign On (SSO)
3. Enter your @ucdavis.edu email address
4. If you aren't already authenticated with UCDavis, you'll be asked for your UCDavis Username and Passphrase

Also, we're planning to host a webinar training session on Zoom to help anyone with Box basics. Look for that announcement soon.

 

Communications Advisory Board seeks new members

The advisory board to ANR Communication Services and Information Technology (CSIT) is seeking to fill positions. Nominations for Communications Advisory Board membership can include, but are not limited to, specialists, advisors and faculty affiliated with UC ANR.

The board provides advice and support to CSIT leadership on Division program connection, resource allocation prioritization, major policy issues, budget and long-range planning. It also provides oversight of the peer-review process for ANR educational materials.

Board members are appointed by AVP Wendy Powers toserve three-year, rotating terms. The board meets on a quarterly basis in Davis. The new appointments begin in November 2019. Existing board members whose terms are ending may reapply.

Recruitment is now underway for new members. CAB accepts applications from county and campus-based academics in any subject matter. We have a current need for new members with a background in forestry or fire science.

Nominations are due July 25, 2019. Academics may nominate themselves or someone else. Send nominations, along with contact information, to Communications Advisory Board Subcommittee Chair Dustin Blakey at dwblakey@ucanr.edu. If nominating yourself, please fill out the online application survey at http://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=27550 and send a curriculum vitae.

Current members of the advisory board are Dustin Blakey, UCCE county director and farm advisor, Inyo and Mono counties; Surendra Dara, UCCE strawberry, vegetable crops and IPM advisor, San Luis Obispo County; John Harper, UCCE livestock and natural resources advisor, Mendocino County; John Karlik, UCCE environmental horticulture advisor, Kern County; David Lewis, UCCE county director and watershed management advisor, Marin and Napa counties; Don Merhaut, UCCE nursery and floriculture specialist, UC Riverside; Fe Moncloa, 4-H youth development advisor, Santa Clara County; Jennifer Sowerwine, UCCE equitable food systems specialist, UC Berkeley; Rachel Surls, UCCE sustainable food systems advisor, Los Angeles County; and Patti Wooten Swanson, UCCE nutrition, family and consumer science advisor, San Diego County.

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