• Five California 4-H youth development programs chosen as 'Programs of Excellence 2001'
• Now's the time to nominate PPAC members: April 30 is deadline
• Division will introduce a new planning process in its next planning cycle
• UCR opens new building for entomology

ANR welcomes:

• Christina Getz, assistant CE specialist, UC Berkeley
• Chantal Guillemin, executive secretary, office of the vice president
• Karl McArthur, desert natural resources advisor for San Bernardino,
• Riverside and Imperial counties.
• Anil Shrestha, regional integrated pest management weed advisor, weed ecologist, serving the Central Valley.
• Online tools make it easy to write new releases about upcoming events
• Human Resources conferees build evaluation skills

Also in this issue:

• Online UC newsletter provides updates on state budget
• Small Farm Center launches online resource library
• Personnel news: APM 137, 140, 145, 150
• Center for Cooperatives reinstates small grants program in 2002-2003
• Names in the news: Ray Orbach, Anthony Fisher, Garrison Sposito, In memoriam: Herb Etchegary
• Cordova names to lead UC Riverside
• UCD earns top spot
• Job opportunities: Sudden Oak Death Regional Coordinator, Marin County; County Director/Public Policy Advisor for Stanislaus County