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Website to provide information on new ANR building and upcoming move
Posted 5/21/2013 - Vice President Allen-Diaz announced in March that the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources will be consolidating over 150 employees into one location in East Davis. ANR reached an agreement with John Buckel and Rod...

VP to present at regents meeting May 15
Posted 5/14/2013 - VP Barbara Allen-Diaz will give a presentation about ANR at the May 15 regents meeting in Sacramento. “Investing in California” is the second discussion item on the Committee on Educational Policy’s agenda, which begins at 1 p.m. and...

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'Great Day' morning program features UC Kearney Ag REC
Posted 5/22/2013 - The popular morning television program "Great Day," which airs daily on KMPH Channel 26 in Fresno, featured the work of scientists at the UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center in six live segments during the five-hour program this...

Media gets UC input for stories on unconventional farming
Posted 5/20/2013 - Reporters sought UC Cooperative Extension expertise for recent articles about unusual farming efforts in two parts of California. Fresno Bee reporter Robert Rodriguez covered the story of sisters in their early 20s who have settled on their dad's...

Citizen scientists being mobilized in Sonoma County
Posted 5/15/2013 - A Sudden Oak Death "Blitz" planned for Sonoma County June 15-16 will prepare local residents to spot infected plants, collect samples from their neighborhoods and submit them for laboratory testing, reported the Kenwood Press. The session is hosted by...

Santa Barbara 4-H feeling budget pressure
Posted 5/14/2013 - The Santa Barbara County 4-H program is raising awareness about the county board of supervisors' plans to cut funding for UC Cooperative Extension, according to reports that appear on the KSBY Channel 6 website and in the Santa Barbara...

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Lenz's statement on Gov. Brown’s revised state budget proposal
Posted 5/14/2013 - Patrick Lenz, the University of California system’s vice president for budget and capital resources, made the following statement today (May 14) after Gov. Jerry Brown presented his revised state budget proposal for 2013–14: “With this...

Child abuse and neglect reporting policy takes effect May 25
Posted 5/13/2013 - The California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (CANRA) requires that employers of “mandated reporters,” as defined in CANRA, promote identification and reporting of child abuse or neglect. UC’s new policy related to reporting of...

Sustainability webinars on May 31, June 13
Posted 5/3/2013 - Neil McRoberts, assistant professor in the Department of Plant Pathology at UC Davis, will present the webinar “Sustainability: Linking Theory to Practice” from 10 a.m. to noon on May 31. McRoberts will discuss Using formal models...