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What does DEI look like at UC ANR?

April 26th, 2023
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Elizabeth Moon, director of Workplace Inclusion & Belonging, invites all UC ANR colleagues to participate in a postcard design contest and survey about diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Communicate more effectively about farming and food, workshop July 18-19

April 24th, 2023
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Do you want to have productive conversations about farming practices sustainable, organic, conventional, regenerative, ecological rather than arguing with people? Are you hungry for effective ways to convey the complexities of farming with people who have little experience with agriculture?
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Dave Cudney holds a "Weeds of the West" book with his sister.
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In memoriam: David Cudney

April 24th, 2023
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
David W. Cudney, UC Cooperative Extension specialist emeritus, passed away in Riverside on March 30. He was 82. Cudney joined UCCE in 1964 as a farm advisor for Imperial County. In 1978, he became a UCCE weed science specialist for Southern California, based at UC Riverside.
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