ANR Employee News

Nouri named UCCE orchard systems advisor for San Joaquin County Mohamed Nouri joined UC Cooperative Extension on July 1, 2019, as an orchard systems advisor serving San Joaquin County.

Most Californians do not live near a UC campus and therefore do not know that UC is present in their communities. We need to make all Californians aware that UC ANR is the local UC connection, delivering a variety of programs, services and research that builds and supports the local community.

UC ANR employees interested in incorporating responses to climate change into their programs are invited to a symposium Oct. 7-8 at Elkus Ranch in Half Moon Bay.

Cal/OSHA recently passed an emergency regulation to establish standards to protect workers from the hazards of wildfire smoke. This standard has four primary requirements: Identify potential exposures to harmful air quality caused by wildfire smoke (i.e.

Open enrollment news is coming early this year: Employees who belong to Western Health Advantage HMO (health maintenance organization) learned Aug. 26 that the university will drop WHA as a medical plan option next year.