ANR Update

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ANR Update shares news and resources from UC ANR leadership.

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UC ANR COVID-19 Update: Modified safety standards

July 16, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
This week, in response to a trend of increasing COVID-19 cases and potential strains on hospital capacity in many areas of the state, Governor Newsom ordered that certain business sectors and activities must scale back their operations.
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Cyber attacks slow UC ANR servers

July 13, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
UC ANR Colleagues, Our server-security monitoring tool Malwarebytes has detected and mitigated eight malware variants, one ransomware attempt, and 379 potentially unwanted program accesses. It also appears to have blocked thousands (2,648) of malicious web traffic destined to webservers.
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Budget update and strategies

July 10, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Colleagues, As you know, the University is experiencing severe fiscal challenges across all locations because of COVID-19 and its economic fallout. UC ANR is facing a possible 12.7% budget reduction for the 20-21 fiscal year.
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Next UC president and ANR Strategic Plan refresh

July 8, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Dear Colleagues, I am thrilled that Michael Drake will return to UC as its next President; he brings a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of higher education in addition to a strong track record of growing programs, supporting all aspects of the university community and advancing diversity,...
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