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Inclusive Strategies for Attention and Motivation (Extension Foundation)
July 9 | 8 - 9:30 a.m. PDT | Register
Join this webinar to learn effective strategies for enhancing attention, motivation and engagement in neurodiverse or struggling learners across elementary, middle and high school. Explore practical techniques to create an inclusive and stimulating environment tailored to the needs of neurodiverse children and teens. Gain insights on how to boost student participation and interest, leading to improved educational outcomes for all.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand how neurodiversity (e.g., ADHD, executive functioning challenges) impact learning, behavior, and motivation
- Apply subtle changes in structure and environment to improve time management
- Apply realistic approaches for incorporating social-emotional learning strategies to reduce overall stress in improving cognitive stamina
Built Environment, Rx Healing Urban Systems through Design, Policy, and Practice (Extension Foundation)
July 15 | 10- 11:30 a.m. PDT | Register
Q: What if cities could be treated like living systems in need of care? Explore with us how innovative interventions rooted in research, design, and community knowledge can restore and revitalize the built environment. Built Environment Rx brings together researchers, planners, architects, engineers, and Extension professionals to diagnose and examine the “prescriptions” needed to improve the health, equity, and sustainability of our urban systems.
Each session offers a deep dive into evidence-based practices, adaptive policies, and regenerative design strategies from green infrastructure and bioretention systems to climate-responsive zoning and community-led planning. We will explore how to diagnose systemic challenges, prescribe holistic solutions, and deliver just and lasting change.
UCCE Program Development and Evaluation Capacity Building Trainings (UC ANR)
Aug. 5 - Oct. 7, 2025 | Tuesdays and some Thursdays | Learn details & register
Join us for online interactive trainings to help you with planning and evaluating programs and projects, engaging California communities, civil rights compliance, and evaluating your programs and assessing their impact. These trainings highlight UCCE examples. For 2025, we have added a few brown bag sessions to showcase tech tools and best practices for evaluation planning. This is a 15-part series offered a la carte, select whichever interests you or take the complete series!
Practical Skills for Grant Writing and Communication (Extension Foundation)
July 23 | Noon- 1 p.m. PDT | Register
Discover the evolving landscape of AI tools and how they can revolutionize your grant writing and communications. In this session, you’ll explore the latest advancements in large language models, learn to discern when to leverage AI versus human expertise, and consider the potential of custom GPTs for automating repetitive tasks. Gain practical skills to streamline your workflow and boost your efficiency in the grant-writing process.
UC ANR Development Services
Our UC ANR Development Services team is comprised of senior development officers and advancement professionals, who partner with our statewide programs, cooperative extension offices, research centers, institutes and a network of dedicated volunteers. We create effective fundraising strategies utilizing a variety of approaches including annual and online giving, programmatic and research funding, and long-term options such as endowments and planned giving.
Office of Contracts & Grants
Our goal at the Office of Contracts and Grants is to provide principal investigators assistance with proposal preparation and with resources and expertise so that they may better understand contract and grant administration and successfully administer sponsored awards. The UC ANR Office of Contracts and Grants (OCG) is the authorized organizational representative for all extramurally sponsored projects at UC Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Government Relations Communication Toolkit
The UC ANR Communications Toolkit’s Government Relations page provides exactly the kind of guidance and resources that help UC ANR staff and faculty effectively influence policy, engage stakeholders and raise awareness about their work.
UC ANR Policy Institute launched to inform policymaking, implementation
University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources has formally launched the new UC ANR Policy Institute, envisioned as a “one-stop shop” for policymakers to find and easily access scientists and research on a host of critical issues in California. Available expertise encompasses agricultural topics, wildfire and forestry, water and pest management, public health and nutrition, and community and youth development, among others.
Managing Implicit Bias Certificate Series (eLearning, UC Learning Center)
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The UC Managing Implicit Bias Series is a collection of six brief eCourses designed to help learners understand, recognize, and manage implicit bias in professional settings. The series begins with an overview of what implicit bias is, explaining how the brain uses mental shortcuts and how unconscious attitudes form. It then explores the real-world impacts of these biases on behavior and decision-making. Subsequent modules focus on strategies for increasing self-awareness, identifying common forms of bias — especially in the workplace — and applying mindfulness and de-biasing techniques. The final course addresses ways to mitigate bias specifically in the hiring process, offering practical tools for interviewers and hiring committees. Each course is under 30 minutes and emphasizes awareness, reflection and action.
Addressing Bias, Bigotry and Discrimination Speaker Series: War Crimes and Accountability (Virtual, UC Davis Health)
Sep 25 at Noon - 1 p.m. | Learn details and register
Heightened tensions stemming from the conflict in the Middle East have led to hate crimes and discriminatory incidents on campuses nationwide. Compounding these tragic events are the political climate and the resultant silencing of discourse. This has impacted our faculty, staff, and students, who need to collectively process these events. This Grand Rounds series hosted by the Department of Internal Medicine hopes to establish a safe forum where perspectives can be expressed and shared with thoughtful exchange of ideas. Nationally renowned experts and speakers in their respective fields have been invited to deliver this series. This Grand Rounds speaker series is funded through a grant, that was awarded to the Department of Internal Medicine, to address and combat antisemitism, Islamophobia, and other forms of bias, bigotry and discrimination.
Foundations of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (eCourse, LinkedIn Learning)
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The world of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) can be both empowering and overwhelming at times. How can someone get started in this space? In this course, Dereca Blackmon highlights how you can play an important role in DEIB. Dereca explains key terminology and the business case for diversity, then dives into best practices for diversity, inclusion, belonging and equity. She covers how biases can impact recruiting and hiring, as well as the importance of inclusive communication, sponsorship, and mentorship. Request your account from our UC ANR IT team at help@ucanr.edu.
The Art of Saying No (NCFDD)
July 10 | 11 a.m. - noon PT | Learn details & register
- Are you confused about when to say "yes" and "no" to other people's requests?
- Do you often say "yes" to requests without realizing the impact that response will have on your time and productivity?
- Do you find yourself feeling angry and resentful during the academic year because you've said "yes" too often?
You're not alone! Many faculty (pre and post-tenure) find it incredibly difficult to sort out when, why, and how to say "NO." In this webinar, you will learn:
- The biggest mistakes faculty make in responding to requests
- How to identify and disrupt problematic patterns
- Our favorite strategies that you can implement immediately so you can add "no" to your vocabulary
Create your account today. It is paid for by UC ANR.
Conflict Competence: From Bystander to Upstander (for Faculty and Staff) (UC Davis, Ombuds)
Sept. 11 at 9 - 11 a.m. | Learn details & register
What do you do when you see incivility, but it’s not directed at you? What is your role if you witness micro or macro aggressions in the workplace? How do you support your colleagues and help address problematic behavior? These are not simple questions and there is not a single correct answer. Through this discussion driven, scenario-based workshop, you will explore your own barriers to taking action and identify five strategies you could use when moving from being a bystander to being an upstander.
Enhancing Excel (eCourse, LinkedIn Learning)
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Unlock the potential of Microsoft Excel with cutting-edge, free generative AI tools. Follow along with Excel MVP George Mount in this course designed for intermediate Excel users. George guides you through how to enhance Excel’s data-crunching capabilities with powerful AI tools both inside and outside of the spreadsheet editor. George steps through how to prepare data with Power Query and Markdown, helpful prompts to use to create data visualizations, tips for troubleshooting and debugging Excel formulas, and more. Request your account from our UC ANR IT team at help@ucanr.edu.
Learn something new today!
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