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The Strategic Initiatives (SIs), Strategic Communication (Strat Comm) and the Communications Advisory Board (CAB) are teaming up to help UC ANR own YouTube (Yep - that's the big goal - at least for our educational content areas). How can you get involved? 1. Decide.

Dr. Leo Gen Albrigo passed away February 8, 2020, surrounded by his famiily He ws a global leader in citrus research. The following is from his biography at his induction into the Florida Citrus Hall of Fame: https://floridacitrushalloffame.

Diversity will reign supreme at the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Saturday, Feb. 15, when 13 museums or collections will be open to the public. The event, set from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., is free and family friendly.

California ag faces a decade of challenges (Farm Press) Tim Hearden, Jan. 31 We're getting close to a point where field work in agriculture is similar to or higher than the wages in other sectors, said Dan Sumner, director of the University of California's Agricultural Issues Center in Davis.

A UC Davis scientist has just received a federal grant to study trapdoor spiders in California, with opportunities for undergraduate students to participate in the research. Citizen scientists also can be involved through public sightings and suggestions for naming a newly discovered species.

Five of the past six years have been the warmest in Bakersfield's recorded history (Bakersfield Californian) Steven Mayer, Jan. 15 Daniel Sumner, an ag economist at UC Davis, said researchers across the state are busy studying the changing patterns of California's Mediterranean climate.

Trapdoor spiders can hide, but not for long. Jason Bond, professor and the Schlinger Chair in Insect Systematics, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, has received a 4-year, $1.4 million National Science Foundation grant to study trapdoor spiders in the California Floristic Province.

When David Gibby founded the very first master gardener program in 1973, he had no way of knowing the tremendous impact master gardener volunteers would make around the world.

This is the second of a two part series on IGIS impacts in 2019. See also: IGIS 2019 Year in Review Part I. Impact on UCANR's Strategic Goals Framework Training and professional development continue to be two of the pillars of our mission.

Next time you are in southern California, make sure to include a trip to Huntington Gardens in San Marinoa paradise for a enthusiastic gardener to visit! Encompassing about 120 acres, the botanical gardens feature 16 stunning themed gardens and some 15,000 different varieties of plants.