ANR Update

Dear Colleagues, It's with deep sadness that I share that we lost our colleague Steven Swain, environmental horticulture advisor for Marin and Sonoma counties, on Feb. 8. He was 58. Steven was with his family celebrating his wife's birthday in San Francisco when he collapsed.

We are happy to announce the availability of iThenticate, a resource for academic authors preparing to submit academic writing for publication.

Many of you may know that UC Davis Procurement is changing the process for documenting and requesting payment for unauthorized purchases, effective January 17, 2025. Please refrain from completing the UC Davis Unauthorized Purchase Statement in DocuSign. This change is specific to UC Davis.

Dear Colleagues, UC ANR and UC leaders are working to understand how changing federal policies will affect university programs and operations.

The U.S. National Science Foundation is aware of its name and likeness being used in a fraudulent manner. Scammers claiming to represent NSF inform individuals that they have won NSF grant money and can claim it for a fee.