UC Delivers

UC Delivers is a collection of examples showing how UC ANR is making a difference in California's communities.

UC Delivers is managed by UC ANR Program Planning and Evaluation. For instructions on how to write a UC Delivers Post, click here. For instructions on how to submit a post, you can download this PDF. Please contact Christina Becker at christina.becker@ucop.edu for more information.

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UC ANR training improves food safety practices among Alameda County seniors

December 17, 2019

By Mary L Blackburn

Seniors with diminished learning and retention capacity, physical impairments, on multiple medicines, and with weakened immune systems are less able to fight foodborne pathogens. Adults over 60 years are more likely to have complications, be hospitalized, and die because of foodborne infections.

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Image shows almond leaves with spider mites along with their feeding injury during the late part of the growing season.

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IPM of spider mites on almond improves farm profitability and air quality

November 6, 2019

The almond industry in California produces approximately 80% of the world's almond supply and currently consists of approximately 1.2 million bearing and non-bearing acres.

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Entomology Advisor David Haviland discusses mating disruption at an educational tour stop sponsored by the University of California

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IPM Advisors demonstrate mating disruption for key almond pest

June 28, 2019

By Jhalendra P Rijal, David R Haviland

Navel orangeworm is the single most important pest of more than 1.3 million acres of almonds in California. It feeds exclusively on almond kernels, rendering them unmarketable. Larvae are also associated with Aspergillus sp. fungi which can produce aflatoxin contamination of kernels at harvest.

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Project 4-H20 teens displaying the drinking water promotion message of the week

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Project 4-H20 develops effective teen public leaders

June 27, 2019

By Marisa Neelon

Earlier work by Project 4-H20 teens found that average student water consumption at at John Swett High School in Contra Costa County was only 4.92 cups, less than the recommended 8 cups.

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Teens learn how to improve their focus, attention, social and stress management skills at the University of California 4-H Mindfulness Retreat

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California 4-H healthy living programs improves youth health outcomes

June 26, 2019

By Marcel Horowitz

California youth face increasing challenges to their social, emotional and physical health. Threats to children's physical health include obesity (28.9%), inactivity (76%), inadequate sleep (85%), and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption (63%).

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