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Grants Specialist - full-time position Application Link: https://registry.extension.org/243017321075143 Application Deadline: until filled Target start date: January 2025 Extension Foundation (EXF) is a well-established non-profit organization providing diverse services to over 100 public universities across the United States. EXF is a membership-based 501(c)(3) non-profit operating foundation formed in 2006 by Extension Directors and Administrators. EXF partners with university-based...

The Extension Foundation’s work in technology is supported by a New Technologies in Agriculture (NTAE) Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) (funding opportunity USDA-NIFA-OP-010186, award number 2023-41595-41325), in partnership with the University of New Hampshire. This grant enabled the Foundation to deliver a dedicated Artificial Intelligence (AI) track at the 2024 National Extension Technology Conference (NETC)—an...

Who is helping specialty crop producers adapt to climate change? You? The Climate Analogs Academy is recruiting ~12 Extension professionals from around the US to engage in dialogue, workshops, and get paid to visit specialty crop experts around the country throughout the 2025 calendar year. Please visit our website for more information about the program, eligibility, and the application. Website and application: https://csanr.wsu.edu/educational-opportunities/climate-analogs-academy/

Thriving Agricultural Systems in Urbanized Landscapes Project Overview Register for the webinar here October 31st, 2:00 PM ET About: This webinar will introduce and discuss findings from the Thriving Agricultural Systems in Urbanized Landscapes project, a 6-year, $9 million project funded by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) ( https://thrivingag.org/ ). This transdisciplinary research-extension-education project is working to create economically thriving and...

November is National Diabetes Awareness Month. Join Ohio State University Extension’s Diabetes team at noon on Fridays in November for a complimentary 30-minute diabetes class, live online. To register and receive the webinar link, visit go.osu.edu/diabetesseries Fridays 12 – 12:30 p.m. November 1 – Take Charge of Diabetes during Holidays November 8 – Traveling with Diabetes over the Holidays November 15 – Stress and Diabetes November 22 – Healthy Holiday Sweets and Treats Please join us or...

The Extension Foundation has added a new title to its publications library. " Extension Tourism: Impact and Opportunities of Land- and Sea-Grant Programming Across U.S. Regions " shares findings from a national survey process conducted by the National Extension Tourism design team and Regional Rural Development Centers from 2017-2019. The intent of the survey process was to catalog current tourism and recreation programming being conducted by U.S. Extension professionals. The findings are...

The Extension Foundation has published a new research report titled Land-Grant University Capacity to Support Recreation Economies in National Forest Gateway Communities. This study provides insights into how well Land-Grant Universities (LGUs) are positioned to promote and develop outdoor recreation economies near U.S. national forests. It also identifies specific locations that are best equipped to allocate resources for recreation economy programs. The report aims to assess the ability of...

The New Technologies for Ag Extension (NTAE) 2023-2024 Yearbook is now available as the latest addition to the Extension Foundation’s publications library. This vibrant publication captures the progress of dozens of projects funded through the New Technologies for Ag Extension (NTAE) program—a cooperative initiative between the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA), the University of New Hampshire, and the Extension Foundation. NTAE’s mission...

Publications Manager Application Due Date: Open until filled. Application Link: https://registry.extension.org/242904784061155 Extension Foundation (EXF) is a well-established non-profit organization providing diverse services to over one hundred public universities across the United States. EXF is a membership-based 501(c)(3) non-profit operating foundation formed in 2006 by Extension Directors and Administrators. EXF partners with university-based Cooperative Extension Services to increase...

The National Impacts Database (NIDB) is an important platform for documenting and demonstrating the collective impacts of land-grant university teaching, research, and Extension. On October 30, 2024 | 2:00-3:00pm ET the NIDB Team will host a NIDB Virtual Training. This session is for Extension professions new and returning inputters to the National Impacts Database (NIDB), and will cover the basics of the NIDB, how submitted statements are used, and how to write effective impact statements.

Do you want to become a more effective leader, or teacher, or team member? Or how about becoming a better family member? I teach a short segment on EQ in my grad classes here at Ohio State… and if you know Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence construct… you understand that when we know ourselves better (recognizing our own emotions), we can use that knowledge to guide our thinking and behavior. That’s powerful stuff. But how do you improve your emotional intelligence? One way is to learn a new...

Access to nutritious food is a fundamental right, yet millions of Americans struggle with food insecurity, a challenge closely linked to the rise in diet-related chronic diseases. The "Food is Medicine" movement is gaining momentum across the United States as an innovative response to this issue, emphasizing that food can play a pivotal role in improving health outcomes, reducing healthcare costs, and addressing systemic inequities (Lofton & Peterson, 2023). While dietitians have long...