Please note that all Benefits Fair events, including benefit plan booths, the flu shot clinic and the UC Financial Education workshops, have been moved to the 5 Star Conference Center.

Learn more about smoking cessation efforts in low-income smokers when tobacco researcher Shadi Nahvi visits UCOP this Wednesday, Nov. 5, 12 to 1 p.m. in 712 Kaiser.

Tickets are going fast for this year’s Big Game, which takes place Saturday, Nov. 22, at Memorial Stadium. Tickets are as low as $40 when you use your UCOP staff discount.

UCOP Chief Information Security Officer David Rusting will cover the current state of cyber crime and identity theft and how you can reduce the likelihood of becoming a victim.

Don’t miss Chris Stratton, senior research associate in Building and Urban Systems at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, who will offer tips on reducing energy consumption in your home.

October is National Book Month, and UCOP’s Education Partnerships invites you to celebrate books with a talk by independent bookseller Patrick Marks, this Friday, Oct. 24.

Berkeley Law's Maria Echaveste, who has just been nominated to serve as U.S. ambassador to Mexico, will visit UCOP today, the next event in the Women We Admire series.

New Oakland Schools Superintendent Antwan Wilson received a warm welcome to the Oakland community from UCOP at a Franklin building reception in his honor.

UCOP Chief Deputy General Counsel Karen Petrulakis will be the featured speaker at this week's Lunch & Learn session, 12 to 1 p.m. in Franklin Lobby 1.

You can donate blood right here at the office when the American Red Cross bloodmobile returns to UCOP on Thursday, Oct. 16. Contact Jan Kehoe to make your appointment.

Staff Appreciation Week is getting under way today, jam-packed with fun, freebies and food and culminating with the UCOP Talent Showcase, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, in the Kaiser Auditorium.