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UC Irvine technology director named next staff advisor-designate to UC Regents

Jason Valdry, a UC Irvine alum and director of technology, has been selected as the next Staff Advisor-Designate to the Regents and will begin his two-year term on July 1. Valdry will join Staff Advisor


Council of UC Staff Assemblies (CUCSA) focuses on the needs of UC staff

    This quarter’s Council of UC Staff Assemblies (CUCSA) meeting was held at UCOP on June 1 – 3, bringing more than 25 staff representatives from all the UC campuses to Oakland. With many members


UC wins Skillsoft Innovation Award for Excellence in Talent Management

Skillsoft, a global leader in learning and talent management, has chosen UC as a 2016 Innovation Award winner for demonstrating excellence in “Creating an Impact in Higher Education.” Presented at the 2016 Global Skillsoft


UCOP celebrates Pride Month with rainbow sprinkles on top

On Friday, June 3, UCOP celebrated Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month with 18 gallons of chocolate, vanilla and raspberry ice cream, a few quarts of chocolate and butterscotch syrup, cherries and whipped cream


UC research: To lose weight, train your brain

With summer around the corner, many of us are thinking about losing some weight. UCSF Associate Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine and Pediatrics Laurel Mellin recently wrote an intriguing article about a different


Startup champion Regis Kelly awarded Citation of Excellence

President Janet Napolitano has awarded a Citation of Excellence to neuroscientist and UC startup champion Regis Kelly in recognition of his work over the past 18 months as her senior adviser on innovation and


Come to the UCOP Pride Ice Cream Social on June 3

All UCOP staff are invited to come celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride month with delicious ice cream treats.


UC research: Spoilers make you enjoy stories more

This story is going to be spoiled right from the beginning, but don’t worry. According to research by UC San Diego psychology professor Nicholas Christenfeld, spoilers don’t ruin a story: They make you enjoy


President Napolitano meets with Washington leaders

President Janet Napolitano met with President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and the cabinet secretaries for energy, education and agriculture last week to highlight how UC is helping to drive solutions to some


Three UC researchers awarded national medals by President Obama

On Thursday, May 19, three UC researchers were among a select group of 17 who were awarded the nation’s top honors for science, technology and innovation in a ceremony at the White House. The National


OPPC event: Volunteer in an Oakland school garden

With their supervisor's permission, UCOP staff can use up to four hours a month of their normal work time to volunteer.