At the center of San Francisco's Dickens Faire, you’ll find UCOP’s very own Jennifer Damico.

Supporting our philosophy of knowledge, UCOP welcomed Tacy Trowbridge as UCOP Development and Training Coordinator in September.

UC Newsroom is now tweeting the latest news from around UC. Follow the Newsroom at http://twitter.com/ucnewsroom.

On Friday, December 4, learn about the 100-year history of UC's observatories, the discoveries made by UC astronomers and the plans for the next-generation Thirty-Meter Telescope at a lunch-time talk.

On Monday about 60 UC students occupied the lobby of the Franklin building to protest the recent fee increases and campus cuts and layoffs. The students spent two hours sitting on the lobby floor having a dialogue with UC Provost Lawrence Pitts and Nathan Brostrom. Read more about the protest and watch videos of the discussion in the UC Newsroom.

Two At Your Service Online (AYSO) applications will be closed Friday, December 11 through Wednesday, January 6.

The UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Catalog is holding a holiday sale through Dec. 18. Find informative and inspiring items for gardeners and growers. Place your order by Dec. 14 for standard UPS ground shipping to arrive by Dec. 24.

There's a lot of UC on your Thanksgiving table each year. Find out ways UC has contributed to the flavorful feast.

You have until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, November 24 (Pacific Time) to make certain changes to your Health and Welfare plans, add eligible dependents, and/or enroll/re-enroll in the Health Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA).

The Office of General Counsel (OGC) is holding the 24th Annual Pre-Thanksgiving Raffle and Bake Sale to benefit Family Emergency Shelter Coalition of Alameda County(FESCO) Wednesday, November 25.

• Regents approve fee increase funding
• Paul Alivisatos appointed director of Berkeley Lab
• UC Health runs biggest U.S. medical training program
• Independent review lauds changes in UC compensation policies
• Regents approve agreement to reopen MLK Hospital

Need to talk to someone in Human Resources, but don't know who to contact? Use the new HR Rep search tool to enter your name and you'll receive a listing of your HR assignments.

Eating yourself silly, watching 12 hours of football, standing in line for hours at the mall--there's no shortage of things to do over Thanksgiving break. What is your favorite way to spend the time?