UC Davis is an emerging leader in the fields of sustainability, energy, agriculture, health and climate change.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has appointed Judy Sakaki, Vice President of Student Affairs, to the California Complete Count Committee, the official entity that is partnering with the U.S. Census Bureau for Census 2010. She will offer expertise in developing a robust outreach strategy that ensures a complete and accurate count of every person who resides in California.

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded research fellowships to 17 early career scientists and scholars at the University of California. Winners include promising, early career academics from chemistry, computer science, mathematics, molecular biology, and physics.

At UC, learning isn’t confined to the classroom. See and hear what some of our undergraduate students are doing.

Off-the-clock with Joe Lewis, aka Dr. Funk, director of UC's Retirement Administration Service Center

President Mark Yudof met with students in Sacramento on Monday and pledged to focus systemwide attention on preventing acts of intolerance.

UC, in an effort to help employees balance their work and life needs, is considering changing some personnel policies and adopting others to allow greater flexibility in the use of accrued sick leave. Employees have until March 3 to comment on the proposed changes. Comments should be directed to Rene Jackson at rene.jackson@ucop.edu

Sign up now for one of the March 16 classes: "The Fundamentals of Retirement Income Planning" to be held at 12 p.m. and “Quarterly Market Perspective” at 2:00 p.m. Both classes will be held in Room 12322, Franklin Building. To reserve a space, call 1-800-642-7131 Monday through Friday, 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Join your colleagues at 7:30 p.m. April 2 for UC Office of the President Night at Oracle Arena, as the Golden State Warriors take on the New York Knicks.Tickets are just $25 – down from $40 – and include a voucher for a hot dog, soda, and bag of chips.Tickets must be purchased by March 25. To order, fill out the attached order form, and return it to Pamela Lloyd Watts, Room 12023 in the Kaiser Building. For more information, please contact Pamela Lloyd-Watts at 510-987-0748 or email her at: Pamela.lloyd@ucop.edu