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Oakland Promise Scholars head for UC

  On July 27, President Napolitano awarded college scholarships to five UC-bound Oakland students in recognition of their academic achievements and volunteer service to their communities. The recipients of the Oakland Promise Scholarships will each receive


UC Santa Cruz garden celebrates 50 years of cultivating farmers and a food movement

  Middle age has a way of sneaking up on people and programs, so hearing now that the experiment in organic gardening that began at UC Santa Cruz in 1967 is the oldest university-based organic


UCLA Health: Nine myths about healthy eating

  “People think it all comes down to their genes, but there is so much we can control by not smoking or being overweight, eating right and exercising at least moderately,” says Karin Michels, professor


Ransomware: How to protect yourself at work and at home

Ransomware is the fastest growing malware threat, targeting users of all types — from the home user to the corporate network.


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Five more weeks of free lunchtime concerts in downtown Oakland!

Summer lunchtime concert series continue through early September at the Kaiser building's roof garden and at Oakland City Center Plaza.


An update on this year’s performance-based merit process at UCOP

The process for determining and awarding merit increases is now underway.


UC system honored for environmental, economic leadership

UC was recognized for its role in shaping environmental policies and developing technologies that fuel clean energy innovation.


UCOP Mentorship Program seeking mentees for 2017-18

Mentees have an opportunity to gain practical knowledge and insights through one-on-one meetings with more experienced UCOP managers and leaders.


How to make your virtual conference better than a live one

A conference wrapped up recently at UC Santa Barbara, but this was not a typical academic conference. There was no mess to clean up at the end: no coffee-stained tablecloths and muffin crumbs. The attendees


President Napolitano’s statement on extension of California’s landmark cap-and-trade program

Napolitano applauded the leadership of Gov. Brown and the California Legislature for the bipartisan support to extend this program.


UC is changing its hiring policy to remove barriers to opportunity

UC is making a change to avoid discouraging qualified previously incarcerated people from applying to work here.


Learn to save lives: Take an onsite CPR/AED class

This three-hour class will enable you to help family members, friends and co-workers who are experiencing a medical emergency.


New UC Learning Center coming: Prepare for temporary outage

Here's how to prepare if you are enrolled in any classes that will be held during the outage window.