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BRC Blast: Setting up annual purchase orders

The beginning of the new fiscal year is the perfect time to set up your annual purchase orders.


10-Second Bio: Roman Starno, master of guitars and berry bars

  Name: Roman Starno Title: Chief Building/Security Manager Department/Unit: Building and Administrative Service Center (BASC) Location: Franklin When I Started Working At UCOP: April 2009 What I Do For OP In Five Words Or Less: Building maintenance/security & some construction The


UC receives Leadership in Greener Purchasing Award for Public University Sector from Office Depot

  Reflecting its commitment to sustainability, UC has received a “Leadership in Greener Purchasing Award for Public University Sector” from Office Depot. Office Depot annually assesses spend patterns across their largest customers and UC was named an award


Taking the bite out of summer: UC research creates a safer mosquito repellent

By Andy Murdock, UCOP Communications Strategist The arrival of summer in the U.S. means Fourth of July parades, picnics, barbecues, camping. It also means the return of something much less pleasant: mosquitoes, ready to suck


UC on track to enroll 10,000 more California students by next year

The preliminary admissions numbers also show increases in the proportion of Californians from historically underrepresented groups, as well as those from low-income families.


UCOP Mentorship Program seeking mentors and mentees for 2017-18

The deadline to apply to this program is July 28. To learn more about it, come to one of the informational brown bags.


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Windows 10 and Office 2016 are coming your way

Find out what's changing on UCOP computers and how to switch to Box for your file storage.


Important information about whistleblower activities at UC and the California Whistleblower Protection Act

The university’s Whistleblower Policy provides multiple avenues for employees to bring forward concerns of potential misconduct.


THURSDAY: Save three lives by donating blood!

The American Red Cross Bloodmobile will be in downtown Oakland on July 13, making donating easy and fast.


Last chance to register for the UC People Management Conference

Participant registration closes this Friday, July 14.


Sync magazine interviews Tom Andriola: How UC uses data to help students

From the Sync magazine article, “How the University of California is Using Data to Help Students Learn”: Tom Andriola regularly says he has the best IT job in the world. With an information technology community of


New OP Staff Assembly Chair welcomes new Steering Committee members

Thanks for voting in the OP Staff Assembly (OPSA) Steering Committee election. Your 2017-18 OPSA Steering Committee will consist of the following staff members: Bobby Cook* Matt Leet* Mindy Matthews* Jeannette Ritchie* Terry Barton Garen Corbett Candace Jones Carol Lake Juliann Martinez Bo Pitsker *Elected


UC research: Woodpecker life is a Game of Thrones

Scientists at UC Natural Reserve System’s Hastings Natural History Reservation have gained a whole new perspective on the acorn woodpeckers (Melanerpes formicivorus) they’ve watched for decades. The birds turn out to be a lot more sly and strategic