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Health Net to continue as Blue & Gold HMO administrator and replace Optum for behavioral health benefits

With continued administration by Health Net, few medical plan changes are anticipated for next year.


UC admissions rise, with record surge in transfers

California residents make up the vast majority of those admitted, 71,086 as freshmen and 24,568 as transfer students.


Online poll: Vote for your favorite lunch spots

We all have that trusty go-to lunch spot. Now’s your chance to vote for your favorite in our online poll and you could introduce your colleagues to a new place they didn’t know about.


10-second bio: Laura Levy, operations coordinator and gardening lover at heart

Name: Laura Levy  Title: Operations Coordinator  Department/Unit: Innovative Learning Technology Initiative Location: Franklin Building When I Started Working At UCOP: Spring 2014 What I Do For OP In Five Words Or Less: I support the ILTI team The Best Part About Working For OP: The best part of working


How to be heard in advocacy efforts

Lawmakers have heard from UC advocates more than 8,200 times this year — and it’s only July. This is an incredible show of force by our small but mighty UC Advocacy Network of 17,000 people — and a testament to the


Wednesday: Screening of award-winning short film and discussion with director

See the award-winning documentary short film “Finding Cleveland” and discuss with director Larissa Lam.


Tuesday: Stigma-Free UC webinar — The Neglected Addict: Understanding Stigma, Students and Recovery

A discussion on the impact of stigma on college and university students who are in recovery from substance abuse, with UC Riverside professor Ann Cheney.


Shout out: Stefani Leto for her instrumental work on a new garden in Franklin Building

A shout-out to Stefani Leto, a policy analyst in the Office of the Secretary to the Regents, for her efforts in creating the new garden on the Franklin Building’s fifth floor patio.