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UC awards more than $80 million in state-funded grants to spur climate action

The innovations catalyzed by the Climate Action awards will make all of our communities safer, more sustainable, and more resilient.


Students rank UC campuses among the nation’s best

All nine UC undergraduate campuses were named top academic institutions by The Princeton Review in its Best Colleges for 2024 list.


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10-Second Bio: Hilary Steinman, cochair, UCOP SERG

Meet Senior Commodity Manager Hilary Steinman, cochair of the UCOP Sustainability Employee Resource Group.


The results are in: UCOP’s favorite lunch and break spots for 2023!

Here are your colleagues' recommendations and hot tips for enjoying their breaks in and outside the office.


FOW2 Program working group update

The FOW2 Program Implementation Working Group is exploring near-term priorities to help optimize UCOP’s is hybrid working environment.


UCOP wins seven prestigious design awards

The University & College Designers Association awards recognized website, video and print projects.


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The Oakland Franklin building fire alarm system upgrade is almost complete

Wondering what’s up with the ongoing fire alarm testing in the Franklin building? Here’s the skinny on the planned fire alarm replacement project.


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Group 2 SharePoint site users are moving to the cloud on Sept. 3

Find out what group your SharePoint sites are in and what to expect with the migration to SharePoint Online.


Earn a professional certificate from Microsoft

LinkedIn Learning has partnered with Microsoft to offer the most in-demand professional certificates.


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STEP Check-ins are due this Thursday, Aug. 31

Learn how to prepare for a meaningful conversation and take the training you need.


The rights of UC authors are at stake: Here’s what we are doing about it

The team that leads negotiations with scholarly publishers on behalf of the university is taking up the charge of making author rights the next frontier in advocating for the UC research community.


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Apply for the UCOP Leadership Fundamentals for Aspiring Leaders program (LFP)

If you aspire to be a manager or supervisor, check out this opportunity to learn key aspects of leadership, time management and wellness.


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Reminder: Share your opinions on UC tech news and you could win $75

The UC IT Blog news team is interested in learning more about who readers are and how to serve them better.