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Kickoff meeting: New UCOP Process Improvement Community of Practice

Come be part of the community and help shape how the CoP can support your process improvement efforts.


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Water will be off in the Oakland Franklin building this Saturday, March 1

If you're working on Saturday, plan to use the restrooms and kitchen facilities in the Broadway building.


President Drake Town Hall

Don’t miss President Drake’s virtual all-staff town hall this Wednesday: Registration is required

This Wednesday at 11 a.m. (PT), join President Drake for the final systemwide town hall of his presidency — exclusively focused focus on the UC staff experience.


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Consider donating your accrued PTO hours to colleagues affected by the LA fires

UC employees can support their colleagues by donating accrued vacation or staff PTO hours to a new, temporary Los Angeles Wildfire Catastrophic Leave Bank.


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UC’s WorkStrong program positions workplace injury as an opportunity for growth

The UC WorkStrong program provides personalized recovery support for employees who are injured on the job, helping to prevent future injuries.


President Michael V. Drake, MD

From President Drake: Certain truths remain steadfast

President Drake reassures staff that certain truths — including our UC mission — remain steadfast despite constant change.


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Wednesday: Join UC Davis experts in exploring bird flu at the next UC Health grand rounds

UC Davis experts will share how health professionals are navigating the current avian influenza outbreak throughout California.


Deidre Lynn Reyes, Master Scholar program. Photographed at the UC Riverside Student Disability Resource Center.

Attend a March 5 webinar on higher education disability rights

Join an online discussion on disability law trends and the potential impacts of the new administration.


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FSAP to host eldercare support workshop and eight-week mindfulness training course

Find out how to improve your work-life balance, boost your resilience and put self-care first in these upcoming learning opportunities.


UC Merced students

UC Merced achieves R1 classification, bringing all UC campuses to the highest tier of research universities

All UC campuses are now among the exclusive group of U.S. universities designated R1 by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.


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ICYMI: Read highlights and watch recordings of recent OPSA Events

The OP Staff Assembly recently hosted three popular events for UCOP staff: A panel discussion on technology careers and two events focused on the UCOP promotions process.


Research prepared Sonya Brooks to represent UC students on the Board of Regents

The first Black woman to serve as UC's student regent talks about her scholarship, her journey as a student raising young kids, and her priorities for change.