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Laurel and Sushant

Shout-Out for Laurel Skurko

Sushant Prasad is grateful for Laurel's creativity and enthusiasm while organizing UCOP's Diwali celebration.


UC leads the nation in highly influential scientists and researchers

The University of California is North America’s leader in scientific research, according to Clarivate’s 2024 Highly Cited Researchers list, with 289 faculty and scientists from across all 10 campuses named among the most influential in their fields.


Meredith Turner

UC alumna appointed senior vice president of External Relations and Communications

University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., has selected Meredith Vivian Turner to be the senior vice president of External Relations and Communications at UCOP.


Participants at the 2024 UC Tech Awards hosted by UC Davis and UC Davis Health.

2024 UC Tech Awards showcase recent tech advances across the system

Two UCOP teams and one colleague were recognized at the 2024 Tech Awards.


Shout-Out for Gergana Tsvetkova

The TDS PMO and Eric Person are greatful for Gergana's exceptional project management, communication and teamwork.


Gary Ruvkun

Four UC-affiliated scientists win 2024 Nobel Prizes

Four UC-affiliated scientists found their sleep disturbed in the early morning hours this week by a memorable phone call — the news of a Nobel Prize award from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the honor of a lifetime.


Smiling nurse holding baby

UC Children’s Hospitals recognized in regional and national specialty rankings

UC's children's hospitals were ranked among the top 10 regional overall and among the top 50 nationally in several pediatric specialties.


Shout-Outs for Veeresham Merugu

Veeresham Merugu, senior Oracle Cloud applications specialist, worked overnight to help colleagues resolve a tricky situation.


Kareem Abdul-Jabbar awarded UC Presidential Medal

The award recognizes Mr. Abdul-Jabbar’s advocacy, steadfast support of his alma mater and efforts to inspire student-athletes.


June Yu

Dr. June Yu appointed as vice president of UC National Labs

June has been serving as interim vice president during the search for a permanent leader.


Monster + human playing video game

UCOP Communications wins several prestigious national design awards

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


A blind woman uses a computer with a refreshable braille display, a technology device for people with visual disabilities.

Congratulations to the newest UCOP Accessibility Champions

These colleagues are demonstrating their commitment to ensuring that UCOP content is accessible to people with disabilities.


Shout-Out from Link for the colleagues who kept us running

The Link team is incredibly grateful to the colleagues who helped resolve our significant website woes.