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How to throw a healthy summer party: Tips from UCLA Health

Summer is the perfect time to heat up the grill and gather with friends and family. Two dietitians at UCLA Health – Erin Morse and Dana Hunnes – share their tips on how to host


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


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


UCOP Mentorship Program seeking mentees and mentors for 2017-18

The UCOP Mentorship Program is seeking mentees and mentors for its next annual program beginning mid-October 2017 and concluding in mid-June 2018. Mentoring is an exciting opportunity for employees to interact with and learn


Last chance to register for the 2017 UC People Management Conference

  The first annual University of California People Management Conference will be held in Los Angeles on Aug. 2-3, 2017 (with a networking reception on Aug. 1). Participant registration for the conference closes on July