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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


Three of 12 astronauts in NASA’s Class of 2017 are UC alums

  For three UC alums, the horizon now stretches into the vastness of space itself: Jessica Watkins (UCLA, Ph.D. ’15), Robb Kulin (UC San Diego, Ph.D. ‘10) and Warren “Woody” Hoburg (UC Berkeley, M.S. ’11,


Meet OP: Retirement Administration Service Center (RASC) Customer Care

  About 5,000 UC employees retire each year systemwide. You may not be at that stage of life yet, but when you’re ready to retire, what happens and who will help you? Meet Ellen Lorenz, the


Introducing some inspiring members of UC’s Class of 2017

  As the strains of “Pomp of Circumstance” ring out over auditoriums and quads this spring, roughly 67,000 new UC graduates will join 1.8 million alumni in going forth to make their mark on their


Lessons from the Golden State Warriors – and photos of their victory parade

The Golden State Warriors are a Greater Good  team. I say that not only because they play in Oakland, just a few miles from our office. Nor because several of our staff (myself included) have