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Protect UC’s data – and your privacy – with cybersecurity tips and tricks

In recognition of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, UC will be focussing on this critical issue in October. Here at UCOP, the ITS Information Security team is committed to raising awareness of the risks


Six UC campuses on list of the nation’s top 10 public universities

Of the nation’s 10 best public universities, six are UC campuses, according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2017 rankings, released on Sept. 13. U.S. News and World Report issues its list of the best American


UCSF researchers find evidence that sugar industry distorted heart disease research

A newly discovered cache of industry documents revealed that the sugar industry began working closely with nutrition scientists in the mid-1960s to single out fat and cholesterol as the dietary causes of coronary heart


Spread the news: The UCPath Center is recruiting!

With an immediate goal to hire more than 100 people in the next 12 months, and an additional 240 employees in 2018, the UCPath Center (UCPC) needs a stream of applicants who are qualified


Sierra magazine names UC campuses among the nation’s greenest

Irvine placed third out of more than 200 universities around the country, becoming the only university to score in the top 10 for seven consecutive years.


Former NFL player learning to feed the hungry at UC Santa Cruz

Former NFL star defensive end Kalimba Edwards is on an ambitious mission: He hopes to one day create a self-sustaining food system that can feed the nation’s hungry and homeless. “But first I have to


UC tops rankings for colleges serving the public interest

UC ranks among the nation’s best colleges in serving the public interest, with six campuses making the top 20 and all nine undergraduate campuses in the top 100, according to Washington Monthly. On Monday, Aug. 29,


Mark your calendar: Taco Tuesday is coming Sept. 27

The ever-popular Staff Appreciation event Taco Tuesday is back! Put it on your calendars so you won’t miss the food and fun: DATE: Tuesday, Sept. 27 TIME: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. LOCATION: Franklin fifth-floor patio (roof garden) UCOP


UCOP volunteers prepare ASCEND Elementary School for the new school year

First there were the 20 bags of school supplies generously donated by UCOP staff – pencils, markers, staplers, folders and so much more. Then there were the boxes (and boxes) of books to be sorted,


First state-funded Firearm Violence Research Center to be established at UC Davis

On Monday, Aug. 29, President Napolitano announced her intent to establish the University of California Firearm Violence Research Center at UC Davis’ Sacramento campus. It will be led by Garen Wintemute, an emergency department


UC student delivers hope to hospital in her homeland of Uganda

If you’ve ever doubted the power of one person to make a difference in the world, you need to meet Lydia Natoolo. She was a 33-year-old community college student, an immigrant from Uganda who struggled