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Online poll: Vote for your favorite lunch spots

We all have that trusty go-to lunch spot. Now’s your chance to vote for your favorite in our online poll and you could introduce your colleagues to a new place they didn’t know about.


10-second bio: Laura Levy, operations coordinator and gardening lover at heart

Name: Laura Levy  Title: Operations Coordinator  Department/Unit: Innovative Learning Technology Initiative Location: Franklin Building When I Started Working At UCOP: Spring 2014 What I Do For OP In Five Words Or Less: I support the ILTI team The Best Part About Working For OP: The best part of working


How to be heard in advocacy efforts

Lawmakers have heard from UC advocates more than 8,200 times this year — and it’s only July. This is an incredible show of force by our small but mighty UC Advocacy Network of 17,000 people — and a testament to the


That UC tote bag? Here’s where you can buy it

Want a tote bag or tumbler to show your UC pride? How about a T-shirt commemorating the university’s 150th anniversary? Now you can buy it. The new UC Store, launched this week by the Marketing Communications


UC keeps Los Alamos Laboratory on cutting edge of science and research

  For three-quarters of a century, Los Alamos National Laboratory has been a singular force in advancing scientific knowledge across new frontiers — from its origins in World War II to its role in the Human


Important information about whistleblower activities

The following message was sent by Chief Compliance and Audit Officer Alexander Bustamante to UCOP staff on Monday, July 9: Dear UCOP Colleagues, The University of California is committed to maintaining the highest standards of conduct


UC launches Million Light Bulb Challenge community buy program

UC faculty and staff have a great opportunity to reduce their carbon footprint at home and save money. UC is spearheading a statewide effort to advance the purchase of 1 million high-quality, energy-efficient light


Donate blood July 11 and help save three lives

It only takes about an hour to give blood, when the Bloodmobile comes to downtown Oakland.


Is that bug in your garden bugging you? Ask a UC entomologist live on Facebook

Do you have something weird going on in your vegetable garden or with your fruit trees? Maybe a strange looking green worm on your tomatoes or raggedy looking leaves on your garden eucalyptus? Curious


Show appreciation to your colleagues with a Gratitude Gram

Want to show your colleagues how much you appreciate them? Send a Gratitude Gram to any fellow UCOP staff member to express your appreciation for who they are and the contributions they make to UCOP. Pick


President Napolitano thanks UCOP staff, answers questions at Town Hall

President Napolitano provided updates on the state budget, UC’s efforts to protect the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and its recipients, and the UCOP Restructuring Effort.