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Farms in Oakland? UCOP volunteers unearth the answer

It was a day like any other at OP: Offering drinks to chickens and citrus trees, de-leafing chard and laying out crops for the next planting. What, you don’t do that at your OP job? Six


President Napolitano: It’s time to free speech on campus again

When I was growing up, a favored comeback to perceived censorship was: “It’s a free country!” Whether this was spouted at a parent, a sibling, or an erstwhile friend, what it meant was people


Sign up for performance appraisal goal-setting and information sessions

This week marks the kick-off of the mid-year goal-setting and information sessions for managers, supervisors and non-supervisory staff. As was announced last week, this is the first step in a series of improvements being


How UC research led to a landmark global deal against superpollutants

On Oct. 15, more than 170 countries reached a historic agreement to cut the use of one of the world’s most potent greenhouse gases, marking a major milestone in efforts to keep the planet from


Open Enrollment on UCPath: Preview your choices online or attend a webinar

Open Enrollment is coming soon — beginning on Thursday, Oct. 27 at 8 a.m. and ending on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 5 p.m. There will be significant changes this year, including a one-time opportunity to


Meet your 2016-17 OP Staff Assembly Steering Committee

  This summer, you elected seven highly motivated staff members to a two-year term on the OP Staff Assembly (OPSA) steering committee: Terry Barton, director, Systemwide Staff Development Programs, Systemwide HR Garen Corbett, director, California Health Benefits


UC Irvine alum creates line of tech-savvy dolls to empower girls

  Glittery pop stars. Pink princesses. Wholesome, high-priced American Girls, and frivolously rude Bratz. When it comes to the doll market, UC Irvine entrepreneur Gina Heitkamp and her sister Jenae Heitkamp are betting that young girls


Calisphere: The coolest resource you might not know about

What has 600,000 images, documents, videos and audio recordings from the great museums, libraries and archives of California? Why, Calisphere, of course! Developed and maintained by UC’s California Digital Library, Calisphere.org gathers resources from 173 institutions, including all


State invests $22 million to support UC’s role as startup incubator

The role of UC as a driver of the California economy is increasingly being recognized. On Sept. 30, the state authorized $22 million in funding for UC’s innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives. A few days later,