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Come to the UCOP Pride Ice Cream Social on June 3

All UCOP staff are invited to come celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride month with delicious ice cream treats.


UC research: Spoilers make you enjoy stories more

This story is going to be spoiled right from the beginning, but don’t worry. According to research by UC San Diego psychology professor Nicholas Christenfeld, spoilers don’t ruin a story: They make you enjoy


President Napolitano meets with Washington leaders

President Janet Napolitano met with President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and the cabinet secretaries for energy, education and agriculture last week to highlight how UC is helping to drive solutions to some


Three UC researchers awarded national medals by President Obama

On Thursday, May 19, three UC researchers were among a select group of 17 who were awarded the nation’s top honors for science, technology and innovation in a ceremony at the White House. The National


OPPC event: Volunteer in an Oakland school garden

With their supervisor's permission, UCOP staff can use up to four hours a month of their normal work time to volunteer.


UC appoints Christine Gulbranson as SVP for research innovation and entrepreneurship

On Thursday, May 12, the UC Board of Regents approved Christine Gulbranson as senior vice president for research innovation and entrepreneurship at UC. In this newly created role that reports directly to President Napolitano, Gulbranson


Cathy O’Sullivan selected as 2016 NCCI Leader of Change

Cathy O’Sullivan, chief of staff to UC Chief Operating Officer Rachael Nava, was selected as one of four 2016 Leaders of Change by The Network for Change and Continuous Innovation: Higher Education’s Network for Change


UC’s climate of innovation pays off for California

The University of California has long been a beacon of cutting-edge research and higher education in California, but increasingly UC is playing a pivotal role in the California economy as a driving force behind


Skeletons, smashers and blowers: The kids come back to UCOP

Skeletons and food smashers and giant blowers, oh my! These are just a few of the things that 76 children of UCOP employees enjoyed on Thursday, April 28, during national Take Our Daughters and Sons