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UC Climate Lab video: Take out the food. Leave the trash. Save the planet.

Find out how to reduce carbon emissions by rethinking takeout food in this newest episode of UC’s innovative video series Climate Lab.   You’ve probably opened a package lately and wondered why your tiny purchase was sent


THURSDAY brown bag: Culture, Engagement and Diversity @ OP

The OP Staff Assembly (OPSA) Steering Committee is featuring UCOP’s Program Manager for Culture, Engagement and Diversity Joanna Trammell in the first of a planned series of brown bag interviews: Date: Thursday, Jan. 11 Time: 12


Three more UC locations migrate to UCPath and online user experience is significantly enhanced

  As of Tuesday, Jan. 2, three more UC locations have joined UCOP in using UCPath for employment-related transactions: Associated Students UCLA, UC Merced and UC Riverside. Coinciding with this migration, the UCPath application has once


12 things UC achieved in 2017 that you may not know about

Looking back at the year that just ended, we have a lot to feel proud about at UC, including these 12


UCOP ends 2017 with a Season of Gratitude Celebration

The 2017 Season of Gratitude Celebration held at the Franklin building on Dec. 14 was a festive event enjoyed by several hundred staff members. Thanks to the generosity of UCOP management staff in hosting the


The evolutionary advantage of the teenage brain

  Teens. OMG. What on earth is going on inside their brains to make them act so, well, like crazy teenagers? The mood swings, the fiery emotions, the delusions of immortality, all the things that make


2017 UCOP Staff Engagement Survey results

The results of the 2017 Staff Engagement Survey are in and show several areas of improvement. The Staff Engagement Survey, developed by the Council of University of California Staff Assemblies (CUCSA) and UC Systemwide Human


UCOP Season of Gratitude: Donations, gratitude-grams and a celebration this Thursday

This week continues the Season of Gratitude at UCOP with donation drives and “gratitude-grams” plus our End-of-Year Celebration on Thursday, Dec. 14. Show your gratitude to your colleagues Through Dec. 15, you can send a “gratitude-gram”


How your diet can help fight climate change (even without going vegan)

Check out the latest Climate Lab video from UC and Vox Media to find out how your food choices can help fight climate change. Come January, many of us will resolve to cut down on


10-Second Bio: Michael Thwaites

  Name: Michael Thwaites Title: Senior Systems Analyst Department/Unit: California Digital Library Location: 20th St., Oakland When I Started Working At UCOP: December 1978 What I Do For OP In Five Words Or Less: I make the computer go. The Best Part About


UCPath Center named a Top Workplace for 2017

The UCPath Center (UCPC) has been named one of 2017’s Top Workplaces on a list of public, private, nonprofit or governmental organizations throughout Riverside and San Bernardino counties. UCPC was ranked no. 2 in the category


Women We Admire: Carol Christ to speak at UCOP on Dec. 11

Bring your lunch and join UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ for the next talk in the Women We Admire speaker series. Date: Monday, Dec. 11 Time: 12 to 1 p.m. Location: Franklin Lobby 1 Remote access options: Via Zoom: https://UCOP.zoom.us/j/6987568179 Dial in:


UC supported hundreds of new startups and products in 2017

A $22 million investment from the state of California to accelerate innovation and entrepreneurship across the UC system has supported more than 500 new startups and existing companies, helped launch at least 47 new