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30 August 2011
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UC campuses launch programs to promote sustainable practices

Evanne St. Charles cofounded UCSB’s Program for Assessment and Certification for the Environment and Sustainability, one of UC’s many such programs.

23 August 2011
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Listening in on the brain

UC San Diego neuroscientists are developing technology that links thoughts and commands from the brain to computers, a new technology that could reshape medicine.

22 August 2011
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Merit raises in the works for faculty and non-represented staff

In a letter to chancellors systemwide, President Mark Yudof described UC's plan to provide merit raises this year to faculty and non-represented staff earning annual salaries of less than $200,000.

15 August 2011
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Involved in writing policy? Learn about UC’s new process

UC has a new process for writing official policies. If you want to know more, sign up for one of these classes, presented by the Office of Ethics, Compliance and Audit Services, on rewriting policies into the new official template.

9 August 2011
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President Yudof issues letter to UC students and parents

In this July 27, 2011, letter, University of California President Mark G. Yudof addresses UC students and their parents about recent tuition increases and financial aid.

2 August 2011
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Getting to the root of the water cycle

UC Merced hydrologist Roger Bales is working on a Berkeley–Merced collaboration using matchbook-sized sensors to predict water availability from the Sierra snowmelt.

1 August 2011
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UC responds to Bureau of State Audits report

An exhaustive audit of UC, requested by state Sen. Leland Yee and conducted by the Bureau of State Audits, found no evidence of what Yee alleged to be waste, fraud and abuse by the University of California.

25 July 2011
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UC hospitals are top ranked, collaborate for savings

University of California's five medical centers were in the headlines last week, with reports that UC hospitals have once again garnered top rankings nationwide, and that collaborations among the five centers have resulted in more than $1 billion in savings.

19 July 2011
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Connexxus program headlined in travel industry publication

Connexxus, the travel service that has saved the University of California tens of millions of dollars in travel expenditures, grabbed headlines last week on the travel industry website BusinessTravelNews.com.

19 July 2011
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State budget shortfall forces second fee increase for fall 2011

UC Regents reluctantly approve a 9.6 percent tuition increase, reiterating the need to preserve the quality of the university.

19 July 2011
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UC Health innovation center awards $3.4 million in grants

Nine grants awarded by UC's new Center for Health Quality and Innovation (CHQI) aim to improve patient care while bringing down health care costs.

19 July 2011
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UC’s Working Smarter initiative hits first-year goal

UC's Working Smarter initiative, launched last July in response to ongoing declines in state support, has achieved $157 million in systemwide administrative efficiencies in just one year.

12 July 2011
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Tough choices this week for Regents on student fee increase

The UC Regents this week will consider a tuition increase of 9.6 percent, as part of the solution for closing a $1 billion budget deficit. California's cuts to public higher education are making national headlines, as evidenced by this July 8 story in the New York Times.

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