President Janet Napolitano will begin sharing monthly email messages with faculty, staff and students to help foster ongoing dialogue with the UC community.

In the works for more than two years, UCnet aims to make life easier for faculty, staff and retirees at the University of California.

Check out the Jan. 28 Web chat conversation President Janet Napolitano hosted to hear the concerns and hopes of UC students.

Check out the completely redesigned UC website at universityofcalifornia.edu, which showcases the amazing things happening across the UC system.

UCPath will begin its rollout at UCOP, with the system planned to be fully operational for UCOP employees by Jan. 1, 2015.

In the interview, President Napolitano discussed the challenges of her new job, the role of the university and how UC affects the lives of all Californians.

After more than 30 years at UC, including serving as Irvine chancellor since 2005, Michael Drake will step down in June to become president of Ohio State University.

Jagdeep Singh Bachher will start April 1 as chief investment officer and vice president, investments, Office of the President, succeeding Marie Berggren.

UC Living Well, UC's systemwide wellness initiative, is partnering with Optum to offer innovative programs and services to UC employees and retirees, including Kaiser members.