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STEP checkpoint conversations are due Friday. Are you ready?

All employees and managers must complete STEP checkpoint training, conversations and e-performance records by this Friday, Feb. 26. Here’s what you need to know to prepare.


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10 tips for handling difficult conversations at work

Check out this advice for better workplace conversations, including setting yourself up for success, navigating challenging topics, finding common ground and more.


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Tips for having a meaningful STEP checkpoint conversation

Your first STEP checkpoint conversation is on the calendar, you have written out all of your updates and comments — and now you have to prepare for the conversation.


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Sustainability at Home: Creating a spring herb and vegetable garden

The UCOP Sustainability Affinity Group begins its spring speaker series on Wednesday with a presentation by UC Master Gardener Shilpa Thanawala.


UC awards $19M in grants to support groundbreaking research to benefit Californians

A 2021 UC competition supports research and discoveries that impact the people, environment and economy of California.


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Read the Link holiday issue

Did you catch our first-ever Link holiday issue sent over curtailment? Check it out for recipes, sustainability ideas and more.


Happy Holidays from President Drake

UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D., and his wife, Brenda, send their best wishes this holiday season.