Looking for some positive stories to brighten up your week? Here are some we’ve collected throughout the UC system. Get ready to smile — and read on.

The UCOP Adopt-A-Family drive ended this week, but you can still take part in the season of giving by joining your colleagues in wrapping donated gifts.

Join your UCOP colleagues in supporting local low-income families through the Salvation Army’s Adopt-a-Family gift-donation program.

Mark your calendar to donate blood to those in need. It only takes about an hour — and your donation could save three lives!

As part of the Academic Affairs Year of Service, employees from UCOP’s IRAP team recently volunteered on San Francisco’s infamous Alcatraz Island.

When a UC Davis Children’s Hospital patient revealed to the Make a Wish Foundation that her dream was to be a pop star, UC Davis Health staff did everything possible to make her wish come true.