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August 26, 2025
The University of California is one community, working together to educate the next generation, discover life-saving solutions, and strengthen our nation. To those who have …

UC People: Kathleen Yumul, well-being advocate

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August 13, 2025
Wellness is the focus of Kathleen’s job, but it’s also her passion. She shares what inspires her work and why self-care matters.

UC Spotlight: August 2025

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August 13, 2025
Our monthly UC Spotlight celebrates the UC locations, teams and individual staff members who are helping to make UC a great place to work. 

UC People: Max Fairbee, community connector

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August 12, 2025
UC Community Extension educator Max Fairbee gives older adults nutrition advice, gardening tips and motivation to spend time in the sun.

UC People: Riley Need, material science specialist and mentor

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August 12, 2025
Riley Need, a research specialist at UC San Diego’s Qualcomm Institute, is driven by a voracious appetite for knowledge.

UC People: Josephine Falvey, life-saving nurse

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August 12, 2025
Josephine sprinted into action, performing life-saving chest compressions in her bike helmet on her way into work at UC Davis Health.

UC People: Charles Alexander, student champion and mentor

Charles with his arm around a student receiving a certificate
August 12, 2025
Charles devoted his 30-year career to serving first-gen, low-income and historically underrepresented students.

More than 50 employers expected at free HireUC career summit in the Central Valley

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August 8, 2025
On Aug. 21, the HireUC Alumni Career Summit will welcome up to a thousand alumni for job opportunities and a chance to build connections.

UC People: Emily Jane Freed, UCCE head cheerleader

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August 5, 2025
Emily Jane Freed brings experience in agriculture issues, logistics and emergency services to the Central Coast UC Cooperative Extension.

UC People: Chrissy Huhn, librarian and landscape photographer

A view of the San Francisco Bay from Angel Island includes a sailboat just beyond the remains of a pier.
July 31, 2025
By Dan Vaccaro, UC Berkeley Library For a photographer, timing is everything. Which is why you’ll often find Chrissy Huhn on the trail at 5 …