Employee News
Check out the latest news for the UC community below. See bargaining updates and notices for represented employees.
UC issues final COVID-19 vaccination policy
July 15, 2021
Administrative Note: As announced in May 2023, UC is moving to a systemwide COVID-19 vaccination opt-out program for all Covered Individuals consistent with changes to …
July 28: Join UC researchers in exploring the impact of wildfire
July 13, 2021
Wildfires and their aftermath impact all Californians and cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars every year. The 2021 UC Wildfire Symposium Series focuses on California’s …
Why you can’t sleep — and how to deal
July 13, 2021
While Mozart, Thomas Edison and other greats claimed to sleep just four hours per night, insomnia is miserable — and lost sleep can harm our …
Staff Snapshot: Priya Lakireddy, incoming staff advisor to the UC Regents & pizza connoisseur
July 13, 2021
Incoming Staff Advisor Priya Lakireddy moved to Merced with her family in 2009, the same year First Lady Michelle Obama congratulated UC Merced’s historic first …
Catch up with your health care
July 13, 2021
As we celebrate California’s success in making COVID-19 vaccines available to everyone who is eligible, we’re able to get back to many of our old …
Priya Lakireddy: Opening doors as the incoming staff advisor to the Regents
July 9, 2021
Incoming Staff Advisor Priya Lakireddy moved to Merced with her family in 2009, the same year First Lady Michelle Obama congratulated UC Merced’s historic first …
President Drake announces Juneteenth a new UC holiday
June 18, 2021
Dear colleagues: Yesterday President Biden declared a federal holiday for Juneteenth, the day that celebrates and commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. …
UC applauds Office for Civil Rights’ affirmation of Title IX protections for gay and transgender students and employees
June 17, 2021
Statement by University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D. on the Office for Civil Rights’ recent announcement affirming Title IX protections for gay and …
Family-friendly options for UC faculty and staff
June 16, 2021
Big changes are coming on July 1, 2021, as UC delivers on our commitment to family-friendly policies, programs and benefits. After a thorough review by …
Staff Snapshot: Dr. Anne Foster, health equity advocate, composer and filmmaker
June 15, 2021
From a childhood in New Mexico to research in Central America and explorations of New Zealand, Antarctica and beyond, Anne Foster, M.D., has sought illuminating …