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New policies proposed for absence from work and end-of-life options

March 25th, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
The University of California Office of the President seeks employee comments on the two policy changes proposed below. PPSM-2.210 Absence from Work Pay for Family Care & Bonding Employee Consultation Period The University of California is proposing revisions to PPSM-2.
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Photo of strangers wearing facemasks on the street. Text reads: One year later.
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Video: A year of living with COVID-19

March 22nd, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
In March 2020, when California issued a shelter-in-place order to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus, we didn't know how long the pandemic would cause upheaval or how it would affect us. We all adapted in different ways.
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Richard Ponzio
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In memoriam: Richard Ponzio

March 22nd, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Richard Carl Ponzio, UC Cooperative Extension youth development specialist emeritus at UC Davis, died after a long illness peacefully at home in Mill Valley on Jan. 5, 2021, with his partner Carol and son Frank by his side. He was 80.
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Fred Conte
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In memoriam: Fred S. Conte

March 22nd, 2021
Fred S. Conte, UC Cooperative Extension aquaculture specialist emeritus at UC Davis, passed away Feb. 19, 2021. Conte was born March 10, 1940, in Houston, Texas, to Raphael and Etta Conte. He has one older brother, Frank.
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UC part of nationwide cyber attack

March 22nd, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
UC has learned that it, along with other universities, government agencies, and private companies throughout the country, was recently subject to a cybersecurity attack.
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