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January 2025
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MIND InstituteJanuary 17, 2025Playgroups where children with exceptional needs can ‘fully be themselves’
Children with exceptional needs such as autism, physical disability or chronic illness thrive in new playgroups.
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January 17, 2025Free wellness workshops happening Jan. 21 and Jan. 22
As part of the UC Presidential Funding initiative to address antisemitism, Islamophobia, and other forms of bias and discrimination, the Academic and Staff Assistance Program (ASAP) is hosting a series of workshops to support UC Davis employees and staff.
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January 17, 2025UC Davis Health reaches goal of 20% in local hiring
Employee feedback and improvements in equitable hiring practices cited as key factors.
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January 17, 2025Construction activity: Fire alarm tests in SESP Pavilion Level 1
The California Tower team will be conducting fire alarm tests Tuesday, Jan. 21, through Thursday, Jan. 30.
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School of MedicineJanuary 17, 2025Medical students lead effort to boost bone marrow registry
The Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association led an effort that resulted in 73 people signing up for the national bone marrow registry.
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AgingJanuary 16, 2025Mini Medical School 2025 program starts soon
Registration is open for the 2025 Mini Medical School: A Healthy Aging Education Series Program, which begins Feb. 1.
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January 16, 2025Leadership Message: Best Buddies Project SEARCH internship program makes progress
THE Best Buddies Project SEARCH internship program provides young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a health care environment.
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January 16, 2025
Construction activity: Central Utility Plant Expansion construction trailer installation
CUPx construction trailers will be installed at the Institute for Regenerative Cures parking lot 30 from Saturday, Jan. 18, through Monday, Jan. 20.
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January 16, 2025
Construction activity: Central Utility Plant Make Ready Phase
The Central Utility Plant (CUP) Make Ready Phase will begin Tuesday, Jan. 21, and is estimated to be complete in June 2027.
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January 16, 2025Emergency Management conducting WarnMe test Jan. 29
The Emergency Management team will conduct a test of the UC Davis Health emergency mass notification system at 12 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29.
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January 15, 2025UC Davis Health named a Greatest Workplace for Diversity by Newsweek
UC Davis Health received the highest possible rating, five stars, based on an independent evaluation that surveyed 339,000 individuals.
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January 15, 2025Registration now open for 2025 UC Davis Health Sustainability Summit
Registration is now open for the 2025 Sustainability Summit. Attendees will gain insight from a wide range of experts and departments leading sustainability at UC Davis Health.
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January 15, 2025Nurse Dhivya Valluvan recognized for compassionate care with DAISY Award
Dhivya Valluvan, MSN, RN, was honored with a DAISY Award in recognition of her exceptional dedication and compassionate care for patients on East 3.
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Children's HealthJanuary 15, 2025Virtual Holiday Toy Drive raises more than $27K
The holidays were merry and bright for hospitalized kids, thanks to the Virtual Toy Drive donors.
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January 15, 2025
Construction activity: East Wing new sewer ejector pumps and waste line cutovers
Thursday, Jan. 16, through Saturday, Jan. 18, the East Wing Seismic Upgrades team will complete waste line cutovers from the existing sewage pump to the new sewage pumps.
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Cancer CareJanuary 14, 2025Child life services is lifeline for daughter of nurse practitioner with cancer
A cancer diagnosis is especially hard when the patient has children. A mom who works at UC Davis Health found a free program that helps.
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January 14, 2025Reminder: Complete Mandatory Proper Waste Disposal Training by March 31
To reinforce proper waste disposal practices and prevent risks to public health, the environment, and workplace safety, all employees are required to complete the Proper Waste Disposal training by March 31.
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January 14, 2025Medical volunteers needed for youth heart screening on March 9
Medical and general volunteers are needed at the Free Youth Heart Screening event scheduled for Sunday, March 9.
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Obstetrics and GynecologyJanuary 14, 2025Wrong place, wrong time: Why Zika virus hijacks a protein needed for brain growth
A new study published Jan. 13 in mBio shows that the Zika virus hijacks a host protein called ANKLE2, which happens to be important for brain development, to assist its own reproduction.
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January 14, 2025
Construction activity: SESP 2nd Floor East Corridor 2P644 closure
A section of Corridor 2P644 on the 2nd Floor SESP will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20.
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January 13, 2025Karly Webb receives DAISY Award
Earlier this month, Karly Webb, a registered nurse on Davis 6 Cardiology, was presented with a DAISY Award by Chief Nursing Executive Christine Williams for the professional, compassionate care that she showed one of her patients.
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January 13, 2025What’s your intention for 2025?
Share your word or phrase by Jan. 24 for a chance to be included in the 2025 word cloud that will be published on the Insider and UC Davis Health social media channels.
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January 13, 2025Join us for the Principles of Community Celebration!
Get ready to celebrate our community’s vibrant diversity and unity! Registration is now open for this year’s Principles of Community Celebration, taking place on Monday, February 10, 2025, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
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Children's HealthJanuary 13, 2025Free heart screening for 12- to 25-year-olds scheduled for March 9 in Davis
A free youth heart screening event in Davis will help identify young people who may have an undiagnosed heart condition.
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January 10, 2025Support for staff affected by Los Angeles fires
Leaves of absence, emergency assistance programs and mental health support are available to all staff affected by the fast-growing fires in Los Angeles County.
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Public HealthJanuary 10, 2025LA fires are producing hazardous smoke: How to protect yourself
Smoke and ash from urban wildfires, like those in Los Angeles, may put people at risk of short- and long-term health problems.
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January 10, 2025Congratulations to our FY25 Q1 Diamond Doc Award Winners
In the first quarter of FY25, 150 doctors at UC Davis Health received the Diamond Doc Award for their patient care.
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January 10, 2025Well-being activities and programs happening this January
Several events and activities are available to the UC Davis and UC Davis Health community.
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January 09, 2025Leadership message: Migrating Health staff to the new Microsoft 365 health environment
To ensure our patient privacy and security, UC Davis Health has embarked on a major technological initiative to move our workforce into a new Microsoft 365 environment that is tailored to our unique health care challenges and HIPAA compliance requirements. It also marks a first step towards consolidating health users down to a single username and password for most of our systems.
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January 08, 2025Understanding antisemitism as a form of hate
Kenneth Stern, Director of Bard Center for the Study of Hate – Human Rights Project at Bard College, will discuss what antisemitism is and how the interdisciplinary field of hate studies helps us understand it.
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