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August 2025
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August 29, 2025Employees line up for reusable utensil kits as distribution continues through December
More than 2,100 kits have been distributed, and staff and students are embracing the effort to reduce single-use waste as September pickup dates are set.
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August 29, 2025Microsoft 365 Migration update: Key accomplishments, what’s ahead
The Microsoft 365 (M365) Migration team is making steady progress as the migration project moves forward. While cleanup efforts continue, check out what has been accomplished so far.
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August 29, 2025
New Video: UC Davis Health unveils fourth mural on campus
A beautiful new mural now enhances a prominent wall along V Street near the police station at 4200 V Street on the UC Davis Health’s Sacramento campus, bringing vivid color, creative expression, and a renewed sense of community to the area.
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August 29, 2025Share your story: How do you experience the Principles of Community?
The HEDI team invites you to share your story and help us celebrate the Principles of Community throughout the year. Your experiences bring these values to life and inspire others across UC Davis Health.
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Children's HealthAugust 29, 2025Free heart screening for 12- to 25-year-olds on Nov. 2
A free youth heart screening will help identify young people who may have an undiagnosed heart condition.
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August 29, 2025Honoring extraordinary nursing: Vanessa Ambriz receives DAISY Award
Earlier this week, Christine Williams, Chief Nursing Executive, presented Vanessa Lluvia Ambriz, RN, BSN, CCRN, Tower 7 MSICU Gold, with a DAISY Award.
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August 29, 2025Rebadging and ID badging services effective September 2, 2025
Additional rebadging opportunities available through September 30, 2025.
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August 28, 2025If you’re reading this, you work in one of California’s best workplaces!
For the fifth consecutive year, UC Davis Health has been recognized by Forbes as one of California’s best-in-state employers.
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August 28, 2025Medical volunteers needed for youth heart screening on Nov. 2
Medical and general volunteers are needed for a free youth heart screening event on Sunday, Nov. 2.
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August 28, 2025Leadership message: 'A milestone care expansion for Folsom'
The Folsom Medical Care Clinic, one of the largest ambulatory expansions in UC Davis Health’s history, will increase access to compassionate, convenient, patient-centered care in the Folsom community.
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Heart and VascularAugust 28, 2025New study shows stress impacts the heart at a molecular level
New research reveals that stress affects more than just the mind — it also alters heart function at the molecular level.
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Eye Health and Vision ScienceAugust 28, 2025Center for Neuroscience names Marie Burns new director
Vision neuroscientist Marie E. Burns has been appointed director of the Center for Neuroscience after serving as interim director for the past year.
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August 28, 2025Electric vehicle charging fees to be implemented Oct. 1
UC Davis Health will transition from offering free Electric Vehicle (EV) fueling at our charging ports to implementing a charging fee for this service beginning Oct. 1.
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August 27, 2025
August photo update: Peek behind the California Tower fence
Peek behind the construction fence to see latest work on the California Tower scheduled to open in 2030.
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August 27, 2025Update your email signature with our new U.S. News badges
New badge icons are now available for use in your email signature to celebrate and promote top rankings in the latest U.S. News & World Report listing. There is also the option to include our Forbes Best Large Employer badge!
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Eye Health and Vision ScienceAugust 27, 2025Thiran Jayasundera appointed chair of Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science
Kanishka Thiran Jayasundera has been appointed professor and chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science in the UC Davis School of Medicine.
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August 27, 2025Registration open for Improving OUTcomes Conference
Introducing the 2025–2026 Improving OUTcomes Speaker Series — a dynamic, quarterly speaker series for health professionals and community partners looking to improve quality of and access to care for LGBTQ+ patients and their families.
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August 27, 2025Epic team to begin phased deletion of old staff messages: What you need to know
To streamline communications and keep Epic running efficiently, the Clinical Applications team will begin purging old staff messages in a phased approach. Review and save any messages you may need before they are removed.
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August 27, 2025Interested in carpooling with your colleagues? Share a ride!
With over 14,000 employees at UC Davis Health commuting from all over the Sacramento region, there’s a good chance you have a few colleagues in your neighborhood. Reduce the stress of your commute by joining a carpool.
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August 26, 2025No Circling Required: Your parking problems just got solved
Hundreds of UC Davis Health employees have started using Parking Structure 7 (PS7) near the MIND Institute off 50th Street. PS7 has 1,250 parking stalls.
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August 26, 2025Leadership Message: The crucial role of vaccines today
August is National Immunization Awareness Month, an opportunity to remind us that it is incumbent among all of us to encourage patients, parents and colleagues to trust the science behind routine immunization recommendations.
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August 26, 2025Construction notification: Three-day site boring on campus
Thursday, Sept. 4, through Saturday, Sept. 6, there will be site boring (drilling and excavation) in various locations on campus.
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MIND InstituteAugust 26, 2025MIND Institute event to spotlight path to adulthood for neurodivergent individuals
The MIND Institute kicks off its popular lecture series with a symposium on the transition to adulthood for individuals with autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions.
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Mental HealthAugust 25, 2025Having a sense of purpose may protect against dementia
People who reported a higher sense of purpose in life were about 28% less likely to develop cognitive impairment, according to a new UC Davis study.
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August 25, 2025
Video: The bonds at the heart of nursing
UC Davis Health nurses talk about the trust, teamwork and culture of support that make great care possible.
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August 25, 2025Physicians: Sactown Magazine Top Docs voting now open
Sactown Magazine opened voting for its annual peer-review survey, 2025 Top Doctors. For the survey, licensed and active physicians are asked to nominate doctors you deem the best in their field of practice.
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Children's HealthAugust 21, 2025Football injury leads to discovery of a tumor in boy’s leg
An 8-year-old boy needed treatment for an osteoid osteoma. His family turned to UC Davis Children’s Hospital to get him back in the game.
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August 21, 2025
SharePoint migration - Coming Friday, 8/22 at 9 p.m. – Monday, 8/25 at 6 a.m.
SharePoint Migration: Friday, 8/22 at 9 p.m. – Monday, 8/25 at 6 a.m. Here's what you need to know.
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August 21, 2025Exceptional results from CDPH survey of UC Davis Health Transplant Center
The UC Davis Health Transplant Center earned outstanding results in a recent CDPH survey. Surveyors found no deficiencies, a testament to the skill and dedication of our transplant teams.
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ResearchAugust 21, 2025New method allows researchers to study how the brain interacts with other organs in animal models
Cardiovascular researchers have developed a novel technique for preserving brain tissue in mice while simultaneously collecting living (unfixed) samples from other organs.
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