Napolitano and UC Davis Address Budget Uncertainty

Responding to the significant financial impacts of the pandemic, UC President Napolitano announces a pay freeze for policy-covered employees and says she and all the chancellors will take a voluntary 10 percent pay reduction. UC Davis also issues a statement on the budget uncertainty.

Teachers Helping Teachers; Students Offer Do’s, Don’ts

Stories of faculty supporting one another in the Department of Psychology and the School of Education. ... Plus, four students talk about what they prefer in their remote courses. ... This year’s Summer Institute on Teaching and Technology will be held earlier, in July — online.

Pablo Reguerín Will Lead Student Affairs as of July 20

The next vice chancellor for Student Affairs will be Pablo Reguerín, an advocate for diversity and UC Davis School of Education alumnus who has spent the last two decades helping UC Santa Cruz students stay connected and graduate. He will take the helm from Emily Galindo, who has led the office on an interim basis for two years.

UC Davis Expertise Cuts Through COVID-19 Confusion

Can pets transmit the new coronavirus to their owners? (There’s no evidence to show it’s possible.) Can it be spread sexually? (Maybe, but kissing is riskier.) Experts from UC Davis covered these topics and more in the second online COVID-19 symposium organized and moderated by Distinguished Professor Walter Leal, drawing 2,000 viewers.