Finance, Operations and Administration (FOA) at UC Davis oversees teams who work to make the university better every day, by delivering thoughtful, innovative and responsible stewardship of university resources.
The FOA Communications team has received a 2026 Circle of Excellence Award for creation of the UC Davis Commons, an innovative internal talent marketplace for campus partners to use.
What does it take to replace a lightbulb on campus? It's actually not as simple as it used to be. Discover the surprising complexity behind modern campus lighting and the expertise it takes to keep UC Davis illuminated.
UC Davis is down to its last $6 in pennies. Reflecting on this small operational change points to how quickly some of our daily habits have evolved — and how some things quietly disappear before we notice.
FOA employees shared how they use AI tools for routine work, including Zoom AI Companion, Copilot for Outlook, ChatGPT and NotebookLM, during this second installment of the FOA Efficiency Series.