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• ⚪ Upgrade your face covering

• Consider trading in your cloth face covering for an N95-style mask in accordance with recommendations from the California Department of Public Health. Find out how employees can get an upgraded mask from UC Davis and tips for reusing them.

• ⚪ Get tested before the rush

• If you’re in town now, consider getting tested before the remote instruction period ends to help stagger testing schedules and avoid long lines during the first week of February. Remember you can use Healthy Davis Together testing in Woodland and West Sacramento to meet requirements.

• ⚪ Review updated isolation and quarantine guidance

• Bookmark webpages with isolation requirements for those with COVID-19, and quarantine requirements for close contacts, so you know where to check when you need answers as public health guidelines change. See necessary actions for everyone and special instructions for supervisors.

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Saving cool cash on hot days

Optimizing the campus cooling system to use greener energy and save money was the successful result of an academic collaboration with Facilities Management that saved $150K in its first year. Find out how this project came together and watch a short documentary about the process.

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• 🔗 Expand your understanding of intersectionality

•  Learn more about the concept of intersectionality and how our multiple identities influence the way we navigate life in the upcoming Race Matters workshop. Register for the Race & Intersecting Identities webinar next Wednesday.
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• 🚨 Locate new emergency call boxes on campus

•  You can find emergency call boxes, including eight new boxes, placed across campus and get connected to a UC Davis police dispatcher with a push of a button. See how these call boxes work and where to find them.
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• ♻️ Look forward to our fossil-free future

• The newly formed Campus Advisory Committee on Sustainability has been charged with preparing a plan to end fossil fuel use by the end of the year. Find out how the roadmap for a more sustainable future is being designed.