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• ⚪ Check testing and travel guidance

• Employees are encouraged to stay home when feeling sick — even with a negative COVID-19 test — and if traveling, to test themselves a few days before returning to Davis and also after returning. Find guidance and where to pick up antigen test kits.

• ⚪ Help UC Davis work better

• Share your insights that could help the university reduce wasted time or make money as part of the IDEA$ at Work campaign. Send in ideas and sign up for prizes.

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How was the meeting?

The latest FOA all-staff meeting included brief, informative updates—including an opportunity to get to know Vice Chancellor Clare Shinnerl, scenes from the completed Teaching and Learning Complex and a celebration of the successful crowdfunding campaign for the Staff Emergency Fund. Watch a recording of the meeting or browse its transcripts.

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• 🧸  Donate to toy drive before it wraps up

• Drop off new, unwrapped toys at a blue bin around campus or in your outgoing mail by the end of the day tomorrow, Dec. 9. Contribute to this year’s Toys for Tots drive.
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• ☕️  Come together for cook off

• Mingle and enjoy hot beverages and snacks as two UC Davis chefs face off in a cooking competition at Staff Assembly’s Winter Warmer. Attend the Dec. 15 lunchtime event.
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• 🧪  Campus COVID-19 testing switches to antigen test kits

• The last day for COVID-19 saliva testing on campus will be Dec. 14, and after that UC Davis will provide free antigen test kits during the winter quarter. Check the testing schedule.
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• 🎻  Get discounted tickets for holiday performance

• Staff, faculty and retirees can get two $10 tickets to the upcoming American Bach Soloists Baroque Christmas program at the Mondavi Center. Take advantage of the Well-being ticket deal for the Dec. 17 event.
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• 👋  Wind down with weekly meditative exercise

• Hop on Zoom on Mondays and Fridays or swing by Hoagland Hall on Wednesdays for mid-day Tai Chi sessions. Find more information and recordings of previous sessions.
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• 🌳  Take a self-guided campus tree tour

• Explore amazing oaks, elms and more in central campus in-person using your smartphone or learn more about the university’s canopy from home! Discover the tour.
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• 📉  Find out plans to eliminate fossil fuels

• See the progress the Campus Advisory Committee on Sustainability has made identifying challenges and solutions to reducing fossil fuel usage at a recent Fossil Fuel-Free Pathway Plan Town Hall. Watch the recording.