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• ⚪ Get negative test result before returning to campus

• Chancellor Gary S. May announced today that remote instruction will continue through Jan. 28, and those employees who can work remotely should continue to do so. All employees must have a negative test result in Health-e-Messaging, dated Dec. 27 or later, before being able to access campus facilities. Catch up on guidance updated today and during winter break.

• ⚪ Report your COVID-19 booster

• The University of California requires all employees and students who do not have an approved exception to vaccine policy to get a booster shot by Jan. 31. Find directions for how to enter your booster information into Health-e-Messaging.

• ⚪ Check your test results promptly

• Employees and students now receive positive test results and contact tracing instructions by logging into Health-e-Messaging after receiving an email notification, instead of by phone calls. See how the email process for contact tracing works now.

• ⚪ Keep making appointments for ARC testing

• Everyone getting tested for COVID-19 at the ARC is required to have a testing appointment for that day, as walk-ins will no longer be accepted. Check hours and make your appointment now.

• ⚪ Report your COVID-19 diagnosis

• Remember that employees and students are required to report if they get COVID-19 — even if diagnosed with an at-home test — to update campus efforts on contact tracing, facility exposure reporting and adjusted testing requirements. Follow COVID-19 reporting directions.

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• ⚪ Update your tax information

• Jan. 10 is the last day to make changes to your email, home address, dependents and other tax-related details before W-2 forms are processed. View UCPath directions to make updates and sign up for your electronic W-2 if you haven't already.

• ⚪ Keep campus bright at night

• The Campus Safety Lighting Walk is Jan. 18, when volunteers gather to identify outdoor areas in need of lighting repair. Register now and get a mini flashlight when you show up.

• ⚪Step into the new year

• Cultivate wellness in 2022 with employee programs like meditation sessions, diabetes prevention or the popular Walker Tracker challenge, where you — or a group — walk 8,000 steps per day. Sign up and find more Staff and Faculty Health and Well-being programs and events.

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Robots boost campus cleaning power

Before many employees arrive on campus for the day, new equipment such as floor scrubbers and touchless restroom cleaners are helping Custodial Services clean more places, more often, more deeply. Find out how these innovations are helping sweep, mop and power wash campus spaces.

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• 🌏 We’re No. 1 ... again!

  UC Davis topped the rankings in North America and No. 5 in the world, when it comes to sustainability in this year’s GreenMetric World University Rankings. See how we've scored in the last decade.
   

  🎁 Thanks for donating toys

  More than 400 toys were donated to children in Yolo County via the campus toy drive organized by Supply Chain Management, with thanks to the campus Fire and Police departments for major donations. Glimpse this year’s toy haul.
   

  🤝 Support is available

  Find help and connection in ASAP support groups for coping with grief, loss and change and finding a new normal after challenges of the past couple years. See details, dates and register.