It is with mixed emotions that I announce Dave Krause's departure from the Division October 11.  After nearly 14 years with UCANR, Dave has accepted a new role with Driscoll's Berries to help improve the technology in their research environment. This opportunity will take Dave to some of Driscoll's global locations, yet allow him to stay connected to many of us at ANR and at UC.

Dave started his UC career as a programmer with ANR Communication Services in 2006. Initially hired to build a new version of Site Builder and Collaborative Tools, Dave has since architected and implemented dozens of applications to support the work of our staff and academics. In recent years, Dave went on to become the IT Manager and Interim Chief...

Earlier today (Sept. 18), UC President Janet Napolitano announced that she will be stepping down as president of the University in August 2020. President Napolitano joined UC as the first woman to lead the university in 2013. 

We are thankful for President Napolitano's leadership and vision to address critical issues that affect California, the rest of the country and the world.

Recognizing the challenge of feeding a growing worldwide population, Napolitano launched the Global Food Initiative to inspire more collaboration and draw from the collective resources of all 10 UC campuses, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources and Lawrence Berkeley National...

The University invites comments on proposed modifications to the Presidential Policy on Copyright Ownership, which updates the 1992 Copyright Policy. Given the significant copyright landscape changes over the years, it has become clear that the time for a policy update is now. Aside from streamlining the language, the policy also includes updates in the following areas:

• Expands eligibility to own copyrights. The definition of “Academic Authors” in the revised policy expands the pool of those eligible to own copyright.
• Expands and clarifies the pool of works eligible for copyright ownership. The policy provides a definition of “Scholarly &...

In preparation for UCPath, a new version of the time reporting system (TRS) will be deployed in early September for August monthly timesheets. 

• Monthly paid employees will use the new TRS to report August vacation and sick leave 
• Wait until Monday, Sept. 9, to log into TRS (trs.ucdavis.edu) to enter your August leave usage
• Submit your August timesheet by Friday, Sept. 13
• Supervisors approve by Tuesday, Sept 17, 10 a.m.

If monthly paid employees submit their time before Sept. 9 in the old TRS, the timesheet WILL NOT be saved or processed! 

Bi-weekly timesheets will process as normal during this time. Send questions to