Year 2008

News item re: sexual harassment training mandate

by Ian Kennedy From the November 21 issue of Science, the following item suggested that harassment training may not be easily dismissed: ON CAMPUS A HARD STAND. A biochemistry professor at the University of California, Irvine, has been disciplined for…

Ian Kennedy’s note to Barbara Boxer

by Ian Kennedy I wanted to share with you this message I sent to Senator Barbara Boxer regarding federal fiscal stimulus plans: —————————— Senator Boxer: Thank you for your efforts on behalf of the people of California; they are certainly…

Governor orders state employee furloughs

Yesterday, Governor Schwarzenegger issued an Executive Order to reduce state costs through unpaid furloughs for state workers. He calls for a cut of 2 days a month (a 10% pay cut). He has asked CSU and UC to do the…

Nash Prize Nominations

Below is a copy of the call for nominations for the Nash Prize which you received in the Senate electronic mailing of December 2. I am resending it to encourage DFA members to participate in the nomination process which is…

A tid bit concerning UCOP buyout rehires

by Ian Kennedy In a recent San Francisco Chronicle, a member spotted the following in an article about hiring: A hardship “‘Finally, it would be a hardship to conduct a search for this position given the urgency of the budget…

NY Times article

In Friday’s NY Times, conservative columnist David Brook wrote about wise uses of federal stimulus funds in the Obama administration. He quoted Michael Porter of the Harvard Business School : “Send federal money to the states, but make sure a…

UC Retirement Program and Budget Update

Some highly important news about UC’s budget and the UC Retirement Program (UCRP) came out of last week’s Regents meeting. As expected, UCRP’s investment portfolio has been hard hit by the recent economic turmoil. It has been reported that the…