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< September 2007

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Feature Article UC Medical Plans for 2008 Announced Earlier this year, UC put its medical plans out to bid to explore new options for sustaining quality benefits at competitive prices. In August, UC announced the winning bidders and is in the process of finalizing rates and plan information. More>> Go to the Top	Can't find what you want? Directories and Contacts Forms and Publications Search the website Email Customer Service
UC People
Merced In Search of Hippo ‘Sweat’ UC Merced engineering professor Christopher Viney's 2004 research into hippo "sweat" and its possible benefits to humans raised eyebrows and curiosity worldwide when a local news story was picked up by the Associated Press. Viewers as far away as Japan learned about his work studying the natural antiseptic, water repellent sunscreen made by hippos' skin. San Diego A Leader in Chicano Theatre Hailed as the "founder, " "father, " and "most distinguished scholar" of Chicano/a theatre studies, UC San Diego professor and administrator Jorge Huerta was recently honored by the Association of Theatre in Higher education (ATHE). Irvine A Place for Students to Turn As founding director since 1990 of the UC Irvine Health Education Center, Ellen Reibling's vision was to promote healthy lifestyle choices and educate students about diseases and other potential health problems. An important aspect of these efforts is UCI's innovative suicide prevention website, Don't Erase Your Future. Go to the Top
Benefits Q & A
Pregnancy Disability Benefits Q. My first baby is due in six months. I’m enrolled in UC’s Supplemental Disability plan with a 90-day waiting period. Will I receive disability benefits during my pregnancy and delivery? A. Most likely, no. Assuming you have a normal pregnancy and delivery without complications, the normal period of pregnancy disability is two weeks pre-partum and six weeks post-partum. More >>
Briefs
Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Launches A revised online sexual harassment prevention training program was recently rolled out to all UC supervisors, and a faculty version will launch in early October. More>> Academic Council Issues Statement on UCRP The UC Academic Council recently released a statement about the management and investment performance of the University of California Retirement Plan. The report, based on studies by the Committee on Faculty Welfare and the Task Force on Investment and Retirement, is available online. At Your Service Online Sign-In Security Implemented As part of continuing efforts to promote security and to safeguard personal information on At Your Service Online (AYSO), the Sign In page has been modified to accept a Username only. Employees' and retirees' Social Security numbers will no longer be allowed for sign in. More>> Open Enrollment 2008 November 1 through November 27 UC's annual Open Enrollment for health and welfare plans is from November 1 through November 27. Those who are eligible will receive an Open Enrollment brochure in late October that will include general information, 2008 plan rates, a medical plan benefit chart, eligibility rules, and highlights of plan changes. More>> Go to the Top