Watch the Regents Meeting of Jan. 20, 2022 Sunday, January 23, 2022
The Regents met last Thursday, January 20, for the final day of their 3-day meetings. At public comments, speakers presented on fossil fuel usage, nurse staffing, the proposed UC-Davis hospital tower, climate change, departmental anti-Israel statements, the Hawaiian telescope, COVID-related leave, staff pay, the Green New Deal and bicycling, and student housing affordability and need for remote options. At the end of the meeting, there were tributes to Regent Lansing who is leaving the board. There was also considerable procedural discussion surrounding the UC-Davis hospital tower proposal and community benefits. Excerpt from the Daily Cal: ... UC Health Executive Vice President Carrie Byington said she expects cases of the omicron variant to peak next week. She commended UC Berkeley’s efforts to provide rapid testing for students and noted that high vaccination rates and isolation practices across all campuses have controlled the number of positive cases thus far.
The regents also discussed sustainability efforts during the joint session of the Academic and Student Affairs and the Finance and Capital Strategies committees. UC Office of the President Associate Vice President of Energy and Sustainability David Phillips gave a presentation highlighting the university’s progress on its goals and the environmental impact on social justice. “Just as the global pandemic has shined a spotlight on structural inequities and health care outcomes, it’s become increasingly clear that climate change is a public health and social justice issue,” Phillips said at the meeting. Some of the university’s goals include long-term plans for emission reductions, climate neutrality, expanded use of clean electricity, sustainable food sourcing, water conservation and more. Among other campuses making their own efforts toward these goals, UC Berkeley has hired five faculty members specifically to further its mission toward environmental justice and climate equity. Full story at https://www.dailycal.org/2022/01/21/uc-board-of-regents-discusses-facultywages-sustainability/. From the Daily Nexus: The University of California Board of Regents approved pay raises for all nine UC chancellors with undergraduate student bodies on Jan. 20, with one no 88
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