We are catching up with the Regents last week. On January 20th, the meeting began with public comments. Topics included women's sports at Davis, union negotiations for interns and residents, climate change, rents and UC investments, NSF targeting of climate grants, food insecurity of grad students including undocumented, anti-Israel, handling of undocumented student data, exams for disabled students, and student dining workers.
Thereafter, the Health Services Committee handled an executive appointment. There was discussion of outreach to attract UC employees to UC health plans including dedicated phone lines and quicker access to open medical appointments. There was also discussion of students who were eligible for Medi-Cal (at least 7% of students) with regard to student health services.
The full board then convened. Chair Reilly thanked the governor for his budget proposal and said nice things about shared governance in working on speeding up faculty discipline (to be taken up the next day). President Milliken discussed federal cuts and litigation, thanked the governor for his budget, and expressed concern about international students and H-1B visas. Faculty Representative Palazoglu also expressed concerns about Trump-related issues and academic freedom. This was followed by a presentation on cancer research illustrated by a case study.
The Accountability report presentation noted an increase in enrollment, improvement in 4-year graduation rates, upward mobility of students, but also concerns about federal policy.
At the National Labs committee, all three labor had high performance ratings. It was noted that Lawrence Berkeley's current contract ends on May 31, 2030 and Lawrence Livermore on Sept. 30, 2031 with a possible one year extension. Los Alamos goes through Oct. 31, 2028. (The first two, it might be noted, extend beyond the current presidential term; the last does not.)
The Governance Committee adjusted some meeting dates for the Regents.
Public Engagement and Development heard a review of UCLA's green sustainable landscaping program and its use of native plants. There was a presentation by the UC Latinx Alumni Association on its activities. Finally, the student observer suggested post-graduation support for past students by alumni.
As always, we preserve Regents meetings since the Regents have no preservation policy. The meeting can be seen at the links below:
General link for the entire meeting: https://archive.org/details/1-regents-health-services-committee-public-comment-1-20-2026
Public comments, Health Services: https://ia801701.us.archive.org/32/items/1-regents-health-services-committee-public-comment-1-20-2026/1-Regents%20-%20Health%20Services%20Committee%20-%20Public%20Comment%201-20-2026.mp4
Health Services resumes, National Labs, Governance: https://ia601701.us.archive.org/32/items/1-regents-health-services-committee-public-comment-1-20-2026/2-Regents%20Health%20Services%20Committee%201_30%20PM%2C%20Board%2C%20National%20Labs%2C%20Governance%201-20-2026.mp4
Public Engagement and Development: https://ia801701.us.archive.org/32/items/1-regents-health-services-committee-public-comment-1-20-2026/3-Regents%20Public%20Engagement%20and%20Development%201-20-2026.mp4.
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