Many of us have had to install Secure Connect, also known as Trellix, or find circuitous routes to avoid it. Science reports on the dangers of Trellix and other end point detection software, as well as faculty pushing back – including CUCFA and the American Association of University Professors. Many faculty have argued that Trellix poses […]
Please join our Member Meeting and Social Hour Thursday Nov. 6, 4-6 pm
Dear SDFA Members, Welcome to the new year in SDFA! Please join our Member Meeting and Social Hour Thursday Nov. 6, 4-6 pm at Cecil’s Lounge in the UCSD Faculty Club [map]. At 4pm we’ll share updates on SDFA’s ongoing work with CUCFA and AAUP, strategize about current and upcoming campaigns, and meet in working […]
Request for transparency over release of personal information to federal agencies
See below our letter to UC San Diego leadership, also copied to UC leadership systemwide: September 16, 2025 Office of the Chancellor University of California San Diego 9500 Gilman Dr #0005 La Jolla, CA 92093 Dear Chancellor Khosla and Campus Counsel Park, Recently, it was reported that the University of California Office of the […]
It’s Your Turn to Fight for the UC!
URGENT: send written or sign up for verbal comment at the Regents Meeting this coming week! Instructions for how to do so and some sample comments and talking points are linked here.
Save Our Science Action: Monday 8/18/2025 in Sacramento
Monday, August 18, 2025, approximately 20 people including faculty, staff, and students had a rally at the state Capitol in Sacramento calling for state funding to cover the federal research grants suspended by the Trump administration. Video of most of the speeches are available here. We met with California Assembly members Sade Elhawary, Isaac Bryan, […]