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That is because the complete policy revision history is now saved along with each policy. To see what has been updated in a policy, find the "Revision History" in the list of related documents. The most recent revision appears at the top, and includes the complete history of the policy.</p></div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="node node--type-sf-article vm-teaser"> <div class="vm-teaser__body"> <h3 class="vm-teaser__title"><a href="/news/policy-manuals-website-has-changed" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">About the New Policy Website</span> </a></h3> <ul class="vm-teaser__byline"> <li><span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2017-12-18T11:48:50-08:00" title="Monday, December 18, 2017 - 11:48am" class="datetime">December 18, 2017</time> </span> </li> </ul> <ul class="vm-teaser__categories"> </ul> <div class="vm-teaser__summary"> <div class="u-space-bottom--small clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item">The Policy Manuals website has changed! <p>As part of our new policy development and management system, we have updated the policy manuals website to make it more usable and functional.</p></div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <nav class="pager" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="pagination-heading"> <h4 id="pagination-heading" class="visually-hidden">Pagination</h4> <ul class="pager__items js-pager__items"> <li class="pager__item pager__item--previous"> <a href="?page=0" title="Go to previous page" rel="prev"> <span class="visually-hidden">Previous page</span> <span aria-hidden="true">Prev</span> </a> </li> <li class="pager__item"> <a href="?page=0" title="Go to page 1"> <span class="visually-hidden"> Page </span>1</a> </li> <li class="pager__item is-active"> <a href="?page=1" title="Current page" aria-current="page"> <span class="visually-hidden"> Current page </span>2</a> </li> </ul> </nav> </div> </div> </div> </div> </aside> </section> </div> <div class="l-container"> </div> </main> <footer class="l-footer footer dark-background"> <div class="l-container"> <div class="footer-spacer"> <div class="footer-spacer__logo"> <a href="https://www.ucdavis.edu/"><img src="/profiles/sitefarm/themes/sitefarm_one/images/aggie-logo-white.svg" class="ucd-logo" alt="UC Davis footer logo" width="180" height="140" loading="lazy" /></a> </div> </div> <div class="region region-footer-credits"> <div id="block-sitefarm-one-uccredits" class="uc-footer block block-uc-credits block-uc-credits-block"> <p><a href="https://www.ucdavis.edu/">University of California, Davis</a>, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616 | 530-752-1011</p> <ul class="list--pipe"> <li><a href="mailto:policy@ucdavis.edu">Questions or comments?</a></li> <li><a href="http://ucdavis.edu/help/privacy-accessibility.html">Privacy & Accessibility</a></li> <li><a href="https://diversity.ucdavis.edu/principles-community">Principles of Community</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/">University of California</a></li> <li><a href="/sitemap">Sitemap</a></li> <li>Last update: February 7, 2020</li> </ul> <p>Copyright © The Regents of the University of California, Davis campus. 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