September 29, 2016 All Articles, Spotlights 1
Posted by Alison Spencer, UCB student intern, UCOP. Twenty-five years ago, Calit2 research scientist Tom DeFanti (pictured right) dreamed of building 3-D telephone booths. He envisioned using them to talk to multiple people at once and to transport immersive scenes…
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September 27, 2016 All Articles, Announcements/Events 0
Posted by Julie Goldstein, Cyber-risk IT security analyst. Throughout October, National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), the UC IT Blog will run a series of articles to promote cybersecurity awareness at UC. NCSAM is an annual, national campaign to raise…
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September 22, 2016 All Articles, Feature Articles 1
Posted by Annelie Rugg, CIO, Humanities Division, UCLA. I work with a staff of thirty at our Center for Digital Humanities. Our size makes it relatively easy to get to know one another and yet, until recently, there was a…
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September 20, 2016 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
Posted by Desiree Silva, communications officer, UCM Office of Information Technology. Students participating in research at higher education institutions have been known to immerse themselves in their work. UC Merced’s new WAVE system will help students take that to a…
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September 16, 2016 All Articles, Announcements/Events 0
Posted by Gabe Youtsey, CIO, Agriculture and Natural Resources. The UC IT Community now has a Slack channel just for us – UCTech. The UCTech “team” already has over 850 subscribers, and 81 “channels,” or chat rooms on specific topics…
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September 15, 2016 All Articles, Spotlights 0
Posted by Karishma Morabia, UCB student intern, UCOP. As a high school junior, Maria Andrade took the Strong Interest Inventory Test and matched with computer engineering. After some research, she became highly motivated to pursue it as a career. Fresh…
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September 13, 2016 All Articles, Feature Articles 1
Posted by Alexa Rivetti, UCB student intern, UCOP. UC Santa Cruz served as the perfect location for the 2016 University of California Computing Services Conference (UCCSC), which took place this past July at Porter College. The theme for the conference…
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September 8, 2016 All Articles, Announcements/Events 0
You are invited to join the upcoming UC IT Town Hall either via webstream or in person. Date: September 9, 2016 Time: 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Agenda IT in Support of the Mission (Rachael Nava, Vice President and Chief Operating…
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September 7, 2016 All Articles, Announcements/Events 5
Last year the CIOs and I sponsored the first UC IT Leadership, Innovation and Collaboration Program for over 30 emerging leaders in IT across the UC system. Based on the resounding success of that program, I am pleased to…
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September 6, 2016 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
Posted by Inette Dishler, senior talent and organizational consultant, UCB. UC staff members need to continuously learn, grow, and develop to stay relevant and contribute in a rapidly changing environment. The way people learn has shifted dramatically from a passive…
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