Monthly Archive: May 2018
UC Tech News
May 30, 2018
All Articles, Feature ArticlesMolly Greek, Vivian Khem
By Molly Greek and Vivian Khem. How often do you say, “This drives me crazy! Someone should fix it.”? Hey, how about you? All of us have ideas about how to improve things. We see processes that should get fixed,…
Read more about Leading from the Middle
UC Tech News
May 30, 2018
All Articles, Announcements/EventsEvents, Lean IT, Lean Six Sigma
Join other UC IT professionals at the UC ANR Lean IT Foundation Training, June 25 – 26, 2018. This training will focus on both Lean IT and Six Sigma practices and will develop your ability to assess business processes so…
Read more about UC ANR Offers Lean IT Foundation Training, June 25 – 26
UC Tech News
May 23, 2018
All Articles, Feature ArticlesAlexa Rivetti, Cybersecurity, David Klonoff, UC Cyber Security Summit, UC Santa Cruz, UCSC, Yvonne Tevis
By Yvonne Tevis and Alexa Rivetti. The fifth biannual UC Cyber Security Summit was held in a hay barn. At UC Santa Cruz, nearly 130 University of California personnel gathered in the lovely restored Cowell Ranch Hay Barn on…
Read more about Could You Hack a Pacemaker? – Lessons from the 5th Cyber Security Summit
UC Tech News
May 23, 2018
All Articles, Feature ArticlesCybersecurity, digital spring cleaning
Many of us are familiar with the concept of spring cleaning. This year, consider taking some time to spring clean your digital life, too. Just like your home, your digital life can become cluttered; things pile up, get out of…
Read more about Digital Spring Cleaning
UC Tech News
May 16, 2018
All Articles, Feature ArticlesAccessibility, GAAD, Global Accessibilty Awareness Day
By Yvonne Tevis. May 17, 2018, is Global Accessibility Awareness Day or “GAAD,” as they say. What does that mean? Well, walk for a minute in someone else’s shoes – particularly someone who is disabled and has to use assistive…
Read more about How Do People with Disabilities Use IT?
UC Tech News
May 16, 2018
All Articles, Announcements/EventsUC IT Town Hall
Save the date for the next UC IT Town Hall – June 6 at 10:00 a.m, and enjoy a talk by featured speaker and professor of Technology Management at UC Santa Barbara, Dr. Kyle Lewis, entitled Effective Teaming: Practical…
Read more about Save the Date – Join the June 6 UC IT Town Hall
UC Tech News
May 16, 2018
All Articles, Announcements/EventsUCCSC, UCCSC 2018
It’s three months and counting until UCCSC! Conference Registration Conference registration fees are $175 (session presenters are comped* as are UCCSC Ambassadors) Registration opens for session presenters in one week – on May 18th Registration opens for everyone on May…
Read more about UCCSC 2018 Update
UC Tech News
May 9, 2018
All Articles, Feature ArticlesHealthcare, innovation, UC San Francisco, UCSF, Virtual Reality, VR
By Alison Spencer. Transforming anatomy classes. Developing curriculum management systems. These are just two examples of how the Technology Enhanced Education (TEE) team at UC San Francisco serves as a partner in medical education. “Our mission is to enhance medical…
Read more about Videoconferencing to Virtual Cadavers: Classroom Innovation at UCSF
UC Tech News
May 9, 2018
All ArticlesAnna Woodruff, CEB, webinar
Date: Thursday, May 10, 2018 Time: Noon – 1:00pm Description: How do you, as an IT professional, make sure you’re speaking the same language as your business partners? After all, they come to you for strategic advice on digital strategy/risk,…
Read more about Webinar Tomorrow: Adaptive Business Engagement – 5 Successful Strategies for Working with Your Business Partners
UC Tech News
May 2, 2018
All Articles, Feature ArticlesTom Andriola, UC IT Leadership Academy
By Tom Andriola. On April 5, thirty-four members of our UC IT community completed the third annual UC IT Leadership Academy. They spent six intensive days learning how to be stronger leaders, innovators, and collaborators. Participants got lots of…
Read more about Congratulations to 3rd UC IT Leadership Academy Cohort