Monthly Archive: April 2021
UC Tech News
April 21, 2021
All ArticlesEvents, Information Security, online webinar, personal data, Privacy 101 Workshop, privacy laws, UC San Diego, UCSD, UCSD Privacy Office
Learn about privacy laws and how to best protect yourself at the Privacy 101 Workshop (online webinar), presented by the UC San Diego Campus Privacy Office, on April 22, from 9 a.m. to noon. Register now! This event…
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UC Tech News
April 14, 2021
All ArticlesCalifornia Community Colleges, California State University, CCC, CSU, DEI, diversity, equity, inclusion, Information Technology, Intersegmental, register, UC, University of California, webinar
Don’t miss the inaugural Intersegmental IT Summit: Advancing Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion on Thursday, April 29, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Technology professionals, and information technology in general, play a critical role in eliminating structural barriers to education….
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UC Tech News
April 14, 2021
All ArticlesAI, apps, Artificial Intelligence, computer games, gamers, games, Gautam Agarwal, problem solving, UC Berkeley, UCB
By Robert Sanders. Fans of Candy Crush Saga, Flow Free or Minesweeper should check out a challenging new mobile game app, hexxed, that will stretch your brain as it helps brain researchers understand human strategic thinking and perhaps improve the reasoning…
Read more about Neuroscientists Tap Gamers to Learn How People Problem-Solve
UC Tech News
April 14, 2021
All ArticlesACE, Acknowledging Commitment and Excellence, DFSS, EnergyCAP, Enterprise Technology Services, PeopleSoft
By Lindsey Terra. In the spirit of partnership and digital transformation, a recent collaboration between Enterprise Technology Services (ETS) and Design, Facilities, and Safety Services (DFSS) integrated two software applications — EnergyCAP and PeopleSoft — that reduced user workload by 70 percent….
Read more about ETS, DFSS Collaborate to Reduce User Workload in Managing Campus Utilities
UC Tech News
April 7, 2021
All Articlescommencement, COVID-19, Dani Barker, Events, graduation, UC Santa Cruz, UCSC, virtual event
By Jeané Blunt. Last April, most of us were adjusting to the stay-at-home order, trying to set up a workspace in our home, or watching COVID-19 news 24/7. Dani Barker and her team were doing the same. The only difference…
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UC Tech News
April 7, 2021
All ArticlesAmy Neeser, Anna Sackmann, data, data management, Information Technology, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, librarians, RDM, Research Data Management Program, Research IT, UC Berkeley, UCB
Anna Sackmann co-authored this post with Amy Neeser. Libraries have historically served as a hub for access to technology by providing publicly available computers with access to the Internet and workshops on technology topics. Academic libraries Research IT commonly house their…
Read more about Holistic Research Support at UC Berkeley: a Library and Research IT collaboration
UC Tech News
April 7, 2021
All ArticlesBrandon Ayers, COVID-19, David Gracey, Dr. Isgouhi Kaloshian, Dr. Katherine Borkovich, Dr. Kenneth Han, Information Technology Solutions, ITS, Josh Witbeck, testing, UC Riverside, UCR, UCR ITS Blog
By Alexandra Chrystal. COVID-19 presented UCR with many new challenges. Access to technology that allows us to continue to learn, teach, and work remotely is now a requirement rather than a convenience, and ITS is proud to have helped mobilize…
Read more about Supporting the Tech behind Campus COVID-19 Testing