By Cynthia Milionis. At the start of the pandemic, some residents of San Francisco shared baggies of sourdough starter by attaching them to street poles. This gesture of good will presented an opportunity for some to make bread for the…
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With the support of a three-year, $900,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Adjunct Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Carlos Maltzahn and the UC Santa Cruz Center for Research in Open Source Software (CROSS) will participate in collaborative…
Read more about NSF award will support project to promote reproducibility in computer science
By Miguel Rodriguez. Making a truly memorable experience comes from imagining the impossible, identifying the reality, and finding a point on the line between those that gets closest to the dream. I was on-boarded as UC Tech Committee Chair in…
Read more about Double the Event Half the Time: Backstage at UC Tech 2022
UC Berkeley has launched a new high-level committee that will focus on making sure the campus’s digital infrastructure is accessible to everyone – from blind staff who use screen readers to narrate what they see on web pages to deaf…
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By Laurel Skurko. On Aug. 16, 2022, ten teams and three individuals from across the University of California (UC) received 2022 UC Tech Awards at the UC Tech Conference at UC San Diego. The UC Tech Awards recognize individuals and teams…
Read more about 2022 UC Tech Awards winners: Celebrating collaboration, innovation and more
UC Santa Cruz welcomed their new Vice Chancellor of Information Technology, Aisha Jackson, on Aug. 1, 2022. Jackson makes a great addition to the UCSC campus community. She is a thoughtful, collaborative leader who believes in empowering staff, and she…
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By Van Williams. UC Tech, our largest community gathering of the year, is coming up next week. I, along with the Chief Information Officers (CIOs) from across the system, look forward to welcoming you to San Diego and online. For…
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By Emily Cerf. Scientists may better understand and test for the genetic variations that cause cancer and other heritable diseases through the application of a novel strategy for securely sharing and analyzing genomic data developed at the UC Santa Cruz…
Read more about New responsible data sharing technique will enable better understanding of disease-causing genetic variants
By Judy Thai. The University of California’s (UC’s) systemwide admissions website received a record 12.7 million visits in 2021, partly as the result of a major upgrade that took place between 2018 and 2019, and involving coordinated work across UCOP Marketing & Communications (UCOP…
Read more about Redesigned UC Admission Website Wins Gold Award
By Melissa Weckerle. Live action role play (LARP) combined with social wearable technology, materials worn on the body that are computationally coded and can support social interactions, provides an impactful social activity for young girls and engages them in…
Read more about Superheroes, spaceships, and social wearables: An immersive, social STEM camp for middle school girls sparks interest, builds confidence in STEM