Monthly Archive: October 2026
UC Tech News
October 23, 2026
All Articles, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Experience, Emerging Technologies, People & CultureAI, EDUCAUSE, Educause 2026, UCOP
Header photo of Kate Miffitt, Chief Digital & Experience Officer, UCOP (right) and Kristin Cordova, Chief of Staff to the UC Vice President and Chief Information Officer (left) at 2026 EDUCAUSE By Kate Miffitt I recently got to attend the…
Read more about AI, AI, Everywhere: Reflections from EDUCAUSE
UC Tech News
October 23, 2026
All Articles, People & Culture, People and Management, Tech Leaders, User ExperienceTech Leader, UC Berkeley, UC Tech Leader, ux
UC Tech News is excited to launch the UC Tech Leaders Q&A Series in 2026—a series designed to spotlight the voices shaping technology across UC.
UC Tech News
October 23, 2026
All Articles, Announcements/Events, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Experience, Emerging Technologies, User ExperienceAI, ucux, User experience, ux
How is artificial intelligence changing the way we think about user experience? Join the UC User Experience (UCUX) community for a virtual meeting focused on AI for User Experience (UX). UCUX community members will share presentations exploring AI and UX,…
Read more about Explore AI and User Experience at the Next UCUX Event
UC Tech News
October 22, 2026
All Articles, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity & Digital Riskcyber resilience, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Across UC, cybersecurity awareness month
Cybersecurity isn’t an IT-only issue; it’s a shared responsibility that touches every part of the UC community. Whether you’re teaching, conducting research, supporting operations or working remotely, your actions play a critical role in protecting the university’s information, data and…
Read more about Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026: Five Ways to Strengthen UC’s Cyber Resilience
UC Tech News
October 21, 2026
Accessibility, All ArticlesA11y, Accessibility, Accessibility Matters, digital accessibility
By Brian McNeilly, Web Accessibility Specialist Whenever the discussion of digital accessibility comes up, whether it’s about PDF accessibility trends or reviewing vendor documentation, the same advice keeps coming up: don’t rely just on…
Read more about What Machines Can’t Detect: Manual Checks For Digital Accessibility
UC Tech News
October 19, 2026
All Articles, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity & Digital RiskCloud Security, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Across UC, UC Health
By Shane Fonyi, UC Health Security Analyst
From Breach to Baseline: How Secure Defaults Changed the Game
Data security has changed dramatically over the last decade. With the rise of attacks powered by large language models (LLMs) and widely…
Read more about Clearer Skies in the Cloud: The Evolution of Cloud Security Defaults
UC Tech News
October 15, 2026
All Articles, Announcements/Events, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity & Digital RiskAI, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Across UC, Cybersecurity Summit, Digital Risk, privacy, UC Cybersecurity Summit, UCLA, UCOP, UCSD
The 2026 Cybersecurity Summit was held virtually on October 6-7, 2026. More than 780 attendees from the University of California, California State University, and California Community Colleges came together under this year’s theme, Resilient Together, to learn, connect, and strengthen…
Read more about EVENT RECAP: 2026 UC Cybersecurity Summit Highlights
UC Tech News
October 14, 2026
All Articles, Announcements/EventsAI, AI training, career growth, CoPilot, professional growth
Unlock the Power of Microsoft 365 Copilot
Join the no-cost Microsoft 365 Copilot sessions designed exclusively by the Microsoft Training Program team for those in the UC system. If you were unable to attend any of the
Read more about Free Microsoft Copilot Trainings – Oct/Nov Sessions & Self-Paced Trainings
UC Tech News
October 14, 2026
All Articles, People & Culture, People and Managementcareer growth, job skills, Learning and Development, My UC Career, professional growth, professional skills, talent development
By Andrea King, Systemwide Associate Director, Talent Development Technology work is often associated with technical expertise: cybersecurity, data analysis, programming, infrastructure, applications, and emerging tools. But technical knowledge is only part of what helps technology teams succeed. The ability to…
Read more about People Skills are Power Skills
UC Tech News
October 9, 2026
All Articles, Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies, Projects & Initiatives, Tech ProjectsAI, Sociology, Tech project, UC Merced, UC Tech Project, UCDC, Washington Center
By Dr. Tanya Golash-Boza, Professor of Sociology, UC Merced The University of California Washington Center (UCDC) gives UC students the opportunity to spend a term in Washington, DC, where they take classes and complete internships. Students can also participate in…
Read more about AI Proposes, Students Verify: A UCDC Model for Responsible Research with ChatGPT