Author Archive: UC IT News
UC IT News
October 25, 2023
All Articlesdigital accessibility, National Disability Employment Awareness, NDEAM, security
By Brendon Phuong. What assistive technologies, policies and tools are the University of California focusing on and why do they matter? Judy Thai, director of Application and Engineering, UC Office of the President and Trevor Finneman, UC Legal principal counsel,…
Read more about Digital accessibility and security: Why not both?
UC IT News
October 25, 2023
All ArticlesAccessibility, accessible, Brian McNeilly, email, tips, tricks
By Brian McNeilly and Derek Shue. Promoting accessibility in our editorial work is a priority. The University of California (UC) Office of the President Accessibility Work Group has started a new project on email accessibility; they will be educating all relevant…
Read more about 4 ways to increase accessibility in email outreach
UC IT News
October 25, 2023
All Articlescyber leadership, discussion, Event, Leadership, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, Van Williams
Join the UC Tech community online to gain insights from UC Tech Academy Cyber Leadership Program, as program participants review their key takeaways regarding current cybersecurity challenges and solutions. Moderated by Van Williams, VP Information Technology and Chief Information Officer…
Read more about UC Tech Academy Cyber Leadership Program Panel discussion with Van Williams on October 26th, 12 pm: Register now
UC IT News
October 23, 2023
All ArticlesCharron Andrus, CIO, CISO, Community, Events, fireside chat, UC, UC Berkeley, Van Williams
Join the UC Tech community on November 6, from 2-3 p.m. for a fireside chat with Van Williams, vice president of Information Technology and chief information officer (CIO), University of California, as he discusses his past two years leading systemwide…
Read more about EVENT: Fireside chat with Van Williams, chief information officer of the University of California, on November 6th, 2 p.m. – Register now
UC IT News
October 13, 2023
All ArticlesBerkeley, diversity, EDUCAUSE, EDUCAUSE 2023, UC Berkeley, Wes Johnson
By Derek Shue and Brendon Phuong. This month Wes Johnson, executive director Campus IT Experience, UC Berkeley, received the EDUCAUSE 2023 Rising Star Award in recognition of his “collaborative and creative approach to problem-solving, stellar interpersonal and communication skills, dedication to…
Read more about Learn about Wes Johnson, UC Berkeley, winner of the EDUCAUSE Rising Star Award and a rapper
UC IT News
October 7, 2023
All Articleselections, Electronic Records Day, electronic records management, email, overload, UCSB, UCSD
On November 01, 2023, the University of California will observe Electronic Records Day with a webinar: “Mark as Read, Managing Email Overload.” Join systemwide experts in archives, records management, privacy, and information security, for a series of short presentations with…
Read more about Electronic Records Day webinar November 1st, 10 a.m. – register now
UC IT News
October 4, 2023
All Articles2024, cyber security, Cyber Security Summit, IT, risk management, security, UCOP
By Wendy Rager. 2024 marks the 15th UC Cyber Security Summit. Last year, the excitement among participants of the 2023 UC Cyber Security Summit in April was palpable, as it was the first in-person Summit since the pandemic began. That…
Read more about 2024 UC Cyber Security Summit to Tackle Timely Issues
UC IT News
October 4, 2023
All Articlesdiversity, Healthcare IT, IT, leiyah shan, UCSD, UCSD Health, UCSDH, Women in Tech, Women of COlor
Championing Diversity: UC San Diego Health’s VIBRANT-IT
By Jackie Brown. The UC tech news team recently sat down with Leiyah Shan, Director of UC San Diego Health Population Health Services Organization – Practice Affiliations and Epic Community Connect Program, to…
Read more about Empowering Women of Color in Healthcare IT: Leiyah Shan’s Journey at UC San Diego Health
UC IT News
October 3, 2023
All ArticlesDEI LEadership, diversity, Healthcare IT, leiyah shan, UC Tech Awards, UC Tech Conference
This year, Leiyah Shan, Director of UC San Diego Health Epic Community Connect, was a nominee for the UC Tech 2023 DEI Leadership Award based on her work supporting women of color in technology at UC San Diego Health. Learn…
Read more about Leiyah Shan, UC San Diego Health: 2023 UC Tech Awards DEI Leadership Nomination
UC IT News
September 29, 2023
All ArticlesAI, Jaron Lanier, tech, UC Berkeley
By Jackie Brown. On September 13, 2023, renowned computer scientist and author Jaron Lanier, addressed tech enthusiasts and UC Berkeley faculty, staff and students. Co-hosted by CITRIS and the Banatao Institute, UC Berkeley College of Computing, Data Science,…
Read more about Jaron Lanier, “the Father of VR”, addresses tech enthusiasts at UC Berkeley