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Hear from Michael Corn UC San Diego CISO: How a humanist perspective influences cybersecurity

Michael Corn, UC Tech Community member, CISO, UC San Diego on the skills needed to lead cybersecurity at the university: Universities are terrific training grounds…because we are we are not a business – we are ALL businesses – we are small city.”

Editor’s Note: Since Michael Corn was interviewed for this profile, he has accepted a newly created position with the National Science Foundation as Cybersecurity Advisor for Research Infrastructure. He remains a UC San Diego employee and can be reached at…
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UCSF’s SummeR of LeaRning is back: Learn R programming & R-based data science – open to all

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By Albert Lee. Summer 2023 is your chance to learn R, a programming language for statistical computing and graphics. The UCSF Data Science Initiative’s (DSI) SummeR of LeaRning series is focuses on R-based data science. The virtual lunch-time workshops are designed…
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Transforming the accessibility landscape – meet Rujuta Swadi, UC Santa Cruz accessible technology intern

Rujuta Swadi, Accessible Technology Intern, UC Santa Cruz, UC Tech Community member: "I want to spread the message that no matter who you are, digital accessibility is an issue that needs your attention."

By Cheyenne Matthews-Hoffman. Last month, the Information Technology Services (ITS) team at UC Santa Cruz created a Digital Accessibility Awareness web page. Accessible Technology Intern Rujuta Swadi, led this project, among many of her accomplishments since joining last summer….
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UC Office of the President seeks IT Marketing & Communications Intern

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At the University of California (UC), your contributions make a difference. A world leader producing Nobel and Pulitzer prize recipients with over 150 years of groundbreaking research transforming the world. Choose a career where you can leverage your knowledge, skills…
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UC AI Congress section II: Three panel discussions and AI Council update

Janet Napolitano, former president of the University of California, provides a comment during the "Applications Frontiers" panel

Three panel discussions provided conference attendees the opportunities to hear experts in their respective fields discuss artificial intelligence at it applies to research, education and managing the complexity of implementation, as follows: (1) Research Frontiers with moderator, Theresa Maldonado,…
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