Author Archive: UC Tech News
UC Tech News
August 17, 2022
All ArticlesAwards, Events, Sautter Awards, UC San Diego, UC Tech, UC Tech 2022, UCSD
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 Tech News
August 17, 2022
All Articlesstaff, UC Santa Cruz, UCSC, vice chancellor
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…
Read more about Welcoming UC Santa Cruz’s new Vice Chancellor for Information Technology
UC Tech News
August 10, 2022
All ArticlesEvents, UC CIO, UC San Diego, UC Tech, UC Tech Conference, UCSD
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…
Read more about UC Tech Conference Starts Next Week
UC Tech News
August 10, 2022
All ArticlesData Science, Genetics, UC Santa Cruz, UCSC
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
UC Tech News
August 3, 2022
All ArticlesAdmissions, Awards, CASE Award, UCOP
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
UC Tech News
August 3, 2022
All ArticlesSTEM, UC Santa Cruz, UCSC, Women in Tech, Women in Technology
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
UC Tech News
July 27, 2022
All ArticlesUC San Diego, UC Tech 2022, UCSD, Van Williams
By Van Williams. I am thrilled to be joining our UC Tech community in person to celebrate the 40th anniversary of this conference – UC Tech 2022 – hosted by UC San Diego on August 15-17, 2022. It’s hard to believe that I’ll…
Read more about Getting Ready for the UC Tech Conference hosted by UC San Diego
UC Tech News
July 27, 2022
All ArticlesChief of Staff, job posting, remote work, UCOP
The University of California Office of the President Information Technology Services (ITS) group has an opening for a full-time remote Chief of Staff position UC Office of the President At the University of California (UC), your contributions make a difference. A…
Read more about UCOP Seeks New Information Technology Chief of Staff
UC Tech News
July 27, 2022
All ArticlesEvents, privacy, UC San Diego, UCSD
Privacy is for everyone! Learn about privacy laws and how to best protect yourself through our online Privacy 101 Workshop. Learn about privacy issues and how individuals can best protect themselves and the personal data they handle. Trainings will also…
Read more about Register: Privacy 101 Workshop
UC Tech News
July 20, 2022
All ArticlesCloud Computing, Mainframe, UCOP
By John Ruzicka and Emily Weaver. UCOP is leaving behind a 50-year-old legacy technology and heading into the future in the cloud. What does that mean? As of June 30, 2022, we ended our reliance on the mainframe computer. As…
Read more about UCOP Moves Off Mainframe and Saves $2.95 Million