By Noah Pflueger-Peters. Software code is written to be read by both computers and humans. Machines quickly and perfectly understand the computational meaning, while humans read it the same way they read natural language: not as quickly and sometimes incorrectly….
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By Kristen McIntyre. UCI’s first leadership certificate program for women in technology has officially completed its inaugural spring cohort. Named LEAP, the program stands for leadership, equality, allies & presence, and is designed for those in information technology and STEM roles…
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By Emily Cerf & Allison Arteaga Soergel. Luca de Alfaro, professor of Computer Science and Engineering, has always harbored a hidden love for biology. During the pandemic, this passion far outside his professional area of study evolved as he became…
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By Shohreh Bozorgmehri, Kim Owe, Sundar Thiru, and John Torello. In information technology, we are familiar with jargon. Non-technical colleagues often point out our “techie” lexicon. The impact of some IT terminology, though, goes beyond misunderstanding. It can perpetuate a…
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No one predicted the dramatic and sudden shift in the world of work that happened in March of 2020 when COVID shut down offices and the U.S. experienced the mass exodus to a Work-from-Home economy. For many, that shift was…
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By Ahna Heller. How do you improve staff engagement? You form a committee! As most of us know, it’s not really that simple; if the committee doesn’t have the ear of leadership and if they don’t produce results, it’s just…
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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…
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By Stephanie Yee. As at many campuses across the country, a keen interest in virtual tours skyrocketed at UCSF when the COVID-19 pandemic did not appear to show any signs of waning after several months. But with such a large…
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If you missed UC’s May 19 Global Accessibility Awareness Day webinar, you can watch the GAAD video now. The webinar was sponsored by the UC Electronic Accessibility Committee and over 280 people joined from across UC! Ten UC colleagues from five UC…
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By Laura Kurtzman. A computer analysis of hundreds of thousands of secure email messages between doctors and patients found that most doctors use language that is too complex for their patients to understand. The study also uncovered strategies some doctors…
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