Author Archive: UC Tech News
UC Tech News
February 9, 2022
All ArticlesEvents, holidays, National Clean Out Your Computer Day, organization, privacy, Records Management, security
By Jeané Blunt. A very important holiday falls on February 14. No, not that one! National Clean Out Your Computer Day is celebrated the second Monday in February. Nowadays we rely on computers to pay bills, communicate, play games,…
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UC Tech News
February 9, 2022
All ArticlesEDUCAUSE, EDUCAUSE Awards, Events, higher education, Information Technology, Leadership, nominations, peer recognition, recognition
EDUCAUSE is seeking nominations for its annual EDUCAUSE Awards Program, which brings peer endorsement and distinction to professional accomplishments in higher education IT. Awards are given in the following four categories: The Leadership Award is the highest recognition…
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UC Tech News
February 2, 2022
All ArticlesAl Covington, and inclusion, Associate CISO, Black History Month, Carmen Robinson, Charron Andrus, DEI, diversity, equity, Events, UC Berkeley, UC CIO, UC Santa Cruz, UCB, UCSC, Van Williams
Register for the UC Tech Assembly: Black Leaders Panel: Monday, February 28 11:00 a.m. – noon Register now This panel launches UC Tech Assembly series, which is expanding the former town hall series to better amplify the voices of…
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UC Tech News
February 2, 2022
All ArticlesAI, Artificial Intelligence, chatbots, Information Technology, Joseph B. Walther, medicine, professor, robotics, telehealth, UC Santa Babara, UCSB
By Shelley Leachman. Much like a family physician who has treated you for years, computer systems could — hypothetically — know a patient’s complete medical history. A more common experience, of course, is seeing a new doctor or a specialist…
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UC Tech News
January 26, 2022
All ArticlesAI governance, Artificial Intelligence, Brandie Nonnecke, CITRIS, CITRIS Policy Lab, Dr. Michael V. Drake, Janet Napolitano, UC Berkeley, UC President, UC Presidential Working Group on AI
By Brandie Nonnecke, Ph.D. Faced with tightening budgets and staffing constraints, public universities are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their operations. As such, AI-enabled tools are beginning to take on a central…
Read more about UC Develops Principles to Guide Use of AI
UC Tech News
January 26, 2022
All ArticlesAllison Henry, Bryan Cunningham, Data Privacy Day, Gillian Hayes, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Netflix, panel discussion, Pegah Parsi, privacy, Privacy Officer, Safiya Noble, Sean Peisart, security, The Social Dilemma, UC Berkeley, UC I, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, UCB, UCI, UCLA, UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry (C2i2), UCSD, virtual event
Register now for a panel discussion with UC Campus Privacy Officers to celebrate Data Privacy Day this Friday, January 28, at noon! Panelists will explore the film, The Social Dilemma, the future of data, what UC’s role should be…
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UC Tech News
January 26, 2022
All ArticlesAg Tech, Agriculture Technology, CITRIS, cyberinformatics, Elizabeth Arakelian, FACTS Bridge Program, UC Merced, UCM
By Elizabeth Arakelian. While many are preparing to head off to college after an unprecedented year, a handful of students are already on UC Merced’s campus and working away in research labs. They’re part of the inaugural FACTS Bridge…
Read more about Students Conduct Ag Tech Research on Campus for USDA Internships
UC Tech News
January 19, 2022
All Articlesdiversity, President Michael V. Drake, Top 5 stories, UC CIO, UC Office of the President, UC President, UCOP, Van Williams, WIT, Women in IT, Yvonne Tevis
By Yvonne Tevis and Van Williams. This year, for the annual “Top 5 Blog” retrospective, we decided to take the twenty stories that got the most views and find general themes—which actually reflect what you like to read about. It’s…
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UC Tech News
January 19, 2022
All Articlescyber-risk, IS-3, Matthew Linzer, privacy, Risk, security, UC Office of the President, UCOP
By Matthew Linzer. The University of California spends billions of dollars every year on goods and services provided by suppliers (sometimes called vendors or third parties). These represent a vast and diverse group of small, medium, and large businesses; complex…
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UC Tech News
January 19, 2022
All Articlesrecordings, Sautter Awards, UC Los Angeles, UC Tech, UC Tech 2021, UCCSC, UCLA, Youtube
Recorded sessions from the UC Tech 2021 conference are now available to view online. The program schedule featured 12 tracks, including “Supporting the University of the Future,” “Professional Development for Technology Professionals,” and “Empowering Women and Diversity in the IT…
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