Author Archive: UC Tech News

UC Berkeley Tech Founders Shine at “B-School Disrupt 2025”

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UC Berkeley tech founders were among those featured at B-School Disrupt 2025, an after-hours event held during the annual TechCrunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco. The gathering brought together MBA alumni from top programs, also including Harvard Business School and…
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INTERVIEW: UC Irvine launches ZotGPT “ClassChat” for students

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UC Irvine created the first artificial intelligence (AI) platform designed specifically for students—and made it free for the entire campus. By April 2024, UC Irvine became the first UC undergraduate campus to provide unrestricted AI access to all students, while…
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UC Womxn in Technology – Year in review – Managing transitions

Women in Tech

This year, UC Womxn in Technology showed what true teamwork and resilience look like. Outgoing Chair Charron Andrus reflects on the challenges, accomplishments, and new leaders shaping the next chapter of this inspiring community.

A year defined by transition…
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UC Teams Test Their Cloud Engineering Skills in AWS Game Day Challenge

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UC Tech community members from across the system put their cloud skills to the test in an AWS Game Day Challenge — tackling real-world engineering puzzles, reducing costs for a fictional company, and strengthening collaboration along the way.

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AI Development at UC Berkeley’s Top Biotech Incubator, Bakar Bio Labs

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AI has taken the world by storm. On the scientific front, the ability to mine huge datasets and make informed, actionable predictions has accelerated the pace of innovation. So it makes sense that startups at UC Berkeley’s Bakar Bio…
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UC Open 2025 – Bridging campuses and code

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By UC Tech News, featuring Becky Grady, PhD, Product Manager, DMP Tool, UC3 [UC3 is a creative partnership bringing together the expertise and resources of the CDL, the ten UC campuses, and the broader international curation community.] The University of…
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INTERVIEW: UC San Diego Health – Transforming health care operations by managing a shift in culture

Mojgan Amini, Ashley Gambhir

UC San Diego Health is reshaping its culture through the Lean Engagement System (LES), a people-first approach that has driven more than 700 improvement projects since 2018. Led by Mojgan Amini, director of transformational health care, and Ashley Gambhir, executive…
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I touched a supercomputer: My trip to Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)

When I saw the opportunity to tour Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), I didn’t think twice. The Berkeley name alone convinced me—and it was also a chance to meet my colleagues from the Information Technology Services (ITS) Engagement Committee…
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