Author Archive: UC Tech News
UC Tech News
January 20, 2021
All ArticlesBlack Lives Matter, California COVID Notify, COVID-19, diversity, Larry L. Sautter Awards, Mark Cianca, remote work, Sautter Awards, Systemwide, Top 5, UC CIO, UC Health, UC IT, Yvonne Tevis
By Mark Cianca and Yvonne Tevis. Well, COVID—and Remote Work and Learning The most-viewed blog article for 2020 is an open letter in February by UC’s CIOs endorsing alternative and flexible work arrangements to recruit/retain talent….
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UC Tech News
January 20, 2021
All ArticlesCOVID-19, diversity, Eugene Whitlock, inclusion, pandemic, Town Hall, UC Berkeley, UC IT Town Hall, UCB, webinar
Join UC Berkeley Chief People & Culture Officer and Assistant Vice Chancellor of Human Resources Eugene Whitlock on Tuesday, February 2. He will continue the conversation from the October 19 town hall about “Cultivating Inclusion and Belonging During a…
Read more about Back by Popular Demand: UC IT Town Hall with Eugene Whitlock
UC Tech News
January 20, 2021
All ArticlesEvents, Jenn Stringer, mentorship, registration, sponsorship, UC Berkeley, UC WIT, UC Women in Technology, UCB, webinar, Women in Technology
Don’t miss the annual UC Women in Technology Committee’s featured session, during the final Virtual UC Tech, on Tuesday, January 26, at 3:30 pm. Jenn Stringer, Associate Vice Chancellor for IT and Chief Information Officer at UC Berkeley, will…
Read more about UC Women in Tech Session: Mentorship and Sponsorship
UC Tech News
January 13, 2021
All ArticlesCOVID-19, Educational Technology Services, instructional software, UC San Diego, UCSD, Valerie E. Polichar, virtual lab
By Valerie E. Polichar. When COVID-19 caused a pivot to remote instruction with little notice, students lost access to on-campus computer labs where they could use licensed software to complete coursework. UC San Diego’s educational technology teams sprang into action….
Read more about CloudLabs: How UC San Diego Deployed Remote Computer Labs in Record Time
UC Tech News
January 13, 2021
All ArticlesEvents, UC Los Angeles, UC Tech, UC Tech 2020, UC Tech 2021, UCCSC, UCLA, UCTech
UCLA will host the final Virtual UC Tech event on Tuesday, January 26. The theme is “Together We Rise” and topics will include professional development, women in tech, diversity, and accessibility. The featured keynote is the UC Women CIO…
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UC Tech News
January 13, 2021
All ArticlesFamilyLink, Larry L. Sautter Awards, Sautter Awards, Sautter Silver Award, UC Davis, UC Davis Health, UCD, Virtual Viewing Program
UC Davis’s FamilyLink: A NICU Virtual Viewing Program took home a Silver Award at the 2020 Sautter Awards. FamilyLink is a UC Davis Health application that allows authorized family members the opportunity to virtually visit with their hospitalized baby through…
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UC Tech News
December 16, 2020
All Articlesdiversity, multi-lingual, Patient COUNTS, research study, Salesforce Health Cloud Technology, Svetlana Miller, Svetlana Milter, Traci Farrell, UC San Francisco, UCSF, UCSF SOM Tech
By Svetlana Milter and Traci Farrell. Multi-lingual functionality is essential when creating digital products for diverse populations. The UCSF SOM Tech recently built a patient-centered virtual community that supports three different languages for Asian Americans newly diagnosed with cancer….
Read more about Building Digital Products with Multi-lingual Capabilities: Lessons Learned
UC Tech News
December 16, 2020
All ArticlesApple Watch, COVID-19, data, Depression Grand Challenge, UC Los Angeles, UCLA, UCLA Health, wearable technology
By Bill Kisliuk. While the capability to diagnose cancer and heart problems has advanced by giant steps in recent years, methods to detect depression have stubbornly stayed the same for more than a century: Observe patients, and ask them how…
Read more about UCLA Launches Major Mental Health Study to Discover Insights About Depression
UC Tech News
December 10, 2020
All ArticlesCA COVID Notify, Carolyn Nordstrom, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dr. Christopher Longhurst, Marc Sylwestrzak, Melinda Battenberg, UC Health, UC San Diego, UC San Diego Health, UCSD
By Melinda Battenberg. California Governor Gavin Newsom announced on December 7, 2020, that CA Notify, the COVID exposure notification system championed by UC San Diego Health, will be available statewide on December 10. The system will make available to all California residents an important tool for slowing the spread of COVID-19. Now,…
Read more about COVID Notify System Goes Statewide
UC Tech News
December 10, 2020
All Articlesmultimedia, Studio U, UC San Diego, UC Tech, UC Tech 2020, UCCSC, UCSD, UCTech
UC San Diego’s Studio U took home the Silver Award at the 2020 Sautter Awards. Studio U is a self-service multimedia facility that enables the campus community to easily create studio-quality instructional videos efficiently and on their own schedule. To…
Read more about 4 Minute Video: Sautter Silver Award for Studio U