Author Archive: UC Tech News
UC Tech News
July 22, 2020
All Articlescoronavirus, COVID-19, Events, remote work, UC Los Angeles, UC Tech, UC Tech 2020, UCCSC, UCLA, UCTech, virtual, webinar
Registration for the Virtual UC Tech Webinar on August 11, 2020, is now open. The theme is “The UC Response to COVID-19.” Registration is required but there is no registration fee. Don’t wait until the last minute to plan…
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UC Tech News
July 15, 2020
All ArticlesKatie Chappell, Office of Information Technology, OIT, Student Affairs, Student Affairs IT, UC Irvine, UCI
By Katie Chappell. Getting hands-on project experience is critical for most students in any field. At UC Irvine, in the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Science, all ICS majors are required to take a capstone course so they…
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UC Tech News
July 15, 2020
All Articlescoronavirus, COVID-19, One IT, remote work, Rita Rosenthal, student outreach, UC Berkeley, UCB, Zoom
By Rita Rosenthal. Like many colleges and universities across the country, the demand for technical teams to expand existing services or build new services in support of the campus community during COVID-19 has been at a steady hum. Early in…
Read more about How UC Berkeley One IT is Supporting Campus During COVID-19
UC Tech News
July 8, 2020
All Articlesassociate dean, IT Governance, Kevin H. Souza, UC San Francisco, UCSF, UCSF School of Medicine, UCSF SOM
By Kevin H. Souza. In 2018 the news media broke stories about the company Cambridge Analytica and its questionable business practices. News services reported that the company acquired personal data of Facebook users from an academic who had collected the…
Read more about Where’s the Data? UCSF’s IT Governance at Work
UC Tech News
July 8, 2020
All ArticlesEnterprise Systems Renewal, Financial Information System, FIS, Mark Hersberger, Oracle, UC San Diego, UCSD
By Mark Hersberger. On July 1, UC San Diego’s Financial Information System (FIS) entered production with the release of Oracle Financials Cloud, a world-class financial system, and Concur, a new travel and expense system. FIS is a signature component of…
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UC Tech News
July 8, 2020
All ArticlesCommunity, holidays, Instagram, shelter in place, UC IT
July 4th is usually full of barbeques, fireworks, and parades. This year was a little different. We asked coworkers from around UC to show us what their Independence Day looked like. Here are some of our favorites! View these…
Read more about Snapshots From UC IT’s 4th of July
UC Tech News
July 1, 2020
All ArticlesCOVID-19, DocuSign, electronic documents, FileNet, Lyle Wiedeman, UC Irvine, UC Office of Information Technology, UCI
By Lyle Wiedeman. Individually, the DocuSign and FileNet tools help UC Irvine manage electronic files. Together, they guide the powerful workflow of millions of documents with speed, precision access, and audit trails. DocuSign is an electronic signature application that…
Read more about UCI’s Remote Work Is Powered by Electronic Document Workflows
UC Tech News
July 1, 2020
All ArticlesData Science, Data Science Summer Institute, Kenneth Mashinchi, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, LLNL, UC Merced, UCM
By Kenneth Mashinchi. Just 90 miles from the future of higher education — UC Merced — lies one of the epicenters of the future of technology, innovation and national security. Regardless of the route you take, the journey from UC…
Read more about ‘Yes, You Can’: UC Merced Students Learning, Growing at Livermore Lab
UC Tech News
June 24, 2020
All ArticlesBala Balakumar, Procurement, UC Libraries, UC Library, UC Office of the President, UCOP
By Bala Balakumar. The University of California recently negotiated a systemwide agreement for an integrated library system (SLIS) for all UC campus libraries. The deal is projected to provide a total financial benefit of $815,795 over three years. Previously, each UC library had independently licensed integrated…
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UC Tech News
June 24, 2020
All Articlesbasic needs, coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 student relief, student technology fund, technology equity, UC Berkeley, Wi-Fi
Sheltered in place in West Covina, in her family’s tiny two-bedroom apartment, UC Berkeley junior Cindy Mendez Moreno tries to muster motivation to study in the dark, while her parents and three sisters sleep. Only then is it quiet, with…
Read more about COVID-19 Relief Targets Vulnerable Students, More Aid Needed