Author Archive: UC Tech News
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…
Read more about UC Gets a Systemwide Integrated Library System
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
UC Tech News
June 24, 2020
All Articlescoronavirus, COVID-19, Department of Physics, Jason Nielson, Physics, TA, Teaching Assistant, UC Santa Cruz, UCSC
By Jason Nielsen. One of the common experiences for science and engineering students at UC Santa Cruz is the intro physics lab course. In a typical quarter, around 800 students take these courses to explore topics ranging from mechanical waves…
Read more about Pandemic Stories: Adapting Physics Labs in the Time of COVID-19
UC Tech News
June 17, 2020
All ArticlesCOVID-19, Tom Andriola, UC Health, UC Health CIO, UC Irvine, UCI, Vice Chancellor of Information Technology & Data
Tom Andriola became vice chancellor of Information, Technology & Data at UC Irvine in September 2019. Most recently, he spent six years as UC system CIO at the UC Office of the President. In that role, he focused on building and connecting a universitywide community of IT professionals. Below he describes the transition to campus…
Read more about Where’d You Go, Tom Andriola? Interview with UCI VC for Information, Technology & Data
UC Tech News
June 17, 2020
All ArticlesAhna Heller, Anita Nichols, Information and Educational Technology, Service Hub, software licensing, Th Software and Service Catalog, UC Davis, UCD
By Ahna Heller. Information and Educational Technology (IET) at UC Davis has launched a new software catalog that makes it easier for students, staff, and faculty to obtain software available through UC and campus agreements. It also represents the next step forward in…
Read more about UC Davis Creates New Software and Service Catalog
UC Tech News
June 17, 2020
All ArticlesCharles Neumann, COVID-19, Harrison Tasoff, Minecraft, remote learning, The Current, UC Santa Barbara, UCSB
By Harrison Tasoff. For undergraduate Charles Neumann the announcement that spring quarter classes would be delivered via remote instruction was sad news. Like many graduating seniors, he had hoped to spend his final days at UC Santa Barbara enjoying classes and…
Read more about Mine-crafting that Campus Feeling
UC Tech News
June 11, 2020
All ArticlesGigi Johnson, innovation, remote learning, remote working, UC Los Angeles, UCLA, UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
By Jeané Blunt. Gigi Johnson, Ed.D., teaches music industry courses at the UCLA Herb Albert School of Music and was the founding executive director of the UCLA Center for Music Innovation. She also hosts the UCLA podcast, Innovating Music….
Read more about Meet Gigi Johnson: UCLA Music and Tech Innovator