Author Archive: UC Tech News
UC Tech News
June 11, 2020
All ArticlesInstagram, photo, remote work, screen break, UC IT, WFH, work from home
During shelter in place, the email and Zoom are endless. UC IT just has to step away from it every now and then. We asked coworkers from around UC to send in photos of what they see on their “screen…
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UC Tech News
June 11, 2020
All Articlescoronavirus, COVID-19, Harrison Tasoff, Information Technology, The Current, UC Santa Barbara, UCSB, UCSB IT
By Harrison Tasoff. As classes, research and administration transition to the internet, the campus’s information technology (IT) departments have had the monumental task of adapting systems, increasing capacity and keeping the university up and running. The good news is that…
Read more about UCSB’s COVID-19 IT Response
UC Tech News
June 3, 2020
All Articlesdiversity, diversity and inclusion, inclusion, justics, Ola Papoola, UC IT, UC Office of the President, UCOP
By Ola Popoola. Editor’s Note: A member of the UC IT community, Ola Popoola, posted in her blog the following opinion piece about the recent killing of George Floyd at the hands of the police. It is reposted in…
Read more about I Can’t Breathe
UC Tech News
June 3, 2020
All ArticlesEvents, Process Palooza, Return to Learn, UC San Diego, UCSD, webinar
UC San Diego has launched an ambitious program called Return to Learn. The goal is to find out if 65,000 faculty, students, and staff can be routinely tested for COVID-19 so the campus may be safely re-opened in the fall. A three-week…
Read more about Join Webinar: UC San Diego’s Return to Learn Program
UC Tech News
May 27, 2020
All ArticlesCOVID-19, crowdsourcing, Hype Innovation, Ideawave, innovation, Melani Roberson, UC San Diego, UCSD
By Melani Roberson. While we work from home, due to COVID-19, UC San Diego is using an innovation platform to gather employee feedback on how their work is transitioning (virtual or otherwise) in this new and uncertain environment. The response…
Read more about Riding the IdeaWave during COVID-19
UC Tech News
May 27, 2020
All ArticlesCruzHacks, CruzHacks 2020, CSU Monterey Bay, Hackathon, Information Technology Services, ITS, Jim Phillips, makerspace, UC Santa Cruz, UCSC
By Jim Phillips. Stevenson College at UC Santa Cruz overlooks the Monterey Bay, offering one of the most impressive views our campus has to offer (and that is saying a lot). Each year, on the three-day Martin Luther King day weekend,…
Read more about CruzHacks 2020: A Student-Led, High Energy Weekend
UC Tech News
May 27, 2020
All ArticlesEvents, Mark Cianca, Michael Dennin, UC Irvine, UC IT Leadership Council, UC IT Town Hall, UC San Diego, Vince Kellen
Over 400 people from around the UC system joined the UC IT Town Hall on May 5, 2020. If you missed it, you can watch the town hall now. Interim UC CIO Mark Cianca opens the session with some…
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UC Tech News
May 20, 2020
All Articlescoronavirus, COVID-19, Imran Ghori, Information Technology Solutions, Inside UCR, ITS, pandemic, remote learning, remote work, UC Riverside, UCR
By Imran Ghori. Ensuring that UC Riverside students, faculty, and staff members can access proper equipment and technology has been a key part of the campus’ transition to remote learning and working. Information Technology Solutions, or ITS,…
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UC Tech News
May 20, 2020
All ArticlesAccessibility, GAAD, Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Judy Thai, online accessibility, UC IT Accessibility Policy, UC Office of the President, UCOP
By Judy Thai. For many of us, our professional lives and the lives of our students have moved online with the COVID-19 pandemic. But is that online world accessible to people with disabilities? As a university committed to diversity…
Read more about Going Online? Choose Accessible
UC Tech News
May 20, 2020
All ArticlesAccessibility, accessible technology, mobile application, Shani Murray, smartwatch, UC Irvine, UCI, wayfinding technology, wearable technology
By Shani Murray. Informatics researchers are currently leading two accessible technology projects: one targeting children with neuro-developmental disorders, and the other targeting older adults and people with vision impairments through a partnership with Toyota. Two current projects led by researchers…
Read more about Advancing Accessible Technologies for All