Author Archive: UC Tech News
UC Tech News
October 9, 2019
All Articles, Feature Articlesbiotechnology, Healthcare, mobile learning, smartphones, UC Irvine, UC San Diego Health
By Jeané Blunt. The University of California is one of the leading academic research enterprises in the world. Almost all of the industries in which California is a world leader – biotechnology, telecommunications, digital media, computers and semiconductors, and environmental…
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UC Tech News
October 9, 2019
All ArticlesCHIME, College of Healthcare Information Management Executives, Healthcare, UC San Diego, UC San Diego Health, UCSD, UCSD Health
By Jackie Carr. The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) is pleased to announce that UC San Diego Health has earned 2019 CHIME HealthCare’s Most Wired award as a certified level eight organization. The Most Wired program conducts an…
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UC Tech News
October 2, 2019
All Articles, Feature ArticlesEvents, Marissa Ventura, UC Health Data Day, UC San Diego, UC San Diego Health, UCSD
By Marissa Ventura. Think of it: Every time a physician, nurse, or other clinician sees patients and intervenes, the data collected are turned into opportunities to improve care for all patients, now and in the future. That’s the “Learning Health (Record) System” – both a key theme and the title of the keynote address at the 2019 UC Health Data Day. The Institute…
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UC Tech News
October 2, 2019
All ArticlesCybersecurity, Events, National Cyber Security Awareness Month, NCSAM, UC IT Portal, UC Systemwide Security Awareness Group
By Jeané Blunt. National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) was created by the Department of Homeland Security and the National Cyber Security Alliance to help everyone stay safe online. Now in its 16th year, NCSAM has grown exponentially and…
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UC Tech News
September 25, 2019
All Articles, Feature ArticlesapplyUC, Communications, Information Technology Services, ITS, Judy Thai, Student Affairs, Systemwide, UCOP
By Judy Thai. In November 2018, over 217,000 high school and transfer students submitted undergraduate applications to the University of California. 75,000 of them submitted their applications on the last day — and 11,000 in the last hour. That’s a…
Read more about Redesigning the UC Undergraduate Application – with Students in Mind
UC Tech News
September 25, 2019
All ArticlesDanna Gianforte, Deputy CIO, EDUCAUSE, Events, Molly Greek, Tom Andriola, UC CIO, UCR CIO
By Tom Andriola, Danna Gianforte and Molly Greek. Over the past few years, the University of California participation in EDUCAUSE has been growing. More UC people than ever are getting involved, from contributing to the EDUCAUSE Review, to serving…
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UC Tech News
September 18, 2019
All Articles, Feature ArticlesAndrey Nikolayev, collaborate, Slack, UCCSC, UCTech, workspace
By Andrey Nikolayev. Are you looking for a communication tool to increase collaboration? Or are you already a member of several Slack teams but unsure which one to use for your work? Slack is a messaging application for real-time conversations,…
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UC Tech News
September 18, 2019
All ArticlesAg Tech, Danna Gianforte, Dr. Harold Schmitz, Food Tech, ITLC, Tom Andriola, UC IT Town Hall, UCTech
Last Wednesday, September 11, we held the UC IT Town Hall. Many people joined remotely from around the UC system. Dr. Harold Schmitz, former Mars, Inc. Chief Science Officer and now General Partner at the March Fund, talked about how…
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UC Tech News
September 18, 2019
All ArticlesCybersecurity, Events, UC Cyber Security Summit, UC Santa Barbara, UCSB
There are still a few spots left for the 8th Biannual Cyber Security Summit in UC Santa Barbara. Don’t miss your chance to learn from accomplished speakers and get to know colleagues and leaders in your field. Registration…
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UC Tech News
September 11, 2019
All Articles, Feature ArticlesAI, Amy Akmal, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, UC Los Angeles, UCLA
By Amy Akmal. The 1994 Northridge earthquake was one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history. Fifty-seven people died, more than 8,700 were injured, and property damages amounted to billions of dollars. In the 25 years since the 6.7…
Read more about UCLA Researchers Using Data-Driven Approach to Make Earthquakes Less Damaging