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        UC Tech News
        April 8, 2020
        All Articles2020 Sautter Awards, COVID-19, Events, Larry L. Sautter Awards, Sautter Awards, UC Los Angeles, UCCSC, UCLA, UCTech, UCTech 2020        
      
      
      
The deadline for submitting Sautter Award applications has been extended two weeks. Applications are due May 29. Please review the program description for detail about the Sautter Award submission process. Traditionally the awards are announced in person at the…
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        UC Tech News
        April 8, 2020
        All ArticlesAMDIS, AMIA, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dr. Brian Clay, Dr. Howard Landa, Dr. Kevin McEnery, Dr. Margaret Lozovatsky, Health IT, Information Technology, UC Health, UC Health IT, webinar        
      
      
      
Dispatches from the Front: Combating the Coronavirus with Clinical Informatics and Health IT 
  Presenters: Brian Clay, MD; Howard Landa, MD; Margaret Lozovatsky, MD; Kevin McEnery, MD In collaboration with AMDIS, this session will feature clinicians who are leveraging electronic health…
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        UC Tech News
        April 1, 2020
        All ArticlesCOVID-19, Procurement, remote work, Tom Trappler, UC Office of the President, UC Procurement Services, UCOP, work from home, Yvonne Tevis, Zoom        
      
      
      
By Yvonne Tevis. To slow the spread of COVID-19, UC staff are working from home and classes are going online. Demand for remote work tools has skyrocketed. “I should have bought stock in Zoom” is a common refrain. Fortunately, the…
				Read more about Zoom Site Licenses Help UC Meet Online Demand
				
       
          
    
      
      
        UC Tech News
        April 1, 2020
        All ArticlesCOVID-19, Gaming, Jackie DiOrio, Jeané Blunt, Lisa Bono, remote working, Tanya Jansen, UC Office of the President, UC San Francisco, UC Santa Cruz, UCOP, UCSC, UCSF, work from home        
      
      
      
By Jeané Blunt. The first few days of working from home were great. I got to wear my flannel pajama pants, snuggle with my dog on my lunch break, and ditch the morning commute. Well, now I’m a few weeks into…
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        UC Tech News
        April 1, 2020
        All ArticlesGlobus, HIPAA, research, Sherly Mosessian, UC Los Angeles, UC Research, UCLA, UCLA Health Information, UCLA Health Sciences        
      
      
      
By Sherly Mosessian. Reliable data transfer, especially of big data, is essential for workflows across research domains, but it often presents a significant challenge. Transferring patient health research is even more complicated because it requires compliance with the Health Insurance…
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        UC Tech News
        March 25, 2020
        All ArticlesCamille Crittenden, CITRIS, CITRIS and the Bantao Institute, diversity, UC Women in Tech, Women in Tech, Women in Technology, Women in Technology Initiative        
      
      
      
Describe your role with CITRIS and the Banatao Institute?  I am fortunate to serve as executive director of CITRIS (Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society), whose mission is to create information technology solutions for society’s most pressing problems. I also co-founded the 
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        UC Tech News
        March 25, 2020
        All ArticlesInternational Women's Day, UC WIT, UC Women in Tech, UC Women in Technology Committee, Women in Technology, Women's History Month        
      
      
      
Read about some of the remarkable women in IT at UC. Compiled by members of the UC Women in Technology Committee, this list, installment three of three, is just a sampling of the range of accomplishments that UC women in tech contribute – every day, every year.    Kathy Huang, application developer, Information…
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        UC Tech News
        March 25, 2020
        All ArticlesCOVID-19, ergonomic, Jeané Blunt, remote work, video conferencing, work from home, workspace, Zoom        
      
      
      
By Jeané Blunt. Since the emergence of COVID-19, many of us at UC are working remotely. If you’re like me, working remotely is a completely new experience for you. I’ve been home for just over a week and I still…
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        UC Tech News
        March 18, 2020
        All ArticlesChasiri Sherron, CITRIS, diversity, Jill Finlayson, Tech Women, UC Berkeley, Women in Tech, Women in Technology Initiative        
      
      
      
By Chasiri Sherron. I met Jill Finlayson on the UC Berkeley campus, at the headquarters of the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) and the Banatao Institute. “Have you been here before? It’s pretty…
				Read more about Women in Tech Initiative Works toward a More Inclusive Tech Future
				
       
          
    
      
      
        UC Tech News
        March 18, 2020
        All Articlesconference, coronavirus, COVID-19, Events, remote work, UC IT, work from home        
      
      
      
By Jeané Blunt. A lot of us at UC are working remotely to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. Now is a great time to make sure you’re connected to the broader UC IT community via the UCTech…
				Read more about I’m Working from Home. Now What?