Author Archive: UC Tech News
UC Tech News
March 14, 2018
All Articles, SpotlightsJon Meyer, Scripps, UC San Diego, UCSD
By Alison Spencer. Jon C. Meyer’s job has taken him to Palau, Thailand, India, and Australia, among other places. “Pretty much anywhere with a coast, I’ve gotten a chance to go,” said Meyer. He travels around the world to transport…
Read more about Spotlight: Jon Meyer – Shipboard Support at Scripps Institution of Oceanography
UC Tech News
March 14, 2018
All Articles, Feature ArticlesAgStart, UC ANR, Vine
California is constantly being challenged by pest invasions, obesity, labor shortages, water scarcity, food insecurity, climate change and more. To accelerate the development and adoption of technologies that address these challenges and advance food, agriculture and natural resources in California,…
Read more about UC ANR and AgStart Receive $500,000 to Cultivate the VINE
UC Tech News
March 7, 2018
All Articles, Feature ArticlesCSO50, cyber-risk, Cybersecurity
The CSO50 Conference and Awards recognize 50 organizations (and the people within them) for their security project or initiative that demonstrates outstanding business value and thought leadership. One of only three universities to be honored, the University of California…
Read more about UC Cybersecurity Initiative Wins CSO50 Award
UC Tech News
February 28, 2018
All Articles, Feature ArticlesLean Six Sigma, Mark Hersberger, Process Palooza
By Mark Hersberger. What do you get when you mix a day of education and competition centered around continuous improvement? Process Palooza – a first-of-its kind event showcasing how UC San Diego gains efficiencies through Lean Six Sigma (LSS). Attendees…
Read more about Process Palooza – Lean Six Sigma in Action at UC San Diego
UC Tech News
February 28, 2018
All Articles, Announcements/EventsAhna Heller, UCCSC, UCCSC 2018
By Ahna Heller. UC Davis is pleased to welcome UC technologists to this year’s UC Computing Services Conference (UCCSC), August 13-15, 2018! Session proposal submissions are open February 2 through March 23. The UCCSC theme this year is “Sustainable Technology,”…
Read more about UCCSC Presentation Proposals Due March 23
UC Tech News
February 21, 2018
All Articles, Feature ArticlesGuillermo Perez, learning analytics, UC Berkeley, UCB
By Guillermo Perez. Early in October, UC Berkeley faculty and staff came together to discuss an emerging concept in education, learning analytics, and what it means for Berkeley. The conversations that occurred inside and outside of Sutardja Dai Hall…
Read more about Berkeley Explores Learning Analytics
UC Tech News
February 14, 2018
All Articles, SpotlightsEric Goodman, Julie Goldstein
By Alexa Rivetti. Meet UCOP’s Julie Goldstein, cyber-risk IT security analyst, and Eric Goodman, identity access management lead – two people with 19 and 27 years of service at UC respectively, and 27 years of marriage together! Q: How…
Read more about Married to the Job: Spotlight on Julie Goldstein and Eric Goodman
UC Tech News
February 14, 2018
All Articles, Feature ArticlesInstagram
Big thanks to everyone who participated in our UC IT Instagram contest! The winning submissions come from six locations, in the form of video and photograph, and show us celebrating technology, holidays, campus architecture, conferences, and the daily grind. Together…
Read more about Check out the UC IT Instagram Winners
UC Tech News
February 14, 2018
All Articles, Announcements/EventsCITRIS
Free and open to the public, the CITRIS Research Exchange Seminar Series is a weekly dialogue highlighting leading voices on societal-scale technology challenges – everything from the future of tech for good, to regulating building temperature. Each one-hour seminar takes…
Read more about Seminar Series: Societal-Scale Tech Challenges
UC Tech News
February 7, 2018
All Articles, Feature ArticlesChristopher Longhurst, Chuck Podesta, Healthcare, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, UCI, UCSD
By Chuck Podesta and Christopher Longhurst, MD. In early November, UC Irvine Health and UC San Diego Health began sharing the same instance of Epic, our electronic medical records (EMR) system. This is a first-of-its-kind technology collaboration within UC Health,…
Read more about Making Epic History: UCSD and UCI Health Share an Electronic Medical Records System