July 26, 2016 All Articles, Announcements/Events, Feature Articles 0
Posted by Tom Andriola, UC CIO. Apps for Ag hackathon contestants pitched judges (I got to be one of them) at the California State Fair in Sacramento on Sunday (July 17). The hackathon was open to anyone in the…
Read more about UC Wins Big in “Apps for Ag” Hackathon
July 21, 2016 All Articles, Spotlights 0
Posted by Desiree Silva, IT Communications Officer, UCM. Kent Carpenter has been working in information technology for nearly 20 years, so it’s safe to say he’s seen a lot of changes since he began his career. When Carpenter started his…
Read more about Spotlight: Kent Carpenter, Musician and OIT Director at UCM
July 19, 2016 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
Posted by Alison Spencer, UCB Student Intern at UCOP. Which is more fragile, digital data or a photo? While many people assume digital is more durable than analog, it is actually the other way around. Say a photo has a…
Read more about Findings for the Future: UCSD’s Research Data Curation Program
July 14, 2016 All Articles, Spotlights 1
Posted by Leah Burns, former IT Communications Coordinator, UCOP. Born and raised in San Diego, Alexa Rivetti never expected to go to UC Berkeley, but as of May 2016 she is a Cal alum. “Graduating has been bittersweet,” she said….
Read more about Spotlight: Alexa Rivetti – UCOP Student Intern in IT Marketing and Communications
July 8, 2016 All Articles, Spotlights 1
Posted by Karishma Morabia, UCB student intern, UCOP. Chris Hoffman, Informatics Services Manager in Research IT at UC Berkeley, completed his B.A. at Rice University and his Ph. D. at UC Berkeley, both in anthropology. He did his research on…
Read more about Spotlight: UCB’s Chris Hoffman – from Archaeology to Informatics
Posted by Barbara Woltag, Communications Project Manager, UCLA Office of Information Technology. Registration for the UCLA Office of Information Technology’s sixth annual Mobility & Modern Web Conference (MMWCon) is now open. MMWCON, a unique mobile technology event centered…
Read more about Mobility & Modern Web Conference Returns to UCLA, Sept. 14 – 16
June 16, 2016 All Articles, Spotlights 3
Posted by Leah Burns, IT Communications Coordinator, UCOP. Scott Simmons has a natural curiosity, a passion for his job, and is committed to the University. Celebrating ten years at UCSC as of May 2016, he’s an IT programmer analyst working…
Read more about Spotlight: UCSC’s Scott Simmons, Specializing in Applications, Ergonomics, and Accessibility
June 9, 2016 All Articles, Spotlights 1
Posted by Yvonne Tevis, chief of staff, UCOP. “UC is a very cooperative environment,” said Debi Young, QA manager at UCOP. Based on her many years in the private sector – including at Nordstrom and Delta Dental – Young reflected…
Read more about Spotlight: Testing PPS and UCPath: UCOP’s Debi Young
Posted by Patrick Dosier, TransValley AgTech. Apps for Ag is a competitive hackathon intended to solve real problems in agriculture and food. The application to compete is open through July 15. Anyone from around the state – including UC…
Read more about Apps for Ag Hackathon on July 15 – Apply Today!
Posted by Donna Yamasaki, senior application manager, Information Technology Services, UCOP. The University of California Retirement Plan (UCRP) is a tax-qualified defined benefit plan with multiple tiers and membership classifications and approximately 250,000 total members. UCOP administers the program and…
Read more about Building a New Pension System for UC