Author Archive: UC Tech News
UC Tech News
May 20, 2016
All ArticlesHighEdWeb West, Karen Fisher, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, UCI, UCR, UCSB, UCSD
Posted by Karen Fisher, Student Affairs Technology Services, UCSD. IT staff from four UC campuses have been selected to present at the HighEdWeb West regional conference in Riverside on Friday, June 10. UC Irvine’s Brian Payne and Su Wang…
Read more about Four UC Campuses to Present at HighEdWeb West Conference
UC Tech News
May 19, 2016
All Articles, SpotlightsBruce Horn, Lisa Bono, Scotty Brookie, UC Santa Cruz, UCCSC, UCSC
Posted by Lisa Bono, IT Communications Manager, UCSC. Two long-time attendees of the UC Computing Services Conference (UCCSC) from UC Santa Cruz talk about how attending the conference throughout the years has shaped their work lives. They also give great…
Read more about Spotlight: Old Timers Talk UCCSC and Give Advice to First Timers
UC Tech News
May 10, 2016
All ArticlesFCC, Leah Burns, NEBSA
Posted by Leah Burns, IT Communications Coordinator, UCOP. The National Educational Broadband Service (NEBSA) hosts an annual conference to provide Educational Broadband Service (EBS) license holders with networking opportunities, expertise, updates, and information about EBS licenses. This year, the conference…
Read more about What is NEBSA? Learning about National Educational Broadband Service in Jacksonville, Florida
UC Tech News
May 4, 2016
All Articles, SpotlightsPaul Weiss, UCOP, Yvonne Tevis
Posted by Yvonne Tevis, ITS chief of staff, UCOP. Paul Weiss got into IT because he was living in Los Angeles, and he needed money to afford a car. That’s quite a concession for a biking fiend. But the path…
Read more about Spotlight: UCOP’s Paul Weiss Rides into Retirement
UC Tech News
April 26, 2016
All ArticlesGenomics Institute, Healthcare, Ravi Jain, UC Santa Cruz, UCSC
Posted by Ravi Jain, Managing Director, UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute. The UCSC Genomics Institute aims to revolutionize medicine and transform our understanding of life itself. We imagine a future in which genomic data is the cornerstone for fighting…
Read more about UCSC Genomics Institute: Unlocking Scientific and Medical Issues
UC Tech News
April 21, 2016
All Articles, SpotlightsLisa Kemp Jones, UC Los Angeles, UCLA
Posted by Lisa Kemp Jones, Head of Digital Operations and Initiatives, UCLA. I started at UCLA in 1996, landing my dream job to open and manage a large computing lab and classroom environment for students. My first colleagues were carpenters…
Read more about Spotlight: Lisa Kemp Jones, Keeping UCLA’s Library Digitally Savvy
UC Tech News
April 12, 2016
All ArticlesAllison Tong, Student Information Systems, UC Irvine, UCI
Posted by Allison Tong, SIS Communications Lead, UCI. As many of you know, UCI celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015. The university has accomplished many milestones over its half-century lifespan, and continues to move forward as one of the top-tier…
Read more about UCI Student Information System Project
UC Tech News
April 5, 2016
All ArticlesUC Berkeley, UCB, UCOP, Volunteering
Featured in UCOP Link newsletter. Over two dozen volunteers from 10 UCOP departments* collaborated on the successful design and staffing of two well-received interactive booths at the 2016 Oakland Youth Careers Expo on Feb. 26. More than 1,200 high…
Read more about UCOP staff volunteers at 2016 Oakland Youth Careers Expo
UC Tech News
March 29, 2016
All ArticlesAlexa Rivetti, SPARCM, UCCSC
Posted by Alexa Rivetti, UCB Student Intern, UCOP. SPARCM is a sponsored-research billing system that creates a “one stop” for all post-award financial activities. Developed at UCSD, it is now also used at UCLA and UCD. SPARCM stands for Sponsored…
Read more about Video: 2015 Sautter Award Gold Winner, SPARCM, what is it?
UC Tech News
March 24, 2016
All Articles, SpotlightsHealthcare, Pierre Brickey, UC San Francisco, UCSF
Posted by Pierre Brickey, Director, Office of the CIO, UCSF. After completing electrical engineering school in the U.S. Army during the early 90s, I started my career in the defense sector of technology and spent a year in Turkey. It was…
Read more about Spotlight: Pierre Brickey, Driving Innovation for UCSF Medical Center