Author Archive: UC Tech News
UC Tech News
March 16, 2016
All Articles, Announcements/EventsLisa Bono, UC Santa Cruz, UCCSC, UCOP, UCSC
Posted by Lisa Bono, IT Communications Manager, UCSC. New this year to the UC Computing Services Conference (UCCSC), first-time attendees may qualify to have the conference registration fee ($250) waived! To generate new faces and energy at the conference…
Read more about UCCSC Registration Fee Waiver for First-Time Attendees!
UC Tech News
March 15, 2016
All ArticlesCybersecurity, Leah Burns, UC Irvine, UCI
Posted by Leah Burns, IT Communications Coordinator, UCOP. “We need to make a collective effort to stay well-informed about what causes cyber risk,” said UC CIO Tom Andriola at the 2016 Cybersecurity Summit. “As perpetrators get more sophisticated, stakes rise…
Read more about UC IT Security Professionals Gather at UCI
UC Tech News
March 10, 2016
All Articles, SpotlightsCzarina Ofalla, Healthcare, Leah Burns, UC Los Angeles, UCLA
Posted by Leah Burns, IT Communications Coordinator, UCOP. When Czarina Ofalla was studying biochemistry as an undergrad at UCLA, she had no idea she would end up working in electronic medical records. A part-time job as a pharmacy technician showed…
Read more about Spotlight: UCLA’s Czarina Ofalla Improves the Patient Experience with Technology
UC Tech News
March 8, 2016
All ArticlesLarry Delaney, Payroll, UCOP
Posted by Larry Delaney, Sr. Applications Manager, UCOP. The IT department at UCOP enhances and maintains UC’s very complex Payroll and Personnel System (PPS). During 2015, this system paid 286,918 UC employees across the university, of which 190,311 were at…
Read more about Payroll never rests
UC Tech News
March 3, 2016
All Articles, SpotlightsGail Persily, Library, Susan Shen, UC San Francisco, UCSF
Posted By Susan Shen, UCB Intern, UCOP. The conventional image of a librarian is often someone behind a desk taking inventory of books. As Director of Educational Technology Initiatives for the UCSF Library, Gail Persily is so much more….
Read more about Spotlight: Gail Persily, Leading Educational Technology Initiatives for the UCSF Library
UC Tech News
February 25, 2016
All Articles, SpotlightsJennifer Hopkins, Leah Burns, Student Information Services, UC Berkeley, UCB
Posted by Leah Burns, IT Communications Coordinator, UCOP. Jennifer S. Hopkins came to UC Berkeley in 2012, bringing over fifteen years of IT work experience in government and the private sector. For her, the main draw to higher education was…
Read more about Spotlight: Jennifer S. Hopkins, “Helping Transform the UCB Student Experience through Technology”
UC Tech News
February 24, 2016
All Articles, Announcements/EventsLisa Bono, UC Santa Cruz, UCCSC, UCSC
Posted by Lisa Bono, IT Communications Manager, UCSC. This year’s University of California Computing Services Conference (UCCSC) will be held at UC Santa Cruz. The conference will open Sunday, July 10 with a welcome reception event and closing after lunch…
Read more about UCCSC at UC Santa Cruz – July 10-12, 2016
UC Tech News
February 23, 2016
All ArticlesAl Espinoza, Desiree Silva, Keith Hughes, Library, OIT, UC Merced, UCM
Posted by Desiree Silva, IT Communications Officer, UCM. In November 2014, the Office of Information Technology (OIT) at UC Merced began a campus-wide upgrade to provide a faster, more robust internet service to faculty, staff, and students. The Next Generation…
Read more about Increasing Wireless Speed at UCM – The Next Generation Network Project
UC Tech News
February 16, 2016
All ArticlesAlexa Rivetti, Data Privacy, Information Security, Jenn Stringer, Lisa Ho, UC Berkeley, UCB
Posted by Alexa Rivetti, UCB Student Intern, UCOP. Decisions we make every day about our online footprint actually shape our digital privacy throughout the year. International Data Privacy Day, held on January 28, promotes awareness about making digital privacy our…
Read more about UC Berkeley Celebrates Data Privacy Day
UC Tech News
February 11, 2016
All Articles, SpotlightsAlexa Rivetti, Deborah Enright, UC Riverside, UCR
Posted by Alexa Rivetti, UC Berkeley Student Intern, UCOP. Meet Deborah Enright of UCR! She talks about how she got started at UCR, current projects her team is working on, and how they are using technology to make a difference!