Author Archive: UC Tech News
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
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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
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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!
UC Tech News
February 4, 2016
All Articles, SpotlightsInformation Security, Kent Wada, UC Los Angeles, UCLA, Yvonne Tevis
Posted by Yvonne Tevis, ITS Chief of Staff, UCOP. UCLA’s chief privacy officer, Kent Wada, received the Privacy Leadership in Education Award this fall from the California Information Security Office (COIS). This was the first COIS award for privacy;…
Read more about Spotlight: UCLA’s Kent Wada – Champion of Privacy
UC Tech News
February 2, 2016
All ArticlesDanielle McNamara, MESA, UCOP
Posted by Danielle McNamara, Communications Coordinator, Diversity and Engagement – MESA, UCOP. Hands-on learning and project-based learning have become buzz terms in the STEM education world recently. But students involved in the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) program have been…
Read more about MESA program brings coding to the classroom
UC Tech News
January 26, 2016
All ArticlesAnne Marie Richard, Student Affairs, UC Berkeley, UCB
Posted by Anne Marie Richard, Director of Student Technologies, UC Berkeley. Student Affairs Information Technologies (SAIT) supports UC Berkeley’s core student information systems and provides a wide-variety of other technology services and resources to students and staff. While SAIT shares…
Read more about Student Learning and Leadership in Higher Education IT: The UC Berkeley Experience
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January 22, 2016
All ArticlesTerrell McQuitta, UCOP, webinar
Date: Thursday, January 28 Time: 3 – 4 p.m. Join Terrell McQuitta, UCOP service desk supervisor, to learn about the tools used when telecommuting including, VPN, cloud computing, and Jabber softphone! Here’s how to join: Log in to readytalk.com…
Read more about Upcoming Webinar: Remote Tools for the Road Warrior
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January 21, 2016
All Articles, SpotlightsJenn Stringer, Leah Burns, UC Berkeley, UCB
Posted by Leah Burns, IT Communications Coordinator, UCOP. “I’ve always loved public education,” Jenn Stringer said. “Even though I worked at two private institutions, I studied at public universities.” Stringer is the Associate CIO for Academic Engagement at UC Berkeley…
Read more about Spotlight: Jenn Stringer, Loving Public Education and Academic Technology
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January 14, 2016
All Articles, SpotlightsBrian Buckler, OIT, UC Irvine, UCI
Posted by Brian Buckler, Director of Enterprise Infrastructure at UCI. I’m a Southern California native and have lived in Orange County my entire life. After attending a local community college program in computer support technology, my IT career began in…
Read more about Spotlight: Brian Buckler, Leading the IT Infrastructure for UCI