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Ernesto Carrasco & Harold Shin: Improving UCLA’s vendor onboarding process

Congratulation to Managing Vendor Risk One Triage at a Time Project team, UCLA: UCLA GRC Team, UCLA ServiceNow Team

By Brendon Phuong. Ernesto Carrasco, director, Governance Risk & Compliance, UCLA, and Harold Shin senior IT risk analyst, UCLA, recently shared the story behind their project, “Managing Vendor Risk One Triage at a Time,” which won a 2023 Read more about Ernesto Carrasco & Harold Shin: Improving UCLA’s vendor onboarding process

UCLA team wins UC Tech Award for innovative third-party risk management

UCLA team wins UC Tech award

In July 2023, UCLA’s Governance Risk & Compliance team (GRC) won the Design Innovation, IT Security, and Operational Excellence UC Tech Silver Award for their project “Managing Vendor Risk One Triage at a Time.” 

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The UCLA Third Party Risk…
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Risk and Safety Solutions launches a computer-based ergonomics solution for UC Campuses

Incorrect sitting posture

By Emily Slonim. In April of 2022, UC campuses needed an improved technology solution for office ergonomic assessments and training. The change would impact every location in the UC system. To implement change at this scale three teams came together…
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Volunteering helps Womxn in Tech find purpose

UC Womxn in Tech

Engaging in activities that benefit others can be incredibly rewarding. Volunteering, in particular, can foster social connections, build professional networks, boost self-confidence, and promote greater life satisfaction. Within the UC Womxn in Tech committee, volunteering isn’t just a service; it’s…
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Optimizing the student experience for the University of California: recent Genesys-Carahsoft webinar

Genesys and Carahsoft workshop for UC

By: Jackie Brown. On October 24, 2023, Genesys and Carahsoft hosted a virtual webinar, “Optimizing the Student Experience for University of California,” featuring industry experts, Donald Cole and Mike Hawkins, as hosts. This event explained technology-driven solutions and strategies…
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University of California partners with Canva to provide universal access to visual communication tools

UC and Canva logos representing new partnership

Innovative partnership provides visual tools to more than 500,000 stakeholders across 10 UC campuses

This week, Canva, the world’s only all-in-one visual communication platform, announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with the University of California (UC) to provide Canva’s full product suite…
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Introducing Chris Brandt, chief information officer at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, and UC Tech Award winner

Christ Brandt, Chief Information Officer at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine

By Brendon Phuong and Laurel Skurko. Chris Brandt, winner of the UC Tech Sustained Impact Golden Award and Chief Information Officer (CIO) at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM), recently shared his remarkable career journey and tech inventions…
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UC Tech Golden Award for Sustained Impact goes to Chris Brandt

Chris Brandt accepting the UC Tech Award for Sustained Impact

This year, Chris Brandt, CIO, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM), won the UC Tech “Sustained Impact” golden award, thanks to the positive effects of his work at UC Davis over the past 22 years. Learn more about his…
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