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UC Tech News
October 20, 2021
All Articlescoronavirus, COVID, Electronic Records Day, Jackie DiOrio, Jennifer Lofthus, Jennifer Loftus, Matt Stahl, Records Management, UC Office of the President, UC Santa Barbara, UCOP, UCSB
The UC Records Management Committee is hosting an Electronic Records Day webinar on how to handle COVID-19 related records. The webinar takes place November 1, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. The speakers are UC experts in privacy, records management, and archives….
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UC Tech News
October 13, 2021
All Articlescyber-risk, IS-3, policy, privacy, Robert Smith, security, UC IT Blog, UC Office of the President, UCOP
By Robert Smith. Recently, I attended an advanced training course delivered by one of UC’s IT pros. The instructor did a good job, but I noticed they were using old terms that did not align with our current electronic information…
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October 13, 2021
All ArticlesAda Lovelace, Ada Lovelace Day, CITRIS, cryptocurrency, diversity, gender equality, Global Gender Gap Index, Lord Byron, programming language, science technology engineering management, STEM, women in STEM
By Camille Crittenden. Ada Lovelace Day is celebrated on October 12. Ada Lovelace (1815 – 1852) is recognized for many remarkable attributes and affiliations, not only as a precursor of what came to be modern computer programming but also as the…
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October 13, 2021
All ArticlesData Privacy, Events, Information Security, personal data, Privacy 101 Workshop, UC San Diego, UCSD, UCSD Privacy Office
Learn about privacy laws and how to best protect yourself at the Privacy 101 Online Webinar, presented by the UC San Diego Campus Privacy Office, on October 26, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Register now! This event is…
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UC Tech News
October 6, 2021
All ArticlesA.I., adapt, Artificial Intelligence, Rapid Motor Adaptation, RMA, robot, Sarah Yang, UC Berkeley, UCB
By Sarah Yang. Delivery services may be able to overcome snow, rain, heat and the gloom of night, but a new class of legged robots is not far behind. Artificial intelligence algorithms developed by a team of researchers from UC…
Read more about New AI Strategy Enables Robots to Rapidly Adapt to Real-world Environments
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October 6, 2021
All ArticlesCenter for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society, CITRIS, CITRIS 20th anniversary, CITRIS Day, COVID-19, Events, labs, pandemic, research, startups, technology, virtual event, wildfires
The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) will celebrate its 20th anniversary on CITRIS Day, November 16, from 1 – 2 p.m. This virtual public showcase will feature academic leaders, industry executives and public…
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October 6, 2021
All ArticlesCecilia Finney, CSAM, Cyber Security Awareness Month, Cybersecurity, Esther Silver, James McKinzie, Kip Bates, National Cyber Security Awareness Month, NCSAM, Ronise Zenon, UC Cyber Champions, UC Merced, UC San Diego, UC San Francisco, UC Santa Barbara, UCM, UCOP, UCSB, UCSD, UCSF
By Jeané Blunt. October may be known for it’s spooky holiday, but it’s also Cyber Security Awareness Month (CSAM). And what’s more frightening than unsecured data? To help UC celebrate, the UC Cyber Champions have cultivated a calendar…
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UC Tech News
September 29, 2021
All ArticlesChief Information Officer, systemwide. VP, UC CIO, UC Santa Cruz, UCSC, Van Williams, vice president
By Van Williams. Hello to the UC Tech community! I am thrilled to be the University of California’s new Vice President for Information Technology Services. I am intensely passionate about the roles that both technology and higher education play in…
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September 29, 2021
All ArticlesBlackboard, Canvas, classroom, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, FERPA, learning, LMS, privacy, privacy statement, privacy tips, Students, syllabus, tips, Zoom
By the UC Campus Privacy Officials. Privacy advocates encourage bringing privacy awareness into the higher ed classroom. Privacy is, after all, an interdisciplinary affair, and it impacts everyone. One simple way of introducing the privacy dialogue into the classroom is…
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September 22, 2021
All ArticlesCIO, Events, President, President Michael V. Drake, Town Hall, UC CIO, UC Davis CIO, UC IT, UC IT Town Hall, UC President, Van Williams, Viji Murali, virtual event
UC President Michael V. Drake was the featured speaker in last week’s UC IT Town Hall. Over 700 people joined remotely from across the UC system. UC Davis CIO Viji Murali and UC CIO Van Williams moderated the event. President…
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