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What Do I Do with These COVID Records? Find out on November 1

Electronic Records Day - What do I do with these COVID records? November 1st from 10 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Sponsored by the UC Records Committee

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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Let’s Look Under the Hood: UC’s Information Security Policy, IS-3

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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On the Wings of Ada Lovelace

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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New AI Strategy Enables Robots to Rapidly Adapt to Real-world Environments

An AI Robot navigates tough terrain

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…
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Celebrate CITRIS Day, Nov. 16

CITRIS Day, Save the Date, November 16, 2021, Celebrating 20 years of innovation and impact

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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No Need to Fear, CSAM is Here

A dog holding a cell phone and a jack-o-lantern bucket, Cyber Security Awareness Month (CSAM)

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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Privacy Tips for Your Syllabus

students sitting in a lecture hall

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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Video: UC IT Town Hall with President Drake

UC President Michael V. Drake, MD

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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