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April 28, 2021
All ArticlesARPANET, Birth of the Internet, CERN, Pranay Bhattacharyya, UC Los Angeles, UC Santa Barbara, UCLA, UCSB, World Wide Web
By Pranay Bhattacharyya. In 1995, as a freshman at UCLA, I learned that UCLA was the birthplace of the Internet. I did not know how much the Internet would make an impact on the world, as it was still something…
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April 28, 2021
All ArticlesAccessibility, digital accessibility, diversity, equity, Events, Global Accessibility Awareness Day, inclusion, register
Digital accessibility isn’t just for coders or web designers. All of us can do something in our daily work to make the world more accessible and inclusive for people who may have disabilities, whether temporary or permanent. May 20 is…
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April 28, 2021
All ArticlesCybersecurity, diversity, equity, Events, inclusion, Jessica Robinson, Protecting Your Digital Self, PurePoint International, security, webinar
Register to attend Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Digital Age, happening April 30 at noon. This virtual event is part of the Protecting Your Digital Self Series, presented by the UC Systemwide Cyber Champions team. Register now.…
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April 21, 2021
All Articlesbuilding density dashboard, COVID-19, data, Google, Rita Rosenthal, space planning, space usage, UC Berkeley, UCB, web-based application
By Rita Rosenthal. UC Berkeley teamed up with Google to launch a building density dashboard that assists space planners with developing and monitoring space usage during the pandemic. Prior to the dashboard, the task of tracking density and space usage…
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April 21, 2021
All ArticlesCampus Usability Workshop, Events, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC San Francisco, UCB, UCD, UCSF, User Centered Design, workshop
Don’t miss the Campus Usability Workshop, hosted by UC Berkeley’s User-Centered Design group, on May 5 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. This event features a usability assessment of Berkeley campus projects and a presentation about design systems from guest developers…
Read more about Save the Date: May 5 Campus Usability Workshop
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April 21, 2021
All ArticlesAllan Alford, CISO, Events, FireEye, Information Security, Information Security Symposium, ISS, keynote, Mandiant, register, Rinki Sethi, Sandra Joyce, security, TrustMAPP, Twitter, UC Davis, UCD, virtual event
By Ahna Heller. Register for the 2021 Information Security Symposium (ISS). The virtual event occurs June 15-16. UC Davis has lined up three information security executives as keynote speakers. Rinki Sethi, VP & CISO, Twitter – Rinki is responsible…
Read more about Executives from Twitter, TrustMAPP, and FireEye Will Be Keynotes for the 2021 Information Security Symposium
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April 21, 2021
All ArticlesEvents, Information Security, online webinar, personal data, Privacy 101 Workshop, privacy laws, UC San Diego, UCSD, UCSD Privacy Office
Learn about privacy laws and how to best protect yourself at the Privacy 101 Workshop (online webinar), presented by the UC San Diego Campus Privacy Office, on April 22, from 9 a.m. to noon. Register now! This event…
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April 14, 2021
All ArticlesCalifornia Community Colleges, California State University, CCC, CSU, DEI, diversity, equity, inclusion, Information Technology, Intersegmental, register, UC, University of California, webinar
Don’t miss the inaugural Intersegmental IT Summit: Advancing Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion on Thursday, April 29, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Technology professionals, and information technology in general, play a critical role in eliminating structural barriers to education….
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April 14, 2021
All ArticlesAI, apps, Artificial Intelligence, computer games, gamers, games, Gautam Agarwal, problem solving, UC Berkeley, UCB
By Robert Sanders. Fans of Candy Crush Saga, Flow Free or Minesweeper should check out a challenging new mobile game app, hexxed, that will stretch your brain as it helps brain researchers understand human strategic thinking and perhaps improve the reasoning…
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April 14, 2021
All ArticlesACE, Acknowledging Commitment and Excellence, DFSS, EnergyCAP, Enterprise Technology Services, PeopleSoft
By Lindsey Terra. In the spirit of partnership and digital transformation, a recent collaboration between Enterprise Technology Services (ETS) and Design, Facilities, and Safety Services (DFSS) integrated two software applications — EnergyCAP and PeopleSoft — that reduced user workload by 70 percent….
Read more about ETS, DFSS Collaborate to Reduce User Workload in Managing Campus Utilities