September 25, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Judy Thai. In November 2018, over 217,000 high school and transfer students submitted undergraduate applications to the University of California. 75,000 of them submitted their applications on the last day — and 11,000 in the last hour. That’s a…
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September 25, 2019 All Articles 0
By Tom Andriola, Danna Gianforte and Molly Greek. Over the past few years, the University of California participation in EDUCAUSE has been growing. More UC people than ever are getting involved, from contributing to the EDUCAUSE Review, to serving…
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September 18, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articles 1
By Andrey Nikolayev. Are you looking for a communication tool to increase collaboration? Or are you already a member of several Slack teams but unsure which one to use for your work? Slack is a messaging application for real-time conversations,…
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September 18, 2019 All Articles 0
Last Wednesday, September 11, we held the UC IT Town Hall. Many people joined remotely from around the UC system. Dr. Harold Schmitz, former Mars, Inc. Chief Science Officer and now General Partner at the March Fund, talked about how…
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September 18, 2019 All Articles 0
There are still a few spots left for the 8th Biannual Cyber Security Summit in UC Santa Barbara. Don’t miss your chance to learn from accomplished speakers and get to know colleagues and leaders in your field. Registration…
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September 11, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Amy Akmal. The 1994 Northridge earthquake was one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history. Fifty-seven people died, more than 8,700 were injured, and property damages amounted to billions of dollars. In the 25 years since the 6.7…
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September 4, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Denise Dolezal. As news sinks in that the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies to UC, it might cause some consternation across the university. But what if there is a bright side to the extraterritorial…
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August 28, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Tanya Jansen, Traci Farrell, and Vanessa Palacios. Do you approach change by hitting your users over the head with the same communications strategy? Or do you hit the nail on the head with targeted communication and outreach efforts? Let’s…
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August 28, 2019 All Articles 0
The calendar on the UC IT Portal lists events of interest for the systemwide UC IT audience. Be sure to check it from time to time. You’ll learn about everything from the EDUCAUSE annual conference to the
August 21, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Sonia Fernandez, Engineering and Public Affairs Writer, UC Santa Barbara. When you think of robots, it’s likely the image that pops into your head is one of a rigid, perhaps humanoid metallic machine with electro-mechanical actuators and calculated movements. Which…
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