Emerging Technologies
UC Tech News
August 21, 2026
All Articles, Announcements/Events, Digital Experience, Emerging Technologies, People & Culture, Tech Projects, User Experienceagriculture, Agriculture Technology, AI, digital accessibility, Tech Award Winner, UC Riverside, UC Tech, UC Tech 2026, UC Tech Project, ux
UC Tech News is excited to share the stories of the people and projects behind the winners of the 2026 UC Tech Awards. Team Name: FutureFarmNow Award Category: Larry L. Sautter for Innovation in IT Location: UC Riverside Team Members: The FutureFarmNow team won the…
Read more about FutureFarmNow – Larry L. Sautter for Innovation in IT Silver Winner at the 2026 UC Tech Awards
UC Tech News
August 10, 2026
Accessibility, All Articles, Emerging Technologies, Tech ProjectsAccessibility, Accessibility Matters, digital accessibility, Drupal, Tech project, UC Santa Barbara, UC Tech Project, UCSB
From proactive accessibility testing to automated digital asset management, Elda Schaffield, Manager, Student Services Information Systems, and the UC Santa Barbara WebOps Team developed open-source tools that help institutions improve compliance, strengthen web quality, and better manage digital content at scale. Through these two…
Read more about UC Santa Barbara Advances Accessibility Through Open-Source Innovation
UC Tech News
August 5, 2026
All Articles, Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies, Projects & InitiativesAI, Tech project, UC Tech Project, UCPath
AI is creating new opportunities to streamline technical work across UC, and one new innovation within UCPath demonstrates how AI can help automate time-consuming development tasks while improving consistency and efficiency. UCPath, the University of California’s systemwide payroll, benefits, and human resources platform, is constantly evolving. Whether…
Read more about How AI Is Transforming UCPath Configuration Migrations
UC Tech News
July 16, 2026
Accessibility, All Articles, Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies, Tech ProjectsAccessibility, Accessibility Matters, AI, gpt, Tech project, UC Tech Project, UCOP
By Renea Davis-Leathers, Communications, Technology, and Training Specialist, Systemwide Procurement Accessibility remediation is usually slow, manual work. A collaboration between the systemwide AI Community of Practice, UCOP Systemwide Procurement, and UC Irvine found a faster path: configure an AI tool to review…
Read more about AI Is a Team Sport: How a Community-Built GPT Is Improving Accessibility at UC
UC Tech News
June 25, 2026
All Articles, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity & Digital Risk, Emerging TechnologiesAI, Cybersecurity, security
As AI evolves daily, so does UC’s approach to managing it. By balancing innovation with vigilance, the team’s ability to stay nimble empowers UC to confidently advance while protecting UC’s data, research, and people. While the rapid rise of AI…
Read more about AI Vetting: Balancing Innovation and Risk
UC Tech News
June 3, 2026
All Articles, Emerging Technologies, People & Culture2026 UC Tech, UC Merced, UC Tech 2026
Preparations are well underway for the 2026 UC Tech Annual Conference at UC Merced from July 8-10. With just over a month to go, excitement is building as the conference Planning Committee finalizes activities and experiences…
Read more about 2026 UC Tech Conference: A Sneak Peek of What’s Planned in Merced
UC Tech News
April 23, 2026
All Articles, Digital Experience, Emerging Technologies, Tech ProjectsAI, TDS, Tech project, technology delivery services, UC Tech Project, UCOP
Almost 70% of UC Tech News survey respondents said that learning more about tech projects being implemented across UC is important to them. In response, we’ve launched the UC Tech Project Series. This story is part of that series. When someone starts a…
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UC Tech News
April 2, 2026
All Articles, Announcements/Events, Emerging TechnologiesUC Merced, UC Tech 2026, UC Tech Conference
The UC Tech 2026 Conference, hosted by UC Merced, will be held in-person only from July 8-10. UC Tech is open to current UC employees and this year’s sponsor representatives. Registration is now open. Tickets are…
Read more about UC Tech Conference 2026 – Registration Now Open!
UC Tech News
January 12, 2026
All Articles, Announcements/Events, Artificial Intelligence, Emerging TechnologiesAI, Events, UC Irvine
More than 100 UC Irvine staff members rolled up their sleeves this past December to tackle a challenge: build an AI assistant from scratch using ZotGPT in just one week. The result? A showcase of innovation that proved anyone, regardless…
Read more about UC Irvine’s Build-A-Bot Workshop Brings Campus Community Together to Learn, Create, Compete
UC Tech News
January 6, 2026
All Articles, Artificial Intelligence, Emerging TechnologiesAI, Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCLA, UCSF
The University of California is at the forefront of exploring how AI is shaping research, society and technology. UC campuses are exploring AI’s impact on education, privacy, healthcare and innovation, while developing cutting-edge tools that push the boundaries of science…
Read more about The Latest in AI Research and Applications at the University of California
