June 5, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Shani Murray. How do we build systems that proactively promote values of inclusion? This is one of the questions the Department of Informatics hopes to tackle over the next few years, thanks to a Graduate Assistance in Areas of National…
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May 31, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Michael Marchant. After the disastrous California wildfires, how did the many, many displaced people – separated from their local clinics, doctors’ offices, medical records, even medications – get care? How did providers and first responders treat them, when they…
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May 22, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Thomas Trappler. A new systemwide agreement for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is now available, in addition to a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) for both GCP and G-Suite for Education. Here’s what you need to know. What is GCP?…
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May 8, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Mark Hersberger. The University of California San Diego was collecting test scores and other learning metrics from 3.4 million students engaged in its offering of 90 massive, open, online courses (MOOCs). However, due to incompatibilities between the data format…
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May 1, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Valerie Polichar. The UC Research IT Committee (RITC, or “Ritzy,” as we like to call it) is a subcommittee of the UC IT Leadership Committee (ITLC). Just over four years old, the current iteration of RITC started…
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April 24, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Tom Andriola. Last month marked five years since we started publishing the UC IT Blog. In that time, the blog has evolved to become what I call “the story of us” – 8000 IT professionals serving the University of…
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April 17, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articles 2
By Rita Rosenthal. Imagine working with someone closely for over 10 years, talking on the phone weekly, yet never meeting each other in person. Or starting a technical project, only to learn several months in that another department on campus…
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April 10, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Yvonne Tevis. Did you take the Cool Campus Challenge yet? It’s not just about saving the planet. It’s also about the evolution of an IT tool built by a UC grad student. Chris Jones, director of the
April 3, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articles 2
By Jessica Hilt. The Geisel Library is one of the busiest places on the UC San Diego campus, especially during finals week. Students pack the tables, group study rooms, and couches. But the space isn’t the only reason. It’s also…
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March 27, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Lyle Wiedeman. The Office of Information Technology at UC Irvine has embarked on a series of strategic changes to position ourselves as campus partners in support of UCI’s growing needs and strategic plan. Technology portfolio OIT has focused on key areas of technology and IT capability we call “strategic enablers.” An…
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