People & Culture

Includes leadership, change management, training, digital skills, community spotlights (includes UC Tech Leaders)

Oliver Kreylos, UC Davis, wins the golden Larry L. Sautter UC Tech Award for Innovation in Information Technology

March 8, 2024 All Articles, Emerging Technologies, People & Culture, , ,

Oliver Kreylos

Last summer, Oliver Kreylos, who works in virtual reality (VR) at UC Davis DataLab, secured the UC Tech Awards Program Larry L. Sautter golden award for Innovation in Information Technology. Kreylos, a highly accomplished computer scientist holding a Ph.D., currently…
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UC Tech Awards 2024 applications and nominations open through May 1st

February 29, 2024 All Articles, People & Culture, Projects & Initiatives, ,

UC Tech Awards Key Dates

The application/nomination process for the UC Tech Awards program, open to all staff and faculty, is open through Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at 5 p.m. The CIO Council looks forward to reviewing all applications and selecting a gold and…
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UC Tech Awards program description and application form

February 29, 2024 All Articles, People & Culture, Projects & Initiatives, , , , , ,

UC Tech Awards Certificate

The UC Tech Awards Program, sponsored by the UC CIO Council, celebrates the achievements of UC employees in creating high-impact technology initiatives that drive digital transformation. A key source of innovation, the program promotes increased engagement that allows the community…
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Shohreh Bozorgmehri, UC Irvine, is the UC Tech 2023 golden award winner for leadership in diversity, equity and inclusion

February 29, 2024 All Articles, People & Culture, , ,

Shohreh Bozorgmehri receiving award

In recognition of her outstanding contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the tech community at UC Irvine, Shohreh Bozorgmehri, director of Student & Academic Services, won the prestigious UC Tech’s Golden DEI Leadership Award. Her UC Tech…
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Lunar New Year Festival celebration at UC Office of the President

February 29, 2024 All Articles, Announcements/Events, People & Culture, ,

Lunar New Year celebrations at UC Office of the President

By Anna Chan. The Asian Pacific Islanders Staff Association (APISA) at the UC Office of the President hosted a Lunar New Year celebration recently in Oakland, California.  Lunar New Year is a two-week festival that is widely celebrated across the…
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UC Tech 2024 Annual Conference on October 27-29 – Save the date

February 16, 2024 All Articles, Announcements/Events, People & Culture, Projects & Initiatives, ,

UC Tech website banner

By Iris Chelaru. We are thrilled to announce the UC Tech 2024 Annual Conference website and welcome you to another exciting event in Davis and Sacramento later this year.  The theme for this year’s conference is Collaboration for Transformation,…
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Laona LeBeouf, UCLA Health: 2023 UC Tech Awards DEI Leadership Nominee 

January 9, 2024 All Articles, People & Culture, Projects & Initiatives, , , , ,

In 2023, Laona LeBeouf, Employee Experience lead, UCLA Health IT, was a nominee for the UC Tech 2023 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Leadership Award based on her work supporting DEI education at UCLA Health IT. Learn more about her…
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Introducing Chris Brandt, chief information officer at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, and UC Tech Award winner

November 29, 2023 All Articles, People & Culture, , , , ,

Christ Brandt, Chief Information Officer at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine

By Brendon Phuong and Laurel Skurko. Chris Brandt, winner of the UC Tech Sustained Impact Golden Award and Chief Information Officer (CIO) at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM), recently shared his remarkable career journey and tech inventions…
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UC Tech Golden Award for Sustained Impact goes to Chris Brandt

November 29, 2023 All Articles, People & Culture, , , , ,

Chris Brandt accepting the UC Tech Award for Sustained Impact

This year, Chris Brandt, CIO, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM), won the UC Tech “Sustained Impact” golden award, thanks to the positive effects of his work at UC Davis over the past 22 years. Learn more about his…
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Meet Deepti Pandita, CMIO UC Irvine Health, nominee of the 2023 HIMSS-AMDIS Physician Executive Leader of the Year Award

November 20, 2023 All Articles, Cybersecurity & Digital Risk, Digital Experience, People & Culture, , , , ,

UC Tech Community Member Deepti Pandita, UC Irvine Health, CMIO: Our objective is to provide a comprehensive digital patient experience that spans the entire spectrum of care

By Brendon Phuong. Deepti Pandita, chief medical information officer (CMIO) and associate professor of medicine at UC Irvine (UCI) Health, is a nominee for the prestigious HIMSS-AMDIS* Physician Executive Leader of the Year award. The entire UC Tech community can…
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