People & Culture

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

The UC Privacy Officers Group Wins the Gold Yvonne Tevis UC Collaboration Award at the 2025 UC Tech Awards 

Overview 

The University of California Campus Privacy Officers (CPOs) group worked tirelessly with a diverse group of collaborators to reshape privacy across the entire UC system. Because of these efforts, the culture of privacy has shifted, and the community…
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The Population Risk Model Redesign Project Team Wins the Silver AI Impact Award at the 2025 UC Tech Awards 

Overview 

UCLA Health’s Population Risk Model predicts which primary care patients are at the highest risk of preventable admissions or Emergency Department visits. This data is used by the Proactive Care Team to provide support and care for the patients….
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Laurel Skurko Wins the Silver Sustained Impact Award at the 2025 UC Tech Awards 

Overview 

For nearly three years, Laurel has strengthened the UC Tech community by leading innovative engagement and content strategies. Known for her customer-centric approach, marketing expertise, and cross-functional collaboration, she has helped tech employees grow their careers while advancing…
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UC Tech Awards 2025 showcase courage and boldness in transforming technology across the UC System 

UC Tech Awards winners as a group

On June 26, the University of California honored two individuals and 12 teams from throughout the UC system with 2025 UC Tech Awards at the UC Tech Conference, which this year took place at the UC Riverside Conference Center. Teams and…
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Juneteenth Celebrations for Black Staff and Faculty Organization at UCOP – All Welcome

Juneteenth 2025 flyer listing BSFO events, Zoom links, a dance class, and a QR code for outreach registration.

This is a promotional flyer for the Black Staff & Faculty Organization’s (BSFO) Juneteenth 2025 Celebration Series, themed “Looking Back to Move Forward.” The series runs June 16–24, 2025, and features educational, cultural, and service-oriented events. The flyer is visually…
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UC Tech Conference 2025 – Womxn in Technology – Prepare Now by Reviewing 2024 Highlights

The fabulous and energetic UC Tech Conference of 2024 was held on October 28 and 29, 2024, on the beautiful UC Davis and UC Davis Health campuses. The conference provided excellent workshops, panels, fireside chats, and empowering mixers for all…
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Learning by doing: UC students take on CITRIS Workforce Innovation internships

Amrita Mohandas, a 2023 CITRIS Workforce Innovation intern, adjusts a four-wheeled robot used for forestry research in UC Merced professor Ricardo de Castro's laboratory."

High-performing students from four University of California campuses will spend eight weeks gaining hands-on, real-world experience in high-demand technical fields this summer. Over the next few weeks, 126 undergraduate and graduate students from UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Merced and…
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2025 UC Tech Awards Ceremony – Thursday, June 26, at UC Riverside – WHAT TO EXPECT

This is to provide an overview of the upcoming UC Tech Awards ceremony at the UC Tech Conference at UC Riverside.

Event Details

2025 UC Tech Awards Ceremony

Thursday, June 26, 2025, 7 – 8 pm.Host: CIO Council…
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Safe Handling of UC Data in Generative AI Applications [Learn More & Register now]

UC AI Webinar #4 - register now

Event Details – The fourth in the UC AI Council’s spring webinar series

Safe Handling of UC Data in Generative AI Applications [Learn More & Register now]

Thursday, May 29, 2025, 12-1 p.m.Panelists: Chris Mattmann (UCLA), Al Lavassani (UC…
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Navigating the Evolving Cybersecurity Threat Landscape

Woman in server room (c) University of California

A version of this story, and associated stories, appear in the 2024 Cyber Risk Program Annual Report. Read the report in its entirety.    As outlined in the 2024 Cyber Risk Program Annual…
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