Projects & Initiatives

Includes systemwide implementations, rollouts, modernization efforts, milestones (includes: UC Tech Projects)

UC Tech Awards 2024 Showcase Recent Tech Advances Across the University of California System

UC Tech awards winners on stage

On October 28, 2024, the University of California honored six individuals and eleven teams from various UC entities with the 2024 UC Tech Awards at the UC Tech Conference, hosted by UC Davis and UC Davis Health. Founded in 2001,…
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UC Tech Awards Sustained Impact award goes to Bruce Miller: Learn about his achievements and their impact on the UC Santa Barbara campus

Bruce Miller accepting the Sustained Impact Award at the UC Tech Awards Ceremony in 2023 with Van Williams, Joe Bengfort and Gabe Gonzales

The UC Tech Awards 2024 will take place this Monday, October 28, 2024. The CIO Council looks forward to celebrating the innovations across numerous domains, from IT Security to Design and values, from Operational Excellence to Collaboration. Among the prestigious…
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California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC), Hydra Development Team, UC Davis wins UC Tech 2024 Larry L. Sautter Silver Award for Innovation in Information Technology

UC Davis Accepting Innovation Award

In October 2024, UC Davis’ California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC), Hydra Development Team won the UC Tech 2024 Larry L. Sautter Silver Award for Innovation in Information Technology for their “Hydra” project.

Summary 

The Hydra project was conceived…
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Complex overhaul of the UC Merced Identity & Access Management 

Avi Badwal with CIO's Gabe Gonzales, Van Williams and Joe Bengfort

The UC Merced Office of Information Technology and the UC Merced Identity & Access Management Team won the 2023 UC Tech Awards IT Security Award silver award. Learn more about how they updated UC Merced’s security systems in their nomination,…
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What to expect from the 2024 UC Tech Awards Ceremony – Monday, October 28, 2024, at UC Davis – MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Backstage at the UC Tech Awards - crowd taking photos and enjoying the celebration

This is to provide an overview of the upcoming UC Tech Awards ceremony at the UC Tech Conference at UC Davis in October. On Monday, October 28, from 5-6 p.m., in-person only, at the UC Tech Conference at UC Davis,…
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Highlights reel: UC Irvine’s Experiential Learning Program wins silver at UC Tech Awards 2023

The need for bridging the gap between theoretical knowledge and real-world applications has never been more crucial. UC Irvine is taking significant strides towards this goal with its Experiential Learning Program (ELP). At the 2023 UC Tech Awards, UC Irvine…
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Earth Hour – UC Tech employees measuring the relationship between tech and sustainability

Earth Hour Recap Banner

The UC Tech Community recently honored Earth Hour with an insightful gathering focused on the intersection between technology and sustainability. During the event, participants highlighted the complexities of incorporating sustainability within the technology landscape. Featured guests, Jaki Hsieh Wojan, chief…
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President Drake shares new UC Health guidelines for the responsible use of health data

President Michael V Drake Portrait

UC Health release data governance guidelines

On May 1, 2024, President Michael V. Drake, MD issued new health data governance guidelines, part of the 2024 UC Health Data Governance Task Force Report. The Report provided specific recommendations on…
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Apply Now for the 2024 Gartner Eye on Innovation Awards for Education – due May 31 

Gartner Eye on Innovation

Join UC Irvine and UC Berkeley as 2023 Winners and Finalists

The 2024 Gartner Eye on Innovation Awards for the Education Sector are open through May 31. Get recognized for your groundbreaking innovations. Join the hundreds of educational institutions…
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