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UC Tech News
July 9, 2026
All Articles, Announcements/Events, Projects & Initiatives, SpotlightsTech Award Winners, tech awards, UC Merced, UC Tech Awards, UC Tech Conference
On July 9th 2026, the UC Tech community honored outstanding individuals and teams from across the UC system with the 2026 UC Tech Awards at the UC Tech Annual Conference. The awards recognize exceptional achievements in artificial intelligence, innovation, design, information security,…
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UC Tech News
February 3, 2026
All Articles, Announcements/Events, Cybersecurity & Digital Risk, SpotlightsCommunity, Community of Interest, Cybersecurity, ITPS, Risk
The Information Technology Policy and Security Community of Interest (ITPS) is a systemwide, CISO-supported group of more than 700 UC professionals dedicated to strengthening cybersecurity through collaboration and information sharing. Working across the UC…
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UC Tech News
June 6, 2025
All Articles, Artificial Intelligence, SpotlightsAI, Events, technology
On Thursday, May 29, 2025, the BruinTech Spring Conference was held at Royce Hall, bringing together UCLA IT professionals and staff for a full day of presentations, workshops, and discussions. The agenda included keynote talks, breakout sessions, and opportunities for…
Read more about Tech Talk: AI is Here. Now What About Us?
UC Tech News
March 14, 2018
All Articles, SpotlightsJon Meyer, Scripps, UC San Diego, UCSD
By Alison Spencer. Jon C. Meyer’s job has taken him to Palau, Thailand, India, and Australia, among other places. “Pretty much anywhere with a coast, I’ve gotten a chance to go,” said Meyer. He travels around the world to transport…
Read more about Spotlight: Jon Meyer – Shipboard Support at Scripps Institution of Oceanography
UC Tech News
February 14, 2018
All Articles, SpotlightsEric Goodman, Julie Goldstein
By Alexa Rivetti. Meet UCOP’s Julie Goldstein, cyber-risk IT security analyst, and Eric Goodman, identity access management lead – two people with 19 and 27 years of service at UC respectively, and 27 years of marriage together! Q: How…
Read more about Married to the Job: Spotlight on Julie Goldstein and Eric Goodman
UC Tech News
November 8, 2017
All Articles, SpotlightsAdministrative Technology Services, Alison Spencer, Jonathan Whitman, UCSD
By Alison Spencer. At UC San Diego, academic advisors now get help from a data model to guide students toward a timely graduation. Jonathan Whitman, the Director of Technology for Administrative Technology Services at UCSD, led a program to utilize…
Read more about Spotlight: UCSD’s Jonathan Whitman – Campus Partnerships for Student Progress
UC Tech News
October 25, 2017
All Articles, SpotlightsCISO, John Virden
By Reign Nelson. John Virden became chief information security officer (CISO) at the University of California, Riverside, earlier this year. He has been in information security for over 20 years, starting in the US Navy, where he earned his master’s…
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UC Tech News
October 11, 2017
All Articles, SpotlightsCISO, Jeanie Larson, Reign Nelson, UC Davis Health, UCD
By Reign Nelson. Jeanie Larson is the chief information security officer (CISO) at UC Davis Health. She majored in computer science and math at the University of Idaho and has been “doing cybersecurity stuff” since around 1985. She was one…
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UC Tech News
October 4, 2017
All Articles, SpotlightsCISO, Mike Corn, Reign Nelson, UC San Diego, UCSD
By Reign Nelson. In February 2017, the University of California, San Diego, welcomed Mike Corn to the position of chief information security officer (CISO). Corn began his security career at the University of Illinois as CISO for the Urbana campus…
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UC Tech News
September 13, 2017
All Articles, SpotlightsGhanya Thomas, INROADS, Jose Sorio Ramirez, Reign Nelson, Ruperd Wilson II
By Ghanya Thomas. Three talented UC students learned about work at the Office of the President (UCOP) this summer as they completed internships with Information Technology Services (ITS). The students were sponsored through INROADS, a nonprofit provider that recruits…
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