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UC IT News
September 29, 2016
All Articles, SpotlightsAlison Spencer, Calit2, Tom DeFanti
Posted by Alison Spencer, UCB student intern, UCOP. Twenty-five years ago, Calit2 research scientist Tom DeFanti (pictured right) dreamed of building 3-D telephone booths. He envisioned using them to talk to multiple people at once and to transport immersive scenes…
Read more about Spotlight: Calit2’s Tom DeFanti – Exploring Virtual Reality
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September 15, 2016
All Articles, SpotlightsKarishma Morabia, Maria Andrade, UC San Diego, UCSD
Posted by Karishma Morabia, UCB student intern, UCOP. As a high school junior, Maria Andrade took the Strong Interest Inventory Test and matched with computer engineering. After some research, she became highly motivated to pursue it as a career. Fresh…
Read more about Spotlight: Maria Andrade – From Student to IT Professional at UCSD
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August 31, 2016
All Articles, SpotlightsAlexa Rivetti, Audrie Ramirez, Information Security, UCOP
Posted by Alexa Rivetti, UCB student intern, UCOP. “I never thought I would learn this much about UC,” said Audrie Ramirez, recent graduate of CSU East Bay, and information security intern at UCOP. “I actually didn’t know that much about…
Read more about Spotlight: Audrie Ramirez – Information Security Intern Extraordinaire
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August 25, 2016
All Articles, SpotlightsBob Fraysse, UCOP
Posted by Alison Spencer, UCB student intern, UCOP. Bob Fraysse, currently an IT project manager at UC Office of the President, reflected on where his original plan to major in geology may have taken him. “I could have been standing…
Read more about Spotlight: UCOP’s Bob Fraysse – Keeping Customer Needs in Mind
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August 18, 2016
All Articles, SpotlightsAdam Stone, Alexa Rivetti, LBNL, UC Berkeley, UCB
Posted by Alexa Rivetti, UCB student intern, UCOP. For many Berkeleyans, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) seems like a mysterious place atop the hill, full of top-secret information, virtually inaccessible by car or bus unless you have a special…
Read more about Spotlight: LBNL Deputy CIO Adam Stone Makes Policy a Priority
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August 11, 2016
All Articles, SpotlightsKarishma Morabia, Melissa Jost, UC Davis, UCD, UCDHS
Posted by Karishma Morabia, UCB student intern, UCOP. After graduating from UC Davis with degrees in political science and history, Melissa Jost joined the Department of Clinical Information Systems at the UC Davis Medical Center as an administrative assistant. She…
Read more about Spotlight: UCD’s Melissa Jost – Passionate about Health Informatics and the Half Ironman
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August 4, 2016
All Articles, SpotlightsKarishma Morabia, Mojgan Amini, UC San Diego, UCSD
Posted by Karishma Morabia, UCB student intern, UCOP. In high school, Mojgan Amini’s counselor asked her what major she wanted to pursue in college. Amini said maybe art and painting. The counselor responded with silence. Amini then said she liked…
Read more about Spotlight: UCSD’s Mojgan Amini – Computer Science is the Wave of the Future
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July 21, 2016
All Articles, SpotlightsDesiree Silva, Kent Carpenter, OIT, UC Merced, UCM
Posted by Desiree Silva, IT Communications Officer, UCM. Kent Carpenter has been working in information technology for nearly 20 years, so it’s safe to say he’s seen a lot of changes since he began his career. When Carpenter started his…
Read more about Spotlight: Kent Carpenter, Musician and OIT Director at UCM
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July 14, 2016
All Articles, SpotlightsAlexa Rivetti, FCC, Leah Burns, UCOP
Posted by Leah Burns, former IT Communications Coordinator, UCOP. Born and raised in San Diego, Alexa Rivetti never expected to go to UC Berkeley, but as of May 2016 she is a Cal alum. “Graduating has been bittersweet,” she said….
Read more about Spotlight: Alexa Rivetti – UCOP Student Intern in IT Marketing and Communications
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July 8, 2016
All Articles, SpotlightsChris Hoffman, Karishma Morabia, Library, UC Berkeley, UCB
Posted by Karishma Morabia, UCB student intern, UCOP. Chris Hoffman, Informatics Services Manager in Research IT at UC Berkeley, completed his B.A. at Rice University and his Ph. D. at UC Berkeley, both in anthropology. He did his research on…
Read more about Spotlight: UCB’s Chris Hoffman – from Archaeology to Informatics