Tag Archive: COVID-19
UC Tech News
January 27, 2021
All ArticlesCOVID-19, Dr. Marlene Miller, Epic EHR System, J. Jeffrey Reeves, Joseph Behymer, Kevin M. Ramotar, medical record management system, pandemic, Patricia Maysent, Reina Juarez, Return to Learn, Stacie San Miguel, UC San Diego, UC San Diego Health, UCSD, UCSD Health
By J. Jeffery Reeves, Stacie San Miguel, Reina Juarez, Joseph Behymer, Kevin M. Ramotar, and Patricia Maysent. Across the nation, top universities offer comprehensive health services to more than 20 million students in the form of primary, urgent and mental…
Read more about Student Medical Records at UC San Diego Make Epic Change and a California First
UC Tech News
January 20, 2021
All ArticlesBlack Lives Matter, California COVID Notify, COVID-19, diversity, Larry L. Sautter Awards, Mark Cianca, remote work, Sautter Awards, Systemwide, Top 5, UC CIO, UC Health, UC IT, Yvonne Tevis
By Mark Cianca and Yvonne Tevis. Well, COVID—and Remote Work and Learning The most-viewed blog article for 2020 is an open letter in February by UC’s CIOs endorsing alternative and flexible work arrangements to recruit/retain talent….
Read more about What Were the Top 5 Stories for UC IT in 2020?
UC Tech News
January 20, 2021
All ArticlesCOVID-19, diversity, Eugene Whitlock, inclusion, pandemic, Town Hall, UC Berkeley, UC IT Town Hall, UCB, webinar
Join UC Berkeley Chief People & Culture Officer and Assistant Vice Chancellor of Human Resources Eugene Whitlock on Tuesday, February 2. He will continue the conversation from the October 19 town hall about “Cultivating Inclusion and Belonging During a…
Read more about Back by Popular Demand: UC IT Town Hall with Eugene Whitlock
UC Tech News
January 13, 2021
All ArticlesCOVID-19, Educational Technology Services, instructional software, UC San Diego, UCSD, Valerie E. Polichar, virtual lab
By Valerie E. Polichar. When COVID-19 caused a pivot to remote instruction with little notice, students lost access to on-campus computer labs where they could use licensed software to complete coursework. UC San Diego’s educational technology teams sprang into action….
Read more about CloudLabs: How UC San Diego Deployed Remote Computer Labs in Record Time
UC Tech News
December 16, 2020
All ArticlesApple Watch, COVID-19, data, Depression Grand Challenge, UC Los Angeles, UCLA, UCLA Health, wearable technology
By Bill Kisliuk. While the capability to diagnose cancer and heart problems has advanced by giant steps in recent years, methods to detect depression have stubbornly stayed the same for more than a century: Observe patients, and ask them how…
Read more about UCLA Launches Major Mental Health Study to Discover Insights About Depression
UC Tech News
December 10, 2020
All ArticlesCA COVID Notify, Carolyn Nordstrom, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dr. Christopher Longhurst, Marc Sylwestrzak, Melinda Battenberg, UC Health, UC San Diego, UC San Diego Health, UCSD
By Melinda Battenberg. California Governor Gavin Newsom announced on December 7, 2020, that CA Notify, the COVID exposure notification system championed by UC San Diego Health, will be available statewide on December 10. The system will make available to all California residents an important tool for slowing the spread of COVID-19. Now,…
Read more about COVID Notify System Goes Statewide
UC Tech News
December 2, 2020
All ArticlesCalifornia COVID Notify, coronavirus, COVID-19, GAEN, Google/Apple Exposure Notifiation, pandemic, pilot program, smartphone technology
By Sandra Baltazar Martinez and Andrea Estrada. After a successful deployment at UC San Diego and UC San Francisco, five more UC campuses are joining California COVID Notify, a pilot program of a smartphone-based COVID-19 exposure notification system. The program is…
Read more about UC Campuses Pilot a Smartphone App that Aims to Limit Spread of COVID-19
UC Tech News
November 18, 2020
All ArticlesCommunication, COVID-19, Katie Chappell, management, pandemic, remote work, Trello, UC Irvine, UCI, work-life balance
By Katie Chappell. I recently celebrated one year with the University of California – I’ve now worked for UC Irvine remotely and during a pandemic longer than I have on campus in normal circumstances. I am doing this while co-parenting…
Read more about What I’ve Learned About Parenting and Working during COVID
UC Tech News
November 4, 2020
All ArticlesChristy Snyder, collaboration, coronavirus, COVID-19, Gustavo Torres, Jessica Duffy, Microsoft Teams, Office of Information Technology, OIT, Student Dens, UC Merced, UCM
By Jessica Duffy and Christy Snyder. As the full impact of COVID-19 unfolded over the summer, UC Merced’s academic leadership made the decision to build out capacity to support remote instruction. Of particular concern was the student experience in this…
Read more about Student Dens: A Remote Student Support System at UC Merced
UC Tech News
October 28, 2020
All Articlescoronavirus, COVID-19, Information Technology Services, ITS, Jay Olson, Jim Phillips, pandemic, Student Corps, UC Santa Cruz, UCSC
By Jim Phillips. In response to the shelter-in-place order that was instituted in California due to the coronavirus pandemic, Jay Olson, divisional liaison for the Humanities Division, Information Technology Services (ITS), brought together a group of UCSC student workers to offer…
Read more about UC Santa Cruz Student Corps