April 2, 2026 All Articles, Announcements/Events, Emerging Technologies
The UC Tech 2026 Conference, hosted by UC Merced, will be held in-person only from July 8-10. UC Tech is open to current UC employees and this year’s sponsor representatives. Registration is now open. Tickets are…
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March 23, 2026 All Articles, Announcements/Events, Projects & Initiatives
Applications and nominations for the 2026 UC Tech Awards Program will be open Monday, March 2nd until Monday, March 30th at 11:59 p.m. This program recognizes the technology contributions of staff and faculty across locations and disciplines, including business operations,…
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March 18, 2026 All Articles, Announcements/Events, Projects & Initiatives
Submissions for the 2026 UC Tech Annual Conference Call for Proposals are open Monday, March 2nd until Monday, March 30th at 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time). The conference accepts proposal submissions from UC staff and faculty, first-time and seasoned speakers alike. There…
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January 12, 2026 All Articles, Announcements/Events, Cybersecurity & Digital Risk
Mark your calendars for the 2026 UC Tech Conference, taking place on July 8-10, 2026, on the UC Merced campus.
UC Tech is the University of California’s premier annual conference for IT professionals, technologists, and…
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October 3, 2024 All Articles, People & Culture, Projects & Initiatives
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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Last summer, Sarvani Chadalapaka, director of Cyberinfrastructure and Research Technologies at UC Merced, won the 2023 UC Tech Awards Program DEI leadership silver award, thanks to her leadership and advocacy supporting underrepresented groups at UC Merced. Learn more about her…
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The UC IT blog editors were grateful to have the opportunity to speak with Avi Badwal, UC Merced’s Director of Enterprise Products and Services. His unique outlook, including how he views his role in IT, along with the distinct management techniques…
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By Laurel Skurko. It’s March in California. This means nearly 250,000 students who applied to the University of California (UC) last fall will soon learn the answers to their questions: “Was I accepted?” and “What’s next?” Thanks to a digital-first…
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In early January, Nick Dugan was appointed chief information officer (CIO) for UC Merced by Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz. Dugan is the first CIO at Merced to hold a vice chancellor title and sit on the chancellor’s cabinet. In a…
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Nick Dugan shared with the UC IT Blog team the diversity statement he submitted as part of his application for the position of Vice Chancellor and Chief Information Officer at UC Merced. By Nick Dugan. My understanding of and commitment…
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