July 27, 2017 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Maurice M. Manning, Systems Architect, UC Berkeley. A visualization wall at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology in Kroeber Hall immerses viewers in guided tours of archeology sites and other displays in 3D. UC Berkeley’s Research…
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December 1, 2016 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
Posted by Alison Spencer, UCB Student Intern, UCOP. Drones have emerged in recent years as an exciting information-gathering tool. At UC Merced’s newly established UC Center of Excellence on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Safety, director Brandon Stark and his team…
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November 3, 2016 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
Posted by Desiree Silva, IT Communications Officer, UCM. Sometimes it’s difficult for information technology experts and higher education faculty to get on the same page. However, a recent project completed at UC Merced has shown how it’s done. The Graduate…
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September 20, 2016 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
Posted by Desiree Silva, communications officer, UCM Office of Information Technology. Students participating in research at higher education institutions have been known to immerse themselves in their work. UC Merced’s new WAVE system will help students take that to a…
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July 21, 2016 All Articles, Spotlights 0
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…
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February 23, 2016 All Articles 0
Posted by Desiree Silva, IT Communications Officer, UCM. In November 2014, the Office of Information Technology (OIT) at UC Merced began a campus-wide upgrade to provide a faster, more robust internet service to faculty, staff, and students. The Next Generation…
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October 1, 2015 All Articles 0
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. Each week the UC IT Blog will feature a cyber security message by UC security and policy personnel. Posted by Greg Fellin, IT Policy Coordinator, UCM. We all know that having a…
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Posted by Lexi Rivetti, UCB Student Intern, UCOP. From help desk support for students, to desktop support for staff, to assisting professors with classroom technology, UC Merced’s Todd Van Zandt is your “go-to” man. As Director of Campus Technologies, Van…
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Posted by Lexi Rivetti, UCB Student Intern, UCOP. With more than fourteen years’ experience at three different UC campuses, few people have a more unique perspective on IT at UC than UC Merced CISO Nick Dugan. He jokes he’ll make…
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July 31, 2014 UC Merced UC Merced CIO Ann Kovalchick invited me to join the Merced leadership in a briefing at Cisco to discuss developing a strategic direction for technology to align with UCM’s 2020 long-range plan. All UCM vice…
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