In this interview, Kristina Dvorak, a recent graduate from UC Santa Cruz, provides insights into her successful job search process and her career at Cisco. She shares perspectives on what she values in her manager and her employer, who support…
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By Cheyenne Matthews-Hoffman. Last month, the Information Technology Services (ITS) team at UC Santa Cruz created a Digital Accessibility Awareness web page. Accessible Technology Intern Rujuta Swadi, led this project, among many of her accomplishments since joining last summer….
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February 22, 2023 All Articles
Editor’s Note: We are happy to share this conversation between Aisha Jackson, Vice Chancellor of Information Technology at UC Santa Cruz, and Cheyenne Matthews-Hoffman, Digital Content Strategist at UC Santa Cruz. The piece opens with comments from Matthews-Hoffman. By Cheyenne…
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The University of California User Experience (UCUX) Usability Workshop is an annual event held for members of the UC community from its respective locations. It focuses on user experience (UX) research and design, which help make digital services easier to…
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November 22, 2022 All Articles
By Syliva Condro. November is Native American Heritage Month. Enjoy a collection of UC campus land acknowledgments to learn more about the historical culture and the contemporary presence of indigenous people in our area. Take a moment to review Read more about Celebrating Native American Heritage Month via Campus Land Acknowledgements
With the support of a three-year, $900,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Adjunct Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Carlos Maltzahn and the UC Santa Cruz Center for Research in Open Source Software (CROSS) will participate in collaborative…
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UC Santa Cruz welcomed their new Vice Chancellor of Information Technology, Aisha Jackson, on Aug. 1, 2022. Jackson makes a great addition to the UCSC campus community. She is a thoughtful, collaborative leader who believes in empowering staff, and she…
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By Emily Cerf. Scientists may better understand and test for the genetic variations that cause cancer and other heritable diseases through the application of a novel strategy for securely sharing and analyzing genomic data developed at the UC Santa Cruz…
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By Melissa Weckerle. Live action role play (LARP) combined with social wearable technology, materials worn on the body that are computationally coded and can support social interactions, provides an impactful social activity for young girls and engages them in…
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By Emily Cerf & Allison Arteaga Soergel. Luca de Alfaro, professor of Computer Science and Engineering, has always harbored a hidden love for biology. During the pandemic, this passion far outside his professional area of study evolved as he became…
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