Tag Archive: UCI
UC Tech News
September 15, 2021
All Articlescollaboration, Customer Success Team, lab safety, Research Safety Services, Risk and Safety Solutions, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Los Angeles, UCD, UCI, UCLA
When Research Safety Services at UC Irvine evaluated their safety program, several gaps were found in lab safety which were hindering their safety goals. The database for lab inspections and findings was outdated with low tech reporting capabilities, and pulling…
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UC Tech News
August 4, 2021
All ArticlesCOMPASS, data, Information Technology, Kristen McIntyre, Michael Dennin, Office of Information Technology, OIT, Students, UC Irvine, UCI
By Kristen McIntyre. Student success depends on having timely support programs in place to address learning and achievement gaps. UCI has developed a program, called COMPASS, to help instructors and advisors pinpoint student need and provide that essential support. It…
Read more about UCI Uses Student Data to Bolster Student Success
UC Tech News
July 21, 2021
All ArticlesChief Information Officer, CIO, Kian Colestock, OIT Culture Initiative, UC Irvine, UCI
Kian Colestock was promoted to UC Irvine chief information officer on May 1, 2021, having served as interim CIO since April 2019. He was UCI associate CIO since 2014, and prior to that was UC San Diego director of…
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UC Tech News
July 7, 2021
All ArticlesCIO, coronavirus, COVID-19, Kian Colestock, remote work, Sheri Ledbetter, technology, UC Irvine, UCI, UCI News, vice chancellor, work from home, Zoom
By Sheri Ledbetter. Kian Colestock, associate vice chancellor and chief information officer in UCI’s Office of Information Technology, recalls the weekend in which he learned that his unit would be supporting the technological transition of a major research university to an…
Read more about When Everyone Must Separate, Technology Keeps Us Together
UC Tech News
June 30, 2021
All ArticlesDEI, diversity, equity, inclusion, inclusive language, IT language, IT language guide, Katie Chappell, Kristen McIntyre, UC Irvine, UCI
By Katie Chappell and Kristen McIntyre. In recognition that language is essential to an inclusive and welcoming environment for everyone, the Office of Information Technology (OIT) is piloting an Inclusive IT Language Guide for the IT community at UCI….
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UC Tech News
March 31, 2021
All Articlesallyship, diversity, Events, inclusion, Karen Catlin, Katie Chappell, recording, UC Irvine, UC Wome in Tech, UCI, webinar, Women in Tech
By Katie Chappell. Many of us consider ourselves allies to underrepresented groups. We recognize our privileges in terms of education, ethnicity, gender, and networks, and we want to support those around us who may be less visible or represented. Between intention and action, however, there can be…
Read more about Making Allyship Actionable: UCI Women in Tech Webinar
UC Tech News
March 31, 2021
All Articlesdiversity, inclusion, International Women's Day, Shani Murray, UC Irvine, UCI, Women in Technology, Women's History Month
By Shani Murray. To all the aspiring women in STEM out there, know that there is a group of alumni from UCI’s Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences (ICS) who have your back. On March 5, 2021,…
Read more about ‘Empowered Women Empower Women’ is Mantra of ICS Alumni Chapter’s WomXn’s HERstory Panel
UC Tech News
March 3, 2021
All Articlescoronavirus, COVID-19, Sean Young, social media, UC Institute for Prediction Technology, UC Irvine, UC Los Angeles, UC President's Research Catalyst Award, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, UC Santa Cruz, UCI, UCLA, UCR, UCSC, UCSD
By Jeané Blunt. Using technology to predict the future sounds like something straight out of a movie, possibly starring Tom Cruise. In reality, the University of California Institute for Prediction Technology (UCIPT) is a multi-disciplinary, multi-campus organization that leverages…
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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…
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UC Tech News
October 21, 2020
All ArticlesDoug Haynes, Kirsten Quanbeck, Ramona Agrela, Shohreh Bozorgmehri, Tom Andriola, UC Irvine, UC WIT, UC Women in Technology Committee, UCI, WIT UCI, Women in Tech, Women in Technology at UCI
By Yvonne Tevis. A new diversity affinity group at UC Irvine was announced in August – Women in Technology at UCI (WiT UCI). Shohreh Bozorgmehri, founder and inaugural chair, said the group aims to connect, inspire, and empower women working, researching, and teaching in technology-related…
Read more about “Advance, Inspire, Empower, Act:” UCI Forms Women in Technology Organization