Register to attend Cybersecurity: What You Need to Know, the third event in the Protecting your Digital Self Series, happening May 20 at 1 p.m. This virtual event is presented by QB3 and co-sponsored by the UC Systemwide Cyber…
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Don’t miss the Campus Usability Workshop, hosted by UC Berkeley’s User-Centered Design group, on May 5 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. This event features a usability assessment of Berkeley campus projects and a presentation about design systems from guest developers…
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By Jill Wolters. This is a digital accessibility success story that started on Twitter. A member of my Digital Accessibility Advisory Committee, Ed Chen, brought a Tweet to my attention: a screen reader user encountered a content barrier on an…
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December 16, 2020 All Articles 0
By Svetlana Milter and Traci Farrell. Multi-lingual functionality is essential when creating digital products for diverse populations. The UCSF SOM Tech recently built a patient-centered virtual community that supports three different languages for Asian Americans newly diagnosed with cancer….
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September 16, 2020 All Articles 0
By Ghanya C. Thomas. Medical doctor Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo recalls a conversation with a patient who had heart failure: “I’m always emphasizing to my patients the importance of eating fruits and vegetables and this one time during our visit the patient…
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By Kevin H. Souza. In 2018 the news media broke stories about the company Cambridge Analytica and its questionable business practices. News services reported that the company acquired personal data of Facebook users from an academic who had collected the…
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By Jeané Blunt. The first few days of working from home were great. I got to wear my flannel pajama pants, snuggle with my dog on my lunch break, and ditch the morning commute. Well, now I’m a few weeks into…
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December 4, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Alyssa Tecklenburg. The UCSF Women in Tech group (WIT@UCSF) held a panel discussion on gender equity in technology at the UCSF Sharecase conference, October 10, at the Mission Bay campus. Sharecase is a biennial conference at UCSF that…
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October 23, 2019 All Articles 0
The UCSF 2019 Data Colloquium for Researchers: Clinical Data and Beyond is a deep dive into data, tools, and infrastructure. The colloquium takes place November 6, 2019, on the Mission Bay campus. Be sure to register now so…
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August 28, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Tanya Jansen, Traci Farrell, and Vanessa Palacios. Do you approach change by hitting your users over the head with the same communications strategy? Or do you hit the nail on the head with targeted communication and outreach efforts? Let’s…
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