Author Archive: UC IT Blog

Meet UC San Diego Health’s CIO Joshua Glandorf

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By Melinda Battenberg. Working in healthcare information technology for over 20 years has given UC San Diego Health Chief Information Officer (CIO) Joshua Glandorf the strong technical background needed to lead an innovative, forward-thinking health system. To Glandorf, however, the technical…
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Learn about Mojgan Amini – the person behind a UC Tech Award that bears her name

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Editor’s Note: In 2022, the UC Tech Award for Operational Excellence was named after Mojgan A. Amini, UC San Diego, in recognition for her work in exemplifying her support of improved business process, whether through business process design, automation,…
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Improving the Road to UC Merced – How a focus on student experience drove a team to achieve unprecedented success

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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Updated UC-wide agreement with Amazon Web Services provides improved discounts

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By Thomas Trappler. UC Systemwide Procurement is pleased to announce a new UC-wide Private Pricing Addendum (PPA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS). Effective January 1, 2023, this Addendum increases and extends existing discounts as detailed below.  These improvements are the result…
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Information Security Symposium June 20-21 – call for proposals

UC Davis Informatiion Security Symposium

By Ahna Ligtenberg Heller. The Information Security Symposium will return virtually on June 20-21, 2023. The event will be complimentary for all guests and is now accepting proposals for presentations through March 31, 2023. Interested in attending, sponsoring or presenting?…
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Introducing Nick Dugan – UC Merced’s new vice chancellor and chief information officer

Nick Dugan, UC Merced Vice Chancellor and Chief Information Officer

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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Bringing transformational change to Research IT – a video conversation with Amy Neeser

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Amy Neeser, the Research IT consulting and outreach lead at UC Berkeley, recently shared her expertise on leadership and inclusivity in research with the UC IT blog editors. Neeser has been at UC Berkeley for over five years. Her primary…
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Register now for the UC Cyber Security Summit April 19, 2023

UC Cyber Security Summit, Aril 19, 2023

By Wendy Rager. Register now for the annual UC Cyber Security Summit, which takes place in-person on Wednesday, April 19th, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. NB: Registration closes on March 22. This annual flagship UC tech community event,…
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