Author Archive: UC IT Blog

Being part of every research discovery at the university – in conversation with James Seddon, UC San Diego

James Seddon

Thank you, James Seddon, Senior Director, Enterprise Network and Voice Services, IT Services, UC San Diego for joining the UC IT blog editors for a fantastic conversation via Zoom about what inspires you in your work and how your background…
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UC Santa Barbara’s Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt training program celebrates first birthday

Lean Six Sigma instructors, pictured left to right: Marsha Robertson, Jacob Ofilas and Katie Mankins

By Marsha Robertson, Jacob Ofilas and Katie Mankins. November marked one year since UC Santa Barbara launched its Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt training program. With over 240 graduates from 80 departments across the UC Santa Barbara campus, and with…
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UC Office of the President Technology Delivery Services releases annual review

UCOP buildings

Last fiscal year UC Office of the President retired its mainframe and saved almost $3 million dollars, improved its cyber security posture, and moved the systemwide undergraduate admission system to the cloud.    These are just some of the stories in the UC Office…
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Introducing Heinz Yu and reflecting on being Filipino-American

Heinz Yu

Heinz Yu, manager of the Windows Services Group at UC Irvine and 25-year veteran of UC Tech, spoke with the UC IT blog team recently about his work and experiences as an immigrant from the Philippines. He reached out to…
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UC Davis Information & Education Technology revamps their jobs site to support IT recruiting  

#UC Davis Heart Marker

By Anna Ligtenberg Heller. Information & Educational Technology (IET) at UC Davis recently completed a project to improve and expand their recruiting communication to more effectively attract and hire qualified staff in highly competitive job market. They did this by creating…
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Introducing UC Santa Barbara’s new Associate Vice Chancellor for Information Technology

By Lara Bloom. On August 15, 2022, UC Santa Barbara welcomed Josh Bright as their third Associate Vice Chancellor for Information Technology (IT) and Chief Information Officer (CIO). Bright is deeply committed to the University of California (UC) and its…
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Cyber Security and Digital Accessibility – Can They Co-Exist? 

Photos of panelists of the Accessibility and Security Panel Discussion

By Andrea McColl and Esther Silver. To the uninformed, it might seem that the goals of digital accessibility and cybersecurity would be rivals.  After all, isn’t accessibility about making it easier for people to come in, and cybersecurity about keeping…
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Celebrating Native American Heritage Month via Campus Land Acknowledgements

Native American Heritage Month

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