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Students Conduct Ag Tech Research on Campus for USDA Internships

UC IT Blog January 26, 2022 All ArticlesAg Tech, Agriculture Technology, CITRIS, cyberinformatics, Elizabeth Arakelian, FACTS Bridge Program, UC Merced, UCM 0

Professor Colleen Naughton with the 2021 FACTS Summer Bridge Program students.

By Elizabeth Arakelian. While many are preparing to head off to college after an unprecedented year, a handful of students are already on UC Merced’s campus and working away in research labs. They’re part of the inaugural FACTS Bridge…
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Top 5 Blog Themes for 2021

UC IT Blog January 19, 2022 All Articlesdiversity, President Michael V. Drake, Top 5 stories, UC CIO, UC Office of the President, UC President, UCOP, Van Williams, WIT, Women in IT, Yvonne Tevis 0

From L to R: UC CIO Van Williams poses with his 3 sons, UC employees distribute supplies, and UC President Michael V. Drake

By Yvonne Tevis and Van Williams. This year, for the annual “Top 5 Blog” retrospective, we decided to take the twenty stories that got the most views and find general themes—which actually reflect what you like to read about. It’s…
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UC Needs You to Help Manage Supplier Cyber Risk

UC IT Blog January 19, 2022 All Articlescyber-risk, IS-3, Matthew Linzer, privacy, Risk, security, UC Office of the President, UCOP 0

By Matthew Linzer. The University of California spends billions of dollars every year on goods and services provided by suppliers (sometimes called vendors or third parties). These represent a vast and diverse group of small, medium, and large businesses; complex…
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Watch UC Tech Recordings

UC IT Blog January 19, 2022 All Articlesrecordings, Sautter Awards, UC Los Angeles, UC Tech, UC Tech 2021, UCCSC, UCLA, Youtube 0

UC Tech 2021: Envisioning the Future of IT

Recorded sessions from the UC Tech 2021 conference are now available to view online. The program schedule featured 12 tracks, including “Supporting the University of the Future,” “Professional Development for Technology Professionals,” and “Empowering Women and Diversity in the IT…
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Connecting the Dots of Research

UC IT Blog January 12, 2022 All ArticlesBrian Riley, California Digital Library, Catherine Nancarrow, CDL, data, DMPHub, John Chodacki, Maria Praetzellis, Marisa Strong, research, Sautter Award, Silver Sautter Award 0

A scuba diver attaches a box to a coral reef

By Maria Praetzellis, Brian Riley, John Chodacki, Catherine Nancarrow, and Marisa Strong. Researchers at the University of California create enormous quantities of data and research outputs every day. The challenge is how do we track and understand how this data…
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Register: Privacy Career Awareness Panel, Jan. 26

UC IT Blog January 12, 2022 All Articlescareers, Cheryl Washington, Chief Privacy Officer, CISO, Data Privacy Day, Data Privacy Month, DEI, diversity, diversity equity and inclusion, Events, Google, Liz Eraker Palley, Pegah Parsi, penl, privacy, Senior Privacy Counsel, Thea Bullock, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, UCD, UCI, UCSD 0

Animated Video call, with four diverse participants

Register for the panel discussion “How to Break Down Barriers to Privacy Careers for Underrepresented Populations,” hosted by the UC Berkeley Privacy Office. This virtual event will take place on January 26, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. Register for the…
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Data Privacy Day: Film Screening and Panel Discussion

UC IT Blog January 12, 2022 All ArticlesAllison Henry, Bryan Cunningham, Chief Information Security Officer, Chief Privacy Officer, CISO, Data Privacy Day, Data Privacy Month, Gillian Hayes, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Parsi, Pegah, Safiya Noble, Sean Peisart, The Social Dilemma, UC Berkeley, UC Campus Privacy Officers, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Los Angeles, UCB, UCD, UCI, UCLA 0

University of California, The Social Dilemma, Screening and Panel Discussion in Recognition of Data Privacy Day

We tweet, we like, and we share — but what are the consequences of our growing dependence on social media? In the documentary film, The Social Dilemma, Silicon Valley insiders reveal how social media is reprogramming civilization by exposing…
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State of the UC Tech Slack Community

UC IT Blog December 15, 2021 All ArticlesSlack, Slack workspace, social media, Tim Marconi, UC San Diego, UC San Diego Library, UC Tech Conference, UC Tech Slack, UCSD 1

By Tim Marconi. Another year is quickly coming to a close, and so it seems a good time to provide an update on the UC Tech Slack community. If you haven’t had a chance to read previous articles in the…
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Register Ahead for Fall Innovate to Grow; Event Highlights Experiential Learning

UC IT Blog December 15, 2021 All ArticlesEngineering, Events, in-person event, Innovate to Grow Showcase, register, robots, UC Merced, UCM, virtual event 0

Students show off one of their projects for Innovate the Grow audiences. Image by Veronica Adrover.

More than 40 student teams from UC Merced’s School of Engineering will show off the projects they’ve been designing and assembling for community partners — from data analysis and food processing to autonomous mobile robots and water-treatment monitoring. The Fall 2021 Read more about Register Ahead for Fall Innovate to Grow; Event Highlights Experiential Learning

Process Mapping Community of Practice Takes Flight

UC IT Blog December 8, 2021 All ArticlesInformation Technology Services, Mark Hersberger, Process Mapping, Promapp, The Current, UC Berkeley, UC Berkeley Business Management Process Office, UC San Diego, UC San Diego Promapp, UC Santa Barbara, UCB, UCSB, UCSD 0

Birch Aquarium. Credit: Erik Jepsen/UC San

By Mark Hersberger. Process mapping is a valuable skill—not just in IT but in multiple functions. Tools and approaches abound, and the Meaningful Actionable Process Structures Community of Practice (MAPSCoP, for short) has been created to bring UC enthusiasts together….
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