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Virtual Reality Warps Your Sense of Time, Research Shows

UC IT Blog December 8, 2021 All ArticlesAllison Arteaga Soergel, Nicolas Davidenko, research study, Time, Timing & Time Perception, UC Santa Cruz, UCSC, University of California News, Virtual Reality 0

A child wearing a virtual reality headset

By Allison Arteaga Soergel. Grayson Mullen was playing a virtual reality game at a friend’s house when, suddenly, he noticed that something very strange was happening. “I stopped playing the game, and I realized that I had no idea how…
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UC Adopts a New IT Recovery Policy

UC IT Blog December 1, 2021 All ArticlesBFB-IS-12: IT Recovery Policy, Information Technology, IS-12, IT Recovery, recovery, Risk, Robert Smith, UC Office of the President, UCOP 0

By Robert Smith. The University of California has a brand new IT Recovery Policy! UC President Michael V. Drake signed the policy, BFB-IS-12: IT Recovery Policy, on June 11, 2021, and it took effect July 1, 2021. In an…
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Register: UCSC Digital Equity Webinar, Dec. 1

UC IT Blog December 1, 2021 All ArticlesBrian Hall, Cecelia Carillo, Chief Information Security Officer, CISO, DEI, digital equity, diversity equity and inclusion, equity, Jacob Martinez, Protecting Your Digital Self, UC Santa Cruz, UC Systemwide Cyber Champions, UCSC 0

UC Santa Cruz, A Webinar on Digital Equity, December 2, 12 - 1 p.m.

Register for the UCSC Digital Equity Webinar, happening December 2, at noon. This virtual event is a panel discussion with Jacob Martinez, UCSC Alumnus and Founder and Executive Director of Digital NEST, Brian Hall, UCSC Chief Information Security Officer, and…
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Register: Technology for a Sustainable Future Conference, Dec. 8

UC IT Blog December 1, 2021 All Articlesblockchain, BruinTech, conference, events. Technology for a Sustainable Future, UC Los Angeles, UCLA, webinar 0

Register to attend the Technology for a Sustainable Future Conference on Wednesday, December 8, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. This virtual event is hosted by Bruintech and will focus on the intersection of environmental sustainability and technology….
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UC Tech Exec: A Thanksgiving Message from VP of IT Van Williams

UC IT Blog November 24, 2021 All ArticlesCommunity, connections, gratitude, Happy Thanksgiving, ITS, Thanksgiving, UC Tech Exec, UCOP, UCOP ITS, University of California, Van Williams, Vice President of IT, VP 0

“UC Tech Exec” is a new series to give blog readers the opportunity to hear from executives from throughout the UC Tech community. The series is being launched with a heartfelt Thanksgiving message from Van Williams, the vice president for…
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UCLA MetaMap: Putting Accessibility on the Map

UC IT Blog November 17, 2021 All ArticlesAccessibility, Carolanne Link, EDI, Heather Chou, Metamap, Office of Equity Diversity and Inclusion, Sean Woodward, UC Los Angeles, UCLA 0

A student in a wheelchair and a blind student walking on a college campus

By Heather Chou, Sean Woodward, and Carolanne Link. If you’ve had the pleasure of getting to the UCLA campus this year, you may have taken note of just how difficult it can be to navigate. Even beyond the regular confusion…
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Update Your Parents’ Browser Day: Nov. 25

UC IT Blog November 17, 2021 All ArticlesCasey Hennig, cyber tips, Cybersecurity, Jeané Blunt, privacy, UC Berkeley, UC Office of the President, UC Systewide Cyber Champions, UCB, UCOP, UCSD Blink, Update Your Parents' Browswer Day 1

Parents and their kids working on laptops

By Jeané Blunt. Thanksgiving falls on November 25 this year. Many people will be spending time with family, cooking, laughing, joking, and enjoying that in-person quality time. This year, another equally important (albeit less popular) holiday falls on November 25—Update…
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Webinar: Cybersecurity in the Healthcare Industry, Nov. 18

UC IT Blog November 17, 2021 All Articlescybercrime, Cybersecurity, Ellen Amsel, Events, Healthcare, Jean Pawluk, UC San Francisco, UCSF, UCSF Rosenman Institute, virtual event, Yuda Sayun 0

Yuda Saydun is President of CyVent, a solutions provider that deploys some of the world’s most advanced software platforms to help clients accelerate the transition from the traditional ‘detect-identify-remediate’ approach into an AI-driven preventive posture.

Register for Cybersecurity in the Healthcare Industry presented by UCSF’s Rosenman Institute. This virtual event will take place tomorrow, November 18, at 1 p.m. Register now. Cybersecurity is a billion-dollar industry, yet we see high profile breaches in…
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ZotForce: UCI’s Comprehensive Advancement Solution

UC IT Blog November 10, 2021 All ArticlesAffinaquest, Ashish Regmi, Aventri, CRM, Customer Relationship Management platform, MuleSoft, Sales Cloud, UC Irvine, UCI, University Advancement, ZotForce 0

By Ashish Regmi. To prepare for 21st century fundraising, UCI’s University Advancement began reassessing its technology infrastructure in 2015. The assessment revealed a combination of legacy technologies, homegrown fixes, and a highly non-integrated environment resulting in disjointed experiences, increasing technology…
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Nominations Requested: Inaugural UC Data Privacy Award

UC IT Blog November 10, 2021 All Articlesdata, Data Privacy, Data Privacy Day, nominate, privacy, Systemwide, UC Data Privacy Award 0

Data Privacy Award, University of California

Data Privacy Day is celebrated each year on January 28 and represents an international effort to empower individuals and encourage businesses to respect privacy, safeguard data, and enable trust. In celebration of Data Privacy Day 2022, the UC campus…
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