December | 2021 | UC Tech News

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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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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