By Amy Chen. Picture this—you’re reading through a website trying to find a link to a resource that you urgently need, but all the hyperlinks that you encounter say “Click here” or “Read more.” You don’t know what the links are…
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This article originally appeared on the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering web site. Paul Eggert may not be the most famous person from Russell, Kansas. That distinction, he says, goes to former U.S. senators Bob Dole…
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By Christine Kim and Adrian Turner. Calisphere is a gateway to California’s remarkable digital collections, with free access to over two million historical images, texts, recordings, and other primary resources. Developed and maintained by UC’s California Digital Library, Calisphere gathers resources…
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The UC Information Technology Leadership Council (ITLC) is announcing the expanded UC Tech Awards Program for 2022. The program includes the long-standing Sautter Awards, which recognizes team projects, and five new awards to honor individuals or teams for outstanding contributions to technology…
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The contributions of UC women working in IT are featured in this annual Women’s History Month article by the UC Women in Tech Committee. The WIT group from each UC location submitted one woman or one team of women for…
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By Thomas Trappler. UC Procurement is pleased to announce a new UC wide agreement with Zoom that expands on the previous agreement for meeting products (audio, web, video, etc.), and adds the cloud VoIP product and Zoom phone. This outcome…
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By Jenn Stringer. Becoming a first-time CIO during the pandemic certainly was trial by fire! What I appreciated about the experience is how the campus really came together to problem solve and the administrative and academic interests of the campus…
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Watch the UC Tech Assembly: Black Leaders Panel, which took place on Monday, February 28. The discussion featured Black members of our UC Tech community from various levels of leadership. Topics ranged from personal stories to allyship advice, to…
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By Mark Hersberger. Mark your calendars for August 15-17, 2022, for UC Tech, hosted by UC San Diego. This year we’re offering a hybrid conference for maximum flexibility, including: A virtual component, with all keynotes, breakouts, and panels livestreamed…
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By Yvonne Tevis. Efforts led by UC Systemwide Procurement’s IT strategic sourcing team achieved almost $70 M in “benefit” for UC in fiscal year 2021 by negotiating contracts with suppliers. That is $25 M more than in the previous year!…
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