Monthly Archive: April 2023

Happy 30th to the World Wide Web – more than meets the eye

Pranay Bhattacharyya, UCLA, provides new perspectives on how this “city” was built

[Editors’ note: The UC IT Blog team is grateful to Pranay Bhattacharyya, senior software engineer, UCLA, and tech historian, who has provided articles on tech history to the…
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Sautter Award for Innovation in IT: The De-identifying Clinical Notes at Scale Project at UCSF

[Cover photo caption (left to right): Joe Bengfort, CIO, UCSF with UC Tech Larry L. Sautter Award winner project team members,  Lakshmi Radhakrishnan, Boris Oskotsky, and Gundolf Schenk]

Learn about the exciting new health care technology behind the winning project of the 2022 Larry L. Sautter Innovation in IT Golden Award, “The De-identifying Clinical Notes at Scale Project (UCSF).”  The UC IT blog team is grateful to…
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Register Now for the UC GAAD Day Webinar on May 18 from 10-11:30 a.m.

By Stephanie Nielsen. Register now for the University of California (UC) Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) Webinar on Thursday, May 18, from 10-11:30 a.m. The final day to request accommodations for the webinar is May 11. Don’t miss this…
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April is Diversity Month: the story behind the new UC Tech DEI Leadership Award – apply now

UC Tech Awards Program / Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Leadership Golden Award presented to ____ by Van Williams and the UC IT Leadership Council on July 18, 2023

By Derek Shue. In recognition of Diversity Month, celebrated each April, the UC IT Blog team is sharing important diversity insights and resources, along with details about the new UC Tech Awards Program Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Leadership Award,…
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ApplyUC’s Successful, Super-fast Migration to AWS

Screenshot of UC Application

By Judy Thai. ApplyUC is the online web application that students use to apply for admission to the University of California’s nine undergraduate campuses. In 2020, UC dropped the requirement for standardized test scores like the SAT and ACT, and…
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Meet Charron Andrus: a diverse career and a bold conversation about diversity in IT

Director of Enterprise Products and Services, UC Merced

Charron Andrus, Associate Chief Information Security Officer (ACISO) at UC Berkeley, recently spent time talking with the UC IT Blog team about her work and vision for improved diversity in the UC tech management and leadership community. Andrus walks-the-walk of…
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From IT employee to university-wide partner – How Avi Badwal drives success and efficiency at UC Merced

Avi Badwal: Director-of-Enterprise-Products-and-Services-UC-Merced

The UC IT blog editors were grateful to have the opportunity to speak with Avi Badwal, UC Merced’s Director of Enterprise Products and Services. His unique outlook, including how he views his role in IT, along with the distinct management techniques…
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