Author Archive: UC IT Blog

Celebrating Black Excellence in IT: A Conversation with Aisha Jackson

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Editor’s Note: We are happy to share this conversation between Aisha Jackson, Vice Chancellor of Information Technology at UC Santa Cruz, and Cheyenne Matthews-Hoffman, Digital Content Strategist at UC Santa Cruz. The piece opens with comments from Matthews-Hoffman. By Cheyenne…
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Process Palooza: Learn more in this message from President Drake – register by March 20th

Calling all UC staff: Are you ready to “Build, Unbuild, Rebuild” your way to a more streamlined and engaging workplace? Join Process Palooza on March 28-29 at UC San Diego. It’s a unique event teaching the processes that foster positive…
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Register now: When Your Identity is Inherently “Unprofessional” – Navigating Dominant Culture for LGBTQ+ Staff Event on March 21

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The UC Berkeley is hosting a panel discussion around professional advancement and community-building for UC staff from underrepresented communities on “When your identity is inherently ‘unprofessional’”: Navigating dominant culture definitions of professionalism for LGBTQ+ staff on Tuesday, March 21,…
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UC Tech Black History Month Challenge

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By Van Williams – Black History Month reflections and a request of the University of California technology community by University of California Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer Van Williams. To the UC Tech Community:  As we…
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UC IT Blog 2023: The Year Ahead

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By Duong Mai. In the last year, the UC Tech community has had many notable accomplishments, making extraordinary advances across all UC campuses.  In the year ahead, we seek to grow the UC Tech community of 9,755 members with more opportunities…
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UC User Experience Usability Workshop 2022

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The University of California User Experience (UCUX) Usability Workshop is an annual event held for members of the UC community from its respective locations. It focuses on user experience (UX) research and design, which help make digital services easier to…
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Winners of the inaugural UC Tech Yvonne Tevis Golden Award for UC Collaboration

Learn about the winning project of the 2022 Yvonne Tevis UC Collaboration Golden Award, “Connecting Patients & Researchers with UC Clinical Trials,” thanks to an inquisitive project team and ChatGPT. The UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Research Technology…
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