Author Archive: UC IT Blog

UC Tech Black History Month Challenge

I have the same dream

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

"uc it blog: the year ahead" with icons relating to IT and holidays

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

UCUX Usibility Workshop

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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ChatGPT, parlor trick or more? For research, to write this blog…?

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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Being part of every research discovery at the university – in conversation with James Seddon, UC San Diego

James Seddon

Thank you, James Seddon, Senior Director, Enterprise Network and Voice Services, IT Services, UC San Diego for joining the UC IT blog editors for a fantastic conversation via Zoom about what inspires you in your work and how your background…
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UC Santa Barbara’s Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt training program celebrates first birthday

Lean Six Sigma instructors, pictured left to right: Marsha Robertson, Jacob Ofilas and Katie Mankins

By Marsha Robertson, Jacob Ofilas and Katie Mankins. November marked one year since UC Santa Barbara launched its Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt training program. With over 240 graduates from 80 departments across the UC Santa Barbara campus, and with…
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UC Office of the President Technology Delivery Services releases annual review

UCOP buildings

Last fiscal year UC Office of the President retired its mainframe and saved almost $3 million dollars, improved its cyber security posture, and moved the systemwide undergraduate admission system to the cloud.    These are just some of the stories in the UC Office…
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Introducing Heinz Yu and reflecting on being Filipino-American

Heinz Yu

Heinz Yu, manager of the Windows Services Group at UC Irvine and 25-year veteran of UC Tech, spoke with the UC IT blog team recently about his work and experiences as an immigrant from the Philippines. He reached out to…
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