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Computing and Data Sciences Improve What We Know About Wildfires and How to Fight Them

UC IT Blog August 18, 2021 All Articlesalgorithm, climate change, collaboration, computing and data sciences, Data Science, forest management, machine learning, microbiology, Rachel Leven, simulations, UC Berkeley, UCB, wildfires 0

A firefighter walking towards a wildfire

By Rachel Leven. Our understanding, planning, and response to wildfires benefit from connections with data and computing sciences, UC Berkeley researchers say. Recent developments in machine learning and simulations can help first responders detect fires earlier, predict fires’ paths and limit…
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UC Teams Receive Annual Sautter Awards for IT Innovation

UC IT Blog August 9, 2021 All ArticlesAwards, Events, Information Technology, innovation, Larry L. Sautter, Larry L. Sautter Awards, technology, UC Tech, UC Tech 2021, UCCSC, UCTech 0

Ten teams from across the University of California won 2021 Larry L. Sautter Awards for technology innovations. The awards were presented yesterday (Aug. 10, 2021) at the annual UC Tech Conference, hosted this year by UCLA. The annual Sautter…
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UCI Institute for Future Health to harness technology to build personalized health model

UC IT Blog August 9, 2021 All Articles 0

Professor Ramesh Jain of UC Irvine photo: Steve Zylius/UC Irvine communications

A newly established Institute for Future Health at the University of California, Irvine will combine research and clinical work to address the movement toward a more personalized healthcare model. The institute aims to integrate lifestyle, community, environment and socioeconomic factors…
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Register: UCSD Privacy Workshop on Aug. 18

UC IT Blog August 9, 2021 All Articles 0

Clip art of someone working on a laptop while looking over their shoulder suspiciously

Learn about privacy laws and how to best protect yourself at the Privacy 101 Online Webinar, presented by the UC San Diego Campus Privacy Office, on August 18, from 9:00 a.m. to 12 p.m. Register now! This event is…
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UCI Uses Student Data to Bolster Student Success

UC IT Blog August 4, 2021 All ArticlesCOMPASS, data, Information Technology, Kristen McIntyre, Michael Dennin, Office of Information Technology, OIT, Students, UC Irvine, UCI 0

By Kristen McIntyre. Student success depends on having timely support programs in place to address learning and achievement gaps. UCI has developed a program, called COMPASS, to help instructors and advisors pinpoint student need and provide that essential support. It…
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Don’t Miss the UC Tech Special Sessions

UC IT Blog August 4, 2021 All Articlesconference, Events, keynote, program schedule, UC Los Angeles, UC Tech, UC Tech 2021, UCCSC, UCLA, UCTech, virtual event 0

UC Tech 2021: Envisioning the Future of IT

So many interesting UC Tech 2021 sessions have been scheduled, it could be easy to overlook some of the special events. If you’ve registered for the conference, be sure to create your own schedule and add these special presentations….
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AI for More Efficient Flying Qubits

UC IT Blog August 4, 2021 All ArticlesArtificial Intelligence, Berkeley Lab Computing Sciences, Jon Bashor, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, qubits, Supercomputer 0

In order to use existing optical network fibers such as these, qubits (quantum bits) need to be efficiently converted to "flying qubits." (Credit: Berkeley Lab)

By Jon Bashor. As quantum computers evolve from theory to functioning machines and begin solving problems beyond the capabilities of even the fastest supercomputers, finding a way to link these powerful new systems to communicate with other quantum machines becomes…
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Masks in the Making: UCD Health IT Project Manager Coordinates Community COVID Project

UC IT Blog July 28, 2021 All ArticlesColleen Gordon, coronavirus, COVID-19, face masks, masks, pandemic, UC Davis, UC Davis Health, UC Davis Health IT, UCD, Yvonne Tevis 2

By Yvonne Tevis. Colleen Gordon doesn’t sew—but early in the pandemic she co-founded a mask-making project that produced 6,000 home-sewn masks—masks that would go to neighbors, patients, the homeless, and anyone who needed one. An IT project manager for UC…
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President Drake to Speak at UC IT Town Hall

UC IT Blog July 28, 2021 All ArticlesEvents, President Michael Drake, Save the date, UC IT Town Hall 0

Save the date—Sept. 14, 9:30 – 10:15. President Drake is joining the next UC IT town hall to speak to the UC IT community. Registration details will be provided soon. Stay tuned.

The Role of Computing in Sustainability and Solutions that Scale

UC IT Blog July 28, 2021 All ArticlesAndre van der Hoek, Bill Tomlinson, climate change, computing, Hayden Freedman, Shani Murray, Solutions that Scale, sustainability, UC Irvine 0

A knowledge graph generated by one of the students participating in ICS 5 at the beginning of the course. This assignment was an attempt to capture student prior knowledge about topics relating to sustainability and technology, using a concept and relationship structure.

By Shani Murray. As Scientific American reiterated this month, we are in the midst of a climate emergency. 2020 saw record-breaking wildfires and hurricanes and ended in a tie with 2016 as the hottest year on record. Aware of the massive scope of challenges…
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