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UC IT Blog
June 24, 2020
All Articlesbasic needs, coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 student relief, student technology fund, technology equity, UC Berkeley, Wi-Fi
Sheltered in place in West Covina, in her family’s tiny two-bedroom apartment, UC Berkeley junior Cindy Mendez Moreno tries to muster motivation to study in the dark, while her parents and three sisters sleep. Only then is it quiet, with…
Read more about COVID-19 Relief Targets Vulnerable Students, More Aid Needed
UC IT Blog
June 24, 2020
All Articlescoronavirus, COVID-19, Department of Physics, Jason Nielson, Physics, TA, Teaching Assistant, UC Santa Cruz, UCSC
By Jason Nielsen. One of the common experiences for science and engineering students at UC Santa Cruz is the intro physics lab course. In a typical quarter, around 800 students take these courses to explore topics ranging from mechanical waves…
Read more about Pandemic Stories: Adapting Physics Labs in the Time of COVID-19
UC IT Blog
June 17, 2020
All ArticlesCOVID-19, Tom Andriola, UC Health, UC Health CIO, UC Irvine, UCI, Vice Chancellor of Information Technology & Data
Tom Andriola became vice chancellor of Information, Technology & Data at UC Irvine in September 2019. Most recently, he spent six years as UC system CIO at the UC Office of the President. In that role, he focused on building and connecting a universitywide community of IT professionals. Below he describes the transition to campus…
Read more about Where’d You Go, Tom Andriola? Interview with UCI VC for Information, Technology & Data
UC IT Blog
June 17, 2020
All ArticlesAhna Heller, Anita Nichols, Information and Educational Technology, Service Hub, software licensing, Th Software and Service Catalog, UC Davis, UCD
By Ahna Heller. Information and Educational Technology (IET) at UC Davis has launched a new software catalog that makes it easier for students, staff, and faculty to obtain software available through UC and campus agreements. It also represents the next step forward in…
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UC IT Blog
June 17, 2020
All ArticlesCharles Neumann, COVID-19, Harrison Tasoff, Minecraft, remote learning, The Current, UC Santa Barbara, UCSB
By Harrison Tasoff. For undergraduate Charles Neumann the announcement that spring quarter classes would be delivered via remote instruction was sad news. Like many graduating seniors, he had hoped to spend his final days at UC Santa Barbara enjoying classes and…
Read more about Mine-crafting that Campus Feeling
UC IT Blog
June 11, 2020
All ArticlesGigi Johnson, innovation, remote learning, remote working, UC Los Angeles, UCLA, UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
By Jeané Blunt. Gigi Johnson, Ed.D., teaches music industry courses at the UCLA Herb Albert School of Music and was the founding executive director of the UCLA Center for Music Innovation. She also hosts the UCLA podcast, Innovating Music….
Read more about Meet Gigi Johnson: UCLA Music and Tech Innovator
UC IT Blog
June 11, 2020
All ArticlesInstagram, photo, remote work, screen break, UC IT, WFH, work from home
During shelter in place, the email and Zoom are endless. UC IT just has to step away from it every now and then. We asked coworkers from around UC to send in photos of what they see on their “screen…
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UC IT Blog
June 11, 2020
All Articlescoronavirus, COVID-19, Harrison Tasoff, Information Technology, The Current, UC Santa Barbara, UCSB, UCSB IT
By Harrison Tasoff. As classes, research and administration transition to the internet, the campus’s information technology (IT) departments have had the monumental task of adapting systems, increasing capacity and keeping the university up and running. The good news is that…
Read more about UCSB’s COVID-19 IT Response
UC IT Blog
June 3, 2020
All Articlesdiversity, diversity and inclusion, inclusion, justics, Ola Papoola, UC IT, UC Office of the President, UCOP
By Ola Popoola. Editor’s Note: A member of the UC IT community, Ola Popoola, posted in her blog the following opinion piece about the recent killing of George Floyd at the hands of the police. It is reposted in…
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UC IT Blog
June 3, 2020
All ArticlesEvents, Process Palooza, Return to Learn, UC San Diego, UCSD, webinar
UC San Diego has launched an ambitious program called Return to Learn. The goal is to find out if 65,000 faculty, students, and staff can be routinely tested for COVID-19 so the campus may be safely re-opened in the fall. A three-week…
Read more about Join Webinar: UC San Diego’s Return to Learn Program