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Public Safety to Ships at Sea – FCC Licenses Help Run the University

The Flipping ship next to a regular ship

By Alexa Rivetti.  When one thinks of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the first thing that comes to mind may be the net neutrality debate. While an incredibly important issue, there are at least 250 other reasons for UC staff…
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Could You Hack a Pacemaker? – Lessons from the 5th Cyber Security Summit

Alex Bustamante and Dr. Klonoff

By Yvonne Tevis and Alexa Rivetti. The fifth biannual UC Cyber Security Summit was held in a hay barn. At UC Santa Cruz, nearly 130 University of California personnel gathered in the lovely restored Cowell Ranch Hay Barn on…
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Spotlight: Jill Hishmeh – Remembering When the UCR Network Was Young

By Alexa Rivetti, IT Communications Coordinator, UCOP.  “It’s fun to have been part of all the changes that have taken place over the last twenty-seven years,” said Jill Hishmeh (pictured third from the left), Director of IT Communications at UCR….
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Spotlight: Jessica Hilt – Strategic Storyteller and Conference Guru

By Alexa Rivetti, IT Communications Coordinator, UCOP.  If you check your email at all these days, then you’ve probably heard of Jessica Hilt amidst the flurry of UCCSC news. She is the technical outreach strategist for the University of California,…
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What do a parking lot, a U.S. president, and the University of California have in common?

They all celebrate UC Charter Day!

By Alexa Rivetti, IT Communications Coordinator, UCOP.  Did you know 149 years ago today, on March 23, 1868, the charter for what would become the University of California was enacted? UC was borne out…
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