Tag Archive: UC Berkeley
UC IT Blog
November 12, 2020
All ArticlesCIO, Dr. Christopher Longhurst, Eugene Whitlock, Events, ITLC, Mark Cianca, Town Hall, UC Berkeley, UC CIO, UC IT Leadership Council, UC IT Town Hall, UC San Diego, UC San Diego Health, UCB, UCSD, UCSD Health, Vince Kellen
The UC IT Town Hall was held October 19, 2020. Over 400 attendees joined remotely from around the UC system. Mark Cianca, Interim UC CIO, opened the session to welcome attendees. Eugene Whitlock, UC Berkeley chief people and culture…
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UC IT Blog
September 23, 2020
All Articlesdiversity, diversity & inclusion, Eugene Whitlock, human resources, inclusion, Save the date, Town Hall, UC Berkeley, UC IT Town Hall
Save the date for the next UC IT Town Hall on October 19, 2:30 – 3:30. The featured speaker is Eugene Whitlock, UC Berkeley chief people and culture officer, and assistant vice chancellor for Human Resources. He will talk…
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UC IT Blog
September 9, 2020
All Articlescomputer science, data, Engineering, Justin Yim, Kara Manke, robotics, Salto, UC Berkeley, UCB
By Kara Manke. Topping out at less than a foot, Salto the robot looks like a Star Wars imperial walker in miniature. But don’t be fooled by its size — this little robot has a mighty spring in its step….
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UC IT Blog
September 2, 2020
All Articles3D, Andrew Ansell, b.Print, Chasiri Sherron, Joshua Ott, Matthew Drake, Tony Kim, UC Berkeley, UC Office of the President, UCB, UCOP
By Chasiri Sherron. “We knew that we wanted to focus our efforts on a project that could actually be used to benefit others,” UC Berkeley student Joshua Ott said. He and his teammates Matthew Drake, Tony Kim, and Andrew Ansell…
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UC IT Blog
August 26, 2020
All ArticlesDebra Richardson, Events, Jenn Stringer, Judy Olson, Katie Chappell, Shohreh Bozorgmehri, UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UC Santa Cruz, UC WIT, UC Women in Tech, UCB, UCI, UCI Women in Tech, UCSC, Van Williams, virtual event, webinar, Women in Technology
Event: Altered Environments, New Opportunities Date: Thursday, September 10, 2020 Time: 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. Register now for the inaugural event of UCI Women in Tech, Altered Environments, New Opportunities. The panel will feature UC IT leaders in a…
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UC IT Blog
July 29, 2020
All ArticlesAI, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, Pieter Abbeel, robotic systems, robotics, Sergey Levine, UC Berkeley, UC Berkeley Robotics Learning Lab, UCB
When children play with toys, they learn about the world around them — and today’s robots aren’t all that different. At UC Berkeley’s Robot Learning Lab, groups of robots are working to master the same kinds of tasks that kids…
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UC IT Blog
July 15, 2020
All Articlescoronavirus, COVID-19, One IT, remote work, Rita Rosenthal, student outreach, UC Berkeley, UCB, Zoom
By Rita Rosenthal. Like many colleges and universities across the country, the demand for technical teams to expand existing services or build new services in support of the campus community during COVID-19 has been at a steady hum. Early in…
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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
March 18, 2020
All ArticlesChasiri Sherron, CITRIS, diversity, Jill Finlayson, Tech Women, UC Berkeley, Women in Tech, Women in Technology Initiative
By Chasiri Sherron. I met Jill Finlayson on the UC Berkeley campus, at the headquarters of the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) and the Banatao Institute. “Have you been here before? It’s pretty…
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UC IT Blog
March 11, 2020
All ArticlesCal Esports, Cal Esports Community Center, Caltopia, Community, Division of Student Affairs, eSports, Gaming, Jeané Blunt, Kirk Robles, UC Berkeley
By Jeané Blunt. UC Berkeley opened the Cal Esports Community Center in 2018. I spoke with Kirk Robles, associate director of business development in the Division of Student Affairs, UC Berkeley, to ask about the center’s goals and how…
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