By Noah Pflueger-Peters. Software code is written to be read by both computers and humans. Machines quickly and perfectly understand the computational meaning, while humans read it the same way they read natural language: not as quickly and sometimes incorrectly….
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By Ahna Heller. How do you improve staff engagement? You form a committee! As most of us know, it’s not really that simple; if the committee doesn’t have the ear of leadership and if they don’t produce results, it’s just…
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By Ahna Heller. The New York Times has described a Webby as “The internet’s highest honor.” Well, UC Davis won a Webby! On April 26, the UC Davis homesite—www.ucdavis.edu—was announced the People’s Voice winner in the School/University website category…
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February 23, 2022 All Articles 0
By Kristen Godfrey. UC Davis Health has won gold stars for improving patient flow! How? By creating a program to address everything from reducing the time doctors spend walking from patient to patient, to decreasing the time patients spend waiting…
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January 12, 2022 All Articles 0
Register for the panel discussion “How to Break Down Barriers to Privacy Careers for Underrepresented Populations,” hosted by the UC Berkeley Privacy Office. This virtual event will take place on January 26, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. Register for the…
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January 12, 2022 All Articles 0
We tweet, we like, and we share — but what are the consequences of our growing dependence on social media? In the documentary film, The Social Dilemma, Silicon Valley insiders reveal how social media is reprogramming civilization by exposing…
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September 15, 2021 All Articles 0
When Research Safety Services at UC Irvine evaluated their safety program, several gaps were found in lab safety which were hindering their safety goals. The database for lab inspections and findings was outdated with low tech reporting capabilities, and pulling…
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September 1, 2021 All Articles 0
Don’t miss the UC IT Town Hall with President Michael V. Drake on Tuesday, September 14. The town hall will be moderated by UC Davis CIO Viji Murali and incoming UC CIO Van Williams. This event will be recorded and,…
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August 18, 2021 All Articles 1
By Val Trullinger. Awards tend to be given at the end of major projects—if you’re lucky. Your team spends months, if not years, of blood, sweat, and tears; and sends their product out to the world, hoping it does well….
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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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