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Introducing Heinz Yu and reflecting on being Filipino-American

UC IT Blogger December 6, 2022 All Articlescomputer science, cyber security, filipino-american, Google, Heinz Yu, Leadership, Microsoft, UC Irvine, UC Tech, UCI, windows

Heinz Yu, manager of the Windows Services Group at UC Irvine and 25-year veteran of UC Tech, spoke with the UC IT blog team recently about his work and experiences as an immigrant from the Philippines. He reached out to…
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Celebrating Native American Heritage Month via Campus Land Acknowledgements

UC IT Blogger November 22, 2022 All Articlesnative american heritage month, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Los Angeles, UC Merced, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, UC San Francisco, UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz, UCB, UCD, UCI, UCLA, UCM, UCR, UCSB, UCSC, UCSD, UCSF

By Syliva Condro. November is Native American Heritage Month. Enjoy a collection of UC campus land acknowledgments to learn more about the historical culture and the contemporary presence of indigenous people in our area. Take a moment to review
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Introducing Kyle Castle

UC IT Blogger November 16, 2022 All ArticlesInformation Technology, IT, UC Irvine, UC IT, UCI, veterans

Kyle Castle, desktop support analyst at UC Irvine, has been serving a six-year contract with the US Army Reserve from 2018-2024. He traveled from Irvine, California to South Carolina for basic training and then to Georgia to the US Army…
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UC Irvine Cross-functional Team Extends Security in the Mobile Workforce

UC IT Blogger October 19, 2022 All Articlesfuture of work, remote work, security, UC Irvine, UCI

UC Irvine "Future of Work" Team: Winning Silver for the inaugural IT Security Award - Kian Colestock (right), Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Information Officer, Office of Information Technology (OIT) with Jenn Stringer, CIO UC Santa Cruz (left) at the 2022 UC Tech Awards

By Sarkis Daglian. A UC Irvine team won the inaugural UC Tech IT Security Award for transforming how the university functions in a hybrid world. Within 12 months, thanks to a first-of-its kind, centrally funded program, the team succeeded in…
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Data Privacy Day Panel Discussion, Jan. 28

UC IT Blogger January 26, 2022 All ArticlesAllison Henry, Bryan Cunningham, Data Privacy Day, Gillian Hayes, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Netflix, panel discussion, Pegah Parsi, privacy, Privacy Officer, Safiya Noble, Sean Peisart, security, The Social Dilemma, UC Berkeley, UC I, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, UCB, UCI, UCLA, UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry (C2i2), UCSD, virtual event 0

A person is attached by cords to various social media accounts and devices

Register now for a panel discussion with UC Campus Privacy Officers to celebrate Data Privacy Day this Friday, January 28, at noon! Panelists will explore the film, The Social Dilemma, the future of data, what UC’s role should be…
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Register: Privacy Career Awareness Panel, Jan. 26

UC IT Blogger January 12, 2022 All Articlescareers, Cheryl Washington, Chief Privacy Officer, CISO, Data Privacy Day, Data Privacy Month, DEI, diversity, diversity equity and inclusion, Events, Google, Liz Eraker Palley, Pegah Parsi, penl, privacy, Senior Privacy Counsel, Thea Bullock, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, UCD, UCI, UCSD 0

Animated Video call, with four diverse participants

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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Data Privacy Day: Film Screening and Panel Discussion

UC IT Blogger January 12, 2022 All ArticlesAllison Henry, Bryan Cunningham, Chief Information Security Officer, Chief Privacy Officer, CISO, Data Privacy Day, Data Privacy Month, Gillian Hayes, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Parsi, Pegah, Safiya Noble, Sean Peisart, The Social Dilemma, UC Berkeley, UC Campus Privacy Officers, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Los Angeles, UCB, UCD, UCI, UCLA 0

University of California, The Social Dilemma, Screening and Panel Discussion in Recognition of Data Privacy Day

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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ZotForce: UCI’s Comprehensive Advancement Solution

UC IT Blogger November 10, 2021 All ArticlesAffinaquest, Ashish Regmi, Aventri, CRM, Customer Relationship Management platform, MuleSoft, Sales Cloud, UC Irvine, UCI, University Advancement, ZotForce 0

By Ashish Regmi. To prepare for 21st century fundraising, UCI’s University Advancement began reassessing its technology infrastructure in 2015. The assessment revealed a combination of legacy technologies, homegrown fixes, and a highly non-integrated environment resulting in disjointed experiences, increasing technology…
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Advancing Lab Safety Towards Excellence

UC IT Blogger September 15, 2021 All Articlescollaboration, Customer Success Team, lab safety, Research Safety Services, Risk and Safety Solutions, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Los Angeles, UCD, UCI, UCLA 0

A woman working in a lab. Photo: UCI Research Safety Services

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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UCI Uses Student Data to Bolster Student Success

UC IT Blogger 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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