Tag Archive: UC Merced
UC IT Blogger
March 8, 2023
All ArticlesChief Information Officer, CIO, Nick Dugan, UC Merced, UCM
In early January, Nick Dugan was appointed chief information officer (CIO) for UC Merced by Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz. Dugan is the first CIO at Merced to hold a vice chancellor title and sit on the chancellor’s cabinet. In a…
Read more about Introducing Nick Dugan – UC Merced’s new vice chancellor and chief information officer
UC IT Blogger
March 8, 2023
All ArticlesChief Information Officer, CIO, Nick Dugan, UC CIO, UC Merced, UCM
Nick Dugan shared with the UC IT Blog team the diversity statement he submitted as part of his application for the position of Vice Chancellor and Chief Information Officer at UC Merced. By Nick Dugan. My understanding of and commitment…
Read more about Diversity Statement – Nick Dugan’s Commitment
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
Read more about Celebrating Native American Heritage Month via Campus Land Acknowledgements
UC IT Blogger
January 26, 2022
All ArticlesAg Tech, Agriculture Technology, CITRIS, cyberinformatics, Elizabeth Arakelian, FACTS Bridge Program, UC Merced, UCM
By Elizabeth Arakelian. While many are preparing to head off to college after an unprecedented year, a handful of students are already on UC Merced’s campus and working away in research labs. They’re part of the inaugural FACTS Bridge…
Read more about Students Conduct Ag Tech Research on Campus for USDA Internships
UC IT Blogger
December 15, 2021
All ArticlesEngineering, Events, in-person event, Innovate to Grow Showcase, register, robots, UC Merced, UCM, virtual event
More than 40 student teams from UC Merced’s School of Engineering will show off the projects they’ve been designing and assembling for community partners — from data analysis and food processing to autonomous mobile robots and water-treatment monitoring. The Fall 2021
Read more about Register Ahead for Fall Innovate to Grow; Event Highlights Experiential Learning
UC IT Blogger
October 6, 2021
All ArticlesCecilia Finney, CSAM, Cyber Security Awareness Month, Cybersecurity, Esther Silver, James McKinzie, Kip Bates, National Cyber Security Awareness Month, NCSAM, Ronise Zenon, UC Cyber Champions, UC Merced, UC San Diego, UC San Francisco, UC Santa Barbara, UCM, UCOP, UCSB, UCSD, UCSF
By Jeané Blunt. October may be known for it’s spooky holiday, but it’s also Cyber Security Awareness Month (CSAM). And what’s more frightening than unsecured data? To help UC celebrate, the UC Cyber Champions have cultivated a calendar…
Read more about No Need to Fear, CSAM is Here
UC IT Blogger
June 16, 2021
All Articlesdiversity, grant, inclusion, National Science Foundation, NSF, professional development, START UP SJV, STEM Teachers Alliance for Regional Tech, Students, UC Merced, UCM, underrepresented
By Leigh Bernacchi. The technology world is punctuated by startups, and UC Merced is “starting up” its own program to invigorate computer science education in the San Joaquin Valley. The National Science Foundation awarded a $300,000, two-year grant to support…
Read more about UC Merced Brings NSF ‘Computer Science for All’ Program to Merced Schools
UC IT Blogger
February 10, 2021
All Articlesagriculture, AgTech, CITRIS, CITRIS and the Bantao Institute, seminar series, technology, Tom Harmon, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Merced, UC Riverside, UCANR, Virtis Research Exchange
UC IT Blogger
November 4, 2020
All ArticlesChristy Snyder, collaboration, coronavirus, COVID-19, Gustavo Torres, Jessica Duffy, Microsoft Teams, Office of Information Technology, OIT, Student Dens, UC Merced, UCM
By Jessica Duffy and Christy Snyder. As the full impact of COVID-19 unfolded over the summer, UC Merced’s academic leadership made the decision to build out capacity to support remote instruction. Of particular concern was the student experience in this…
Read more about Student Dens: A Remote Student Support System at UC Merced
UC IT Blogger
September 23, 2020
All Articlescomputing, Cyber Infrastructure and Research Computing, National Science Foundation, NSF, Office of Information Technology, Pinnacles, Supercomputer, supercomputing, UC Merced
By Lorena Anderson. UC Merced is rapidly gaining a strong reputation for research and scientific computing across many disciplines and a major expansion of its computing infrastructure is about to cement the campus’ status as a research computing hub. The…
Read more about New Grant More than Doubles Campus Supercomputing Power