Tag Archive: UC Merced
UC IT Blog
March 28, 2024
All ArticlesUC Merced, UC Tech Awards
Last summer, Sarvani Chadalapaka, director of Cyberinfrastructure and Research Technologies at UC Merced, won the 2023 UC Tech Awards Program DEI leadership silver award, thanks to her leadership and advocacy supporting underrepresented groups at UC Merced. Learn more about her…
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UC IT Blog
April 5, 2023
All ArticlesAvi Badwal, Director of Enterprise Products and Services, innovation, UC Merced, ux
The UC IT blog editors were grateful to have the opportunity to speak with Avi Badwal, UC Merced’s Director of Enterprise Products and Services. His unique outlook, including how he views his role in IT, along with the distinct management techniques…
Read more about From IT employee to university-wide partner – How Avi Badwal drives success and efficiency at UC Merced
UC IT Blog
March 23, 2023
All ArticlesAvi Badwal, Road to UC Merced, SIR, Student Intent to Register, UC Merced, UC Tech Awards, ux
By Laurel Skurko. It’s March in California. This means nearly 250,000 students who applied to the University of California (UC) last fall will soon learn the answers to their questions: “Was I accepted?” and “What’s next?” Thanks to a digital-first…
Read more about Improving the Road to UC Merced – How a focus on student experience drove a team to achieve unprecedented success
UC IT Blog
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 Blog
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…
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UC IT Blog
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 Blog
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 Blog
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 Blog
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 Blog
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
