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A focus on accessibility at the UC Tech 2023 Conference

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Each year, the third Thursday of May marks Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). This May, the UC Tech Conference planning team announced their partnership with the UC Electronic Accessibility Committee in shaping content for the conference. This resulted in…
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UC Tech 2023 Podcast with Van Williams, Joe Bengfort, and Faye Snowden

Podcast cover featuring Van Williams, Joe Bengfort, and Faye Snowden

This week, The Current at UC San Diego IT Services aired a podcast about the 2023 UC Tech Conference, featuring, Van Williams, University of California VP of IT and Chief Information Officer, Joseph Bengfort, CIO, UC San Francisco Medical Center…
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April is Diversity Month: the story behind the new UC Tech DEI Leadership Award – apply now

UC Tech Awards Program / Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Leadership Golden Award presented to ____ by Van Williams and the UC IT Leadership Council on July 18, 2023

By Derek Shue. In recognition of Diversity Month, celebrated each April, the UC IT Blog team is sharing important diversity insights and resources, along with details about the new UC Tech Awards Program Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Leadership Award,…
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UC Tech Awards Program 2023: Background & Application Form

UC Tech Awards Application - open to all UC staff and faculty: share accomplishments about using tech to make a positive change, impacting the mission. One Golden and Silver award for each category to be awarded on July 18. Apply now by May 8. Learn how to apply at an info session on April 21 or April 27. 7 Awards categories: DEI Leadership, Design, Innovation (Sautter), IT Security, Operational Excellence (Aminin), Sustained Impact, UC-Wide Collaboration (Tevis)

The UC Tech Awards Program celebrates the achievements of UC employees in designing, implementing or managing high-impact technology initiatives that drive digital transformation. It promotes increased engagement in the UC Tech community by recognizing the technology contributions of university faculty…
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UC Tech Black History Month Challenge

I have the same dream

By Van Williams – Black History Month reflections and a request of the University of California technology community by University of California Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer Van Williams. To the UC Tech Community:  As we…
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ChatGPT, parlor trick or more? For research, to write this blog…?

Winners of the inaugural UC Tech Yvonne Tevis Golden Award for UC Collaboration

Learn about the winning project of the 2022 Yvonne Tevis UC Collaboration Golden Award, “Connecting Patients & Researchers with UC Clinical Trials,” thanks to an inquisitive project team and ChatGPT. The UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Research Technology…
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