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Neuroscientists Tap Gamers to Learn How People Problem-Solve

UC IT Blogger April 14, 2021 All ArticlesAI, apps, Artificial Intelligence, computer games, gamers, games, Gautam Agarwal, problem solving, UC Berkeley, UCB 0

By Robert Sanders. Fans of Candy Crush Saga, Flow Free or Minesweeper should check out a challenging new mobile game app, hexxed, that will stretch your brain as it helps brain researchers understand human strategic thinking and perhaps improve the reasoning…
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Holistic Research Support at UC Berkeley: a Library and Research IT collaboration

UC IT Blogger April 7, 2021 All ArticlesAmy Neeser, Anna Sackmann, data, data management, Information Technology, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, librarians, RDM, Research Data Management Program, Research IT, UC Berkeley, UCB 0

Anna Sackmann co-authored this post with Amy Neeser. Libraries have historically served as a hub for access to technology by providing publicly available computers with access to the Internet and workshops on technology topics. Academic libraries Research IT commonly house their…
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Do I Actually “Do” Anything?

UC IT Blogger March 24, 2021 All ArticlesAllison Henry, Chief Information Security Officer, CISO, Mike Horn, remote work, UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, UCB, UCSD, working from home 2

Peeling back the Zoom background — a CISO in her WFH habitat

By Allison Henry. (Originally posted in Medium, September 16, 2020.)…
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Don’t Miss the Women in Data Science Conference: March 8 – 12

UC IT Blogger March 3, 2021 All ArticlesAmy Neeser, Data Science, Emily Lopez, Events, UC Berkeley, UCB, virtual event, WIDS, WIDS Berkeley, WIDS Conference, Women in Data Science, Women's History Month 0

Student volunteers and attendees at WiDS Berkeley Conference 2020.

By Emily Lopez and Amy Neeser. This year, faced with the challenge of social distancing, Women in Data Science (WiDS) has reimagined its traditional conference and announced an inaugural 24-hour global event on March 8, International Women’s Day. This worldwide event will feature women researchers from around the world who will present…
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UCB Junior Describes Her Cisco Summer Internship

UC IT Blogger February 24, 2021 All ArticlesCisco, internship, Natasha Batra, Students, technology, UC Berkeley, UCB, undergraduate 0

Edited by Yvonne Tevis. UC Berkeley junior Natasha Batra, double majoring in data science and cognitive science, talks about her summer as a Cisco student intern, June 8 – August 28, 2020.

Tell me a bit about yourself.

I started out as a…
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Highlights from the 2020 Fall Technology Innovation Forum

UC IT Blogger February 24, 2021 All ArticlesBerkeley Changemaker Technology Innovation grants, coronavirus, COVID-19, Events, Fall Technology Innovation Forum, remote learning, UC Berkeley, UCB 0

By Deepshika Dhanasekar. Last month a group of inspiring and diverse group of teams celebrated their groundbreaking innovations at the Fall Technology Innovation Forum. The…
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Back by Popular Demand: UC IT Town Hall with Eugene Whitlock

UC IT Blogger January 20, 2021 All ArticlesCOVID-19, diversity, Eugene Whitlock, inclusion, pandemic, Town Hall, UC Berkeley, UC IT Town Hall, UCB, webinar 0

Eugene Whitlock, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Human Resources / Chief Human Resources Officer at UC Berkeley.

Join UC Berkeley Chief People & Culture Officer and Assistant Vice Chancellor of Human Resources Eugene Whitlock on Tuesday, February 2. He will continue the conversation from the October 19 town hall about “Cultivating Inclusion and Belonging During a…
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UC Women in Tech Session: Mentorship and Sponsorship

UC IT Blogger January 20, 2021 All ArticlesEvents, Jenn Stringer, mentorship, registration, sponsorship, UC Berkeley, UC WIT, UC Women in Technology, UCB, webinar, Women in Technology 0

Jenn Stringer, Associate Vice Chancellor for IT and Chief Information Officer for the University of California, Berkeley

Don’t miss the annual UC Women in Technology Committee’s featured session, during the final Virtual UC Tech, on Tuesday, January 26, at 3:30 pm.

Jenn Stringer, Associate Vice Chancellor for IT and Chief Information Officer at UC Berkeley, will…
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Watch the UC IT Town Hall Online

UC IT Blogger November 12, 2020 All ArticlesCIO, Dr. Christopher Longhurst, Eugene Whitlock, Events, ITLC, Mark Cianca, Town Hall, UC Berkeley, UC CIO, UC IT Leadership Council, UC IT Town Hall, UC San Diego, UC San Diego Health, UCB, UCSD, UCSD Health, Vince Kellen 0

The UC IT Town Hall was held October 19, 2020. Over 400 attendees joined remotely from around the UC system.

Mark Cianca, Interim UC CIO, opened the session to welcome attendees. Eugene Whitlock, UC Berkeley chief people and culture…
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With a Hop, a Skip and a Jump, High-Flying Robot Leaps Over Obstacles With Ease

UC IT Blogger September 9, 2020 All Articlescomputer science, data, Engineering, Justin Yim, Kara Manke, robotics, Salto, UC Berkeley, UCB 0

Since first unveiling Salto in 2016, UC Berkeley researchers have upgraded the robot with a host of new abilities. Now, it can navigate an obstacle course with ease and go on walks through Berkeley’s campus.

By Kara Manke. Topping out at less than a foot, Salto the robot looks like a Star Wars imperial walker in miniature. But don’t be fooled by its size — this little robot has a mighty spring in its step….
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