Tag Archive: UCB
UC IT Blogger
September 8, 2022
All ArticlesReligion, Spirituality, technology, UC Berkeley, UCB
By Ivan Natividad. In a country that has seen a steep decline in religious practice, what do we consider as sacred? How do we express our spiritual beliefs? And what is replacing traditional places of worship? Carolyn Chen found the answer…
Read more about When work becomes your religion, nothing else matters
UC IT Blogger
August 24, 2022
All ArticlesAccessibility, UC Berkeley, UCB
UC Berkeley has launched a new high-level committee that will focus on making sure the campus’s digital infrastructure is accessible to everyone – from blind staff who use screen readers to narrate what they see on web pages to deaf…
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UC IT Blogger
May 4, 2022
All ArticlesHaas School of Bueinss, Leadership, UC Berkeley, UC IT Leadership Academy, UC Tech, UCB, UCI, UCI Health
By Tom Andriola. The UC IT Leadership Academy marked a milestone in March 2022—concluding its fifth session since 2015. This is a celebration for the entire UC Tech community, with about 150 technology leaders from every UC campus, health system, and…
Read more about The UC IT Leadership Academy: Celebrating 5 Participant Cohorts
UC IT Blogger
April 13, 2022
All ArticlesAI, Artificial Intelligence, bias, Imaging, UC Berkeley, UCB
By Marni Ellerry. Significant advances in artificial intelligence (AI) over the past decade have relied upon extensive training of algorithms using massive, open-source databases. But when such datasets are used “off label” and applied in unintended ways, the results are…
Read more about ‘Off label’ use of imaging databases could lead to bias in AI algorithms, study finds
UC IT Blogger
March 9, 2022
All ArticlesBerkeley IT, CIO, diversity, equity, inclusion, Jenn Stringer, UC Berkeley, UC Tech Exec, UCB
By Jenn Stringer. Becoming a first-time CIO during the pandemic certainly was trial by fire! What I appreciated about the experience is how the campus really came together to problem solve and the administrative and academic interests of the campus…
Read more about UC Tech Exec: Meet UCB CIO Jenn Stringer
UC IT Blogger
March 9, 2022
All ArticlesAl Covington, Associate CISO, Black History Month, Charron Andrus, diversity, Dr. Carmen Robinson, equity, inclusion, Information Technology, UC Berkeley, UC CIO, UC Santa Cruz, UC Tech Assembly, UCB, UCOP, UCSC, Van Williams
Watch the UC Tech Assembly: Black Leaders Panel, which took place on Monday, February 28. The discussion featured Black members of our UC Tech community from various levels of leadership. Topics ranged from personal stories to allyship advice, to…
Read more about UC Tech Assembly: Black Leaders Panel Recording
UC IT Blogger
March 2, 2022
All ArticlesInternational Women's Day, UC Berkeley, UCB, WIDS, Women in Data Science, Women in Data Science Berkeley, Women's History Month
UC IT Blogger
February 16, 2022
All ArticlesBerkeley Engineering, CITRIS and the Banatao Institute, DEI, diversity equity & inclusion, Diversity in Tech Symposium, EDGE in Tech Initiative, EDGE in Tech Initiative Athena Awards, UC Berkeley, UCB
Register for the Diversity in Tech Symposium: Advancing Climate Resilience presented by EDGE in Tech Initiative at the University of California, CITRIS and the Banatao Institute, and Berkeley Engineering. This virtual event takes place March 10–11, 2022 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m….
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UC IT Blogger
February 2, 2022
All ArticlesAl Covington, and inclusion, Associate CISO, Black History Month, Carmen Robinson, Charron Andrus, DEI, diversity, equity, Events, UC Berkeley, UC CIO, UC Santa Cruz, UCB, UCSC, Van Williams
Register for the UC Tech Assembly: Black Leaders Panel: Monday, February 28 11:00 a.m. – noon Register now This panel launches UC Tech Assembly series, which is expanding the former town hall series to better amplify the voices of…
Read more about UC Tech Assembly: Black Leaders Panel, Feb. 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
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…
Read more about Data Privacy Day Panel Discussion, Jan. 28