Colleagues,
Resilient, rising, and reinspired was the theme for this year’s UC Tech conference which brought over 1,000 technologists from across the UC system together both on the Berkeley campus and virtually. I think the theme also describes how the last year has played out and how we have approached our campus IT priorities: remaining resilient and making good progress on key initiatives while rising to meet some unexpected challenges.
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Dear campus community,
As we pass our first milestone under the Consent Decree between UC Berkeley and the US Department of Justice, we want to share our deep gratitude. Thank you for the last several months of hard work ensuring audio and videos published since Dec. 2, 2022 are accessible for everyone. Your investment of time and resources demonstrates UC Berkeley’s dedication to inclusion and accessibility.
California agencies will collaborate with UC Berkeley and Stanford University to study the impacts of generative AI on the state and its workforce, according to a new executive order signed by Governor Gavin Newsom today.
“The AI arms race is changing everything,” an article published in TIMEsaid earlier this year. In May, The Washington Postreported, “AI is changing jobs across industries.
As students and faculty return to campus for the beginning of a new academic year, the newest college at UC Berkeley is working to build its student support infrastructure and programs.
Emerging from a vision to provide a dedicated space for women technologists and allies to connect, engage with one another, collaborate, and share stories, the UC Women in Tech (WIT) committee is excited to introduce an all-new website tailored to fulfill this purpose!
Emerging speech neuroprostheses may offer a way to communicate for people who are unable to speakduetoparalysisor disease,butfast,high-performancedecodinghas not yetbeen demonstrated.
One IT Colleagues,
As we kick off another academic year, we have some updates to share toward continuous improvement in supporting our campus community. We are excited to be rolling out new forms that will expedite campus customer requests for several computer and printer-related items. A new service is also now available for decommissioning devices.
In 2016, political pundits were stunned by the presidential election results. Donald J. Trump would be the next president of the United States, defying most political pundits’ predictions. This prompted the media, politicians and others to reflect on the accuracy and usefulness of election forecasting.
‘Tis the season for political pundits, patriotic advertisements, presidential debates…and deepfakes?!
If you’ve been online in the past year, chances are you’ve witnessed the meteoric rise of generative AI. From ChatGPT to DALL-E, AI has infiltrated every aspect of our digital lives.
This past July, UC Berkeley hosted the annual UC Tech Conference. IT professionals from across the UC system came together to connect and share new ideas on collaborating and growing IT support services within the UC system. This year, 27 UC Berkeley students (myself included) had the valuable opportunity to participate in the conference.
Info (in a) Sec: Information Security Newsletter - Aug. 8, 2023
UC Berkeley experts taught ChatGPT how to quickly create datasets on difficult-to-aggregate research about certain materials that can be used to fight climate change, according to a new paper published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
UC Berkeley to receive a $2.2 million grant as part of Google’s support of a consortium of cybersecurity clinics.
In 2018, the Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC) at the UC Berkeley School of Information launched Citizen Clinic, a first-of-its-kind program that trains students to provide pro bono digital security assistance to public interest organizations with limited resources.
As an undergraduate student at UC Berkeley who has worked as an IT technician for over two years, I can say with confidence that this experience has been one of the most rewarding of my college career. Working for Berkeley IT has allowed me to gain valuable experience in information technology (IT) and allowed me to not only meet, but work alongside some of the most diverse, hardworking, and talented individuals.
Dear One IT Colleagues and Unit Information Security Leads,
