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It's essential for the Berkeley community to stay alert and to watch out for these types of threat actors. Together, we can create a strong defense. 

What you can do right now

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To our campus community, 

Heads up! There is another phishing campaign targeting the payroll payments of University of California employees, including faculty, staff, and students. Attackers are attempting to reroute UCPath Direct Deposit payments by stealing login credentials. 

How Attacks Are Delivered

These attacks are sophisticated and use both old and new tactics:

A newborn boy, KJ, was diagnosed at birth with a rare and potentially fatal genetic disease. He received a novel, on-demand CRISPR therapy in record time.

For first-year student Shruti Sahoo, UC Berkeley’s campus seemed to sport a divide: on one side, highly politically engaged students, and on the other, those focused on being part of the cutting edge of technological innovation. 

As AI reshapes education, faculty must move beyond the hype to understand its real-world impact in the classroom. This webinar explores AI’s promise and challenges, offering practical strategies for integrating AI effectively.

Researchers from UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco pursuing new approaches to computational health convened an April 29 conference to share progress and challenges in connecting disparate healthcare data to improve clinical decision-making and patient outcomes.

What happens when we replace sky-gazing with screen-scrolling? Discover how digital life impacts happiness and what Gen Z can teach us about reclaiming control over our well-being.

To our One IT community,

Due to the planned strike for UPTE on May 1, IT Client Services (ITCS) anticipates reduced staffing levels, impacting our ability to provide technical support to faculty and staff. Our ITCS team consists of primarily represented staff under the UPTE Technical Unit - TX. Please expect delays from the IT Service Desk, procurement, provisioning, and desktop support. We will prioritize urgent issues and respond as quickly as possible, but service levels will be impacted as follows: 

To our campus community,

Dear campus community,

Berkeley IT invites you to take our first campus-wide survey to help us better understand how well we are meeting your core technology service needs (e.g. Wi-Fi, online collaboration, helpdesk, etc.). Your input will be shared with technology governance committees and incorporated into planning and decision-making.

The survey takes less than 10 minutes. Twenty (20) participants will be randomly selected to win a $50 Amazon gift card. All responses will remain confidential.

As an undergraduate mathematics student 14 years ago, Jacob Steinhardt began to consider a future where artificial intelligence would automate most cognitive work, which he thought could have an even bigger impact than the Industrial Revolution.