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UC Irvine joins Unizin consortium to enhance student success
Collaborative approach fosters knowledge sharing, yields scalable solutions
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Build a business, save the world
UCI students participate in the Sustainability Challenge to develop Earth-friendly startups
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UCI Waypoints Symposium launches national dialogue on data driven student success
Leaders from over 30 higher education institutions gathered to engage on challenges and best practices
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UCI CODAS Selected as 2022 EDUCAUSE Exemplar

Learn more about this recognition and how UCI CODAS takes a collaborative approach to addressing student equity gaps in higher education

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UCI announces launch of Institute for Precision Health
Individually tailored wellness approach is giant leap in patient control, improved outcomes
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UCI is among founding members of national coalition to improve clinical trials
ACT@POC aims to boost efficiency, accessibility and participant diversity to benefit patients
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UCI and Syntropy Announce Five-Year Strategic Partnership to Improve Patient Care Through Unprecedented Data Integration
Academic partnership aims to empower researchers to drive scientific innovation through revolutionary utilization of health data
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Bringing Inclusive Language into IT
The document guides terminology choices in the technical world, but its intention is broader.
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Kian Colestock Named Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Information Officer
Kian Colestock was named associate vice chancellor and chief information officer, effective May 1, 2021. He will report to Vice Chancellor Tom Andriola.
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When everyone must separate, technology keeps us together
UCI's Office of Information Technology had a hand in every aspect of UCI's move to a remote environment, and now is poising the university to come back.
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Announcing Women in Technology at UCI Organization
Women in Technology at UCI is new diversity affinity group that aims to connect, inspire, and empower women working, researching and teaching in technology-related fields throughout our enterprise.
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Facilitating Teaching and Learning in a COVID-19 Environment
Transitioning thousands of courses to a virtual format is no small task, and just as other institutions of higher education around the world, the faculty of UCI faced the enormous task with just a few days to prepare.
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UCI Supports Students with Free Technological Resources

With this program, OIT and SSI looked to provide free laptop and equipment loans to students who lacked access to key remote learning tools. 

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UCI Health OnCall app launched to provide telehealth services to region

The telehealth service provides around-the-clock access to urgent primary care consultation via phone or video for current and potentially new UCI Health patients in Orange County and across the United States.

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Tom Andriola is named UCI vice chancellor of information technology and data
Andriola will work closely with campus and healthcare leaders to explore opportunities for technology and data to drive innovation and enhance the missions of teaching, research, patient care and public service.