This Week's Stories:
1. Process Palooza
When: March 29, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. with pre-event training and meet-ups March 28, 1 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Where: UC San Diego Price Center
Calling all UC staff, are you ready to BUILD, UNBUILD, REBUILD your way to a more streamlined and engaging workplace? Join us in San Diego on March 28 & 29 for Process Palooza, a unique event celebrating the people and processes that foster positive change and operational excellence across the UC! Our interactive workshops will give you the tools you need to build a strong foundation, unbuild old habits and processes, and rebuild something better. Learn from industry experts, hear thought-provoking keynote speeches, connect with like-minded professionals, compete to improve real business processes, and have fun while you’re at it!
UC President Michael Drake himself has given his stamp of approval, encouraging us to be curious, ask questions and rethink the way we do things. And what better way to do that than at Process Palooza, the ultimate incubator for business innovation and continuous improvement at UC and beyond. Watch President Drake’s video message. Don’t miss out on free and discounted prices! Act now to secure your spot at and join us on this journey of continuous improvement!
2. Congrats and Good Luck to All UCLA UC Tech Presentation Proposals
UCLA submitted the 3rd highest amount, with double the number from last year. We hope to see you this July at UC Tech!
Number of Proposal Submissions by location (207 total):
- UC Berkeley 33
- UC Davis 10
- UC Irvine 20
- UC Los Angeles 31
- UC Merced 6
- UCOP 18
- UC Riverside 8
- UC San Diego 24
- UC San Francisco 46
- UC Santa Barbara 2
- UC Santa Cruz 9
Read more about UC Tech 2023 here
3. Now That Computers Connect Us All, For Better and Worse, What’s Next?
The digital revolution has brought chess-playing robots, self-driving cars, curated newsfeeds — and new ethical challenges.
4. Core Memory Weavers and Navajo Women Made the Apollo Missions Possible
The historic Apollo moon missions are often associated with high-visibility test flights, dazzling launches and spectacular feats of engineering. But intricate, challenging handiwork — comparable to weaving — was just as essential to putting men on the moon. Beyond Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and a handful of other names that we remember were hundreds of thousands of men and women who contributed to Apollo over a decade. Among them: the Navajo women who assembled state-of-the-art integrated circuits for the Apollo Guidance Computer and the women employees of Raytheon who wove the computer’s core memory.
5. Friday Fun
