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Friday Five for May 2nd, 2025

1. Register for BruinTech Spring Conference Today

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The BruinTech board cordially invites you to register for our upcoming Spring Conference. The event is scheduled for May 29 with the theme ‘Becoming a more Effective Institution’. 

Join us for a full day of thought-provoking keynotes, interactive breakout sessions, and cross-campus networking. Together, we will explore how we can amplify our impact, enhance service delivery, and collectively shape the future of UCLA’s digital ecosystem.

Supervisors are encouraged to grant invited employees sufficient release time to attend the event, provided that their absence does not infringe upon the performance of required job duties.

Register here for the BruinTech Spring Conference

 

2. Sign up for UCLA Professional Overleaf Account Now

UCLA has announced that all current students, faculty, and staff now have access to a free Professional Overleaf  account. This initiative, supported by the Graduate Student Association(GSA), the Institute for Digital Research and Education(IDRE), and the Office of Advanced Research Computing(OARC), aims to streamline the process of creating and sharing scientific documents.

Overleaf offers advanced features such as real-time collaboration, faster compile times, unlimited collaborators, live document previews, and integration with academic journals and GitHub. This tool is designed to enhance academic and research work, making it more efficient and collaborative.

To activate your Overleaf Professional account and for more details on how to get started,  visit the UCLA Overleaf page.

 

3. RSVP: UCLA’s Spring XR Demo

Bruin Technologist interested to learn about XR, here is a chance to attend an on campus event for the Spring XR demo at YRL. Learn new skills, exchange ideas and meet professions within the XR domain.

Visit the XR Spring Demo Day 2025 page to learn more,  or register here.

Where: YRL

When: May 16th, 2025 from 9:00am to 4:00pm

 

4. Event: Intro to Accessible Research

Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC) is hosting a workshop titled "Introduction to Accessible Research" hosted by UCLA's Institute for Digital Research and Education (IDRE). This event is designed to empower researchers with the knowledge and tools to make their work more accessible to diverse audiences.

Don't miss this opportunity to enhance the accessibility of your research and contribute to a more inclusive academic community.

To learn more about the workshop and register visit the ‘Intro to Accessible Research’ page.

Where: Online, Register here 

When: May 16, 2025 11:00 AM

 

5. Jobs Posting

 

Please click on the link to read the message from UC President Michael V. Drake on the University of California’s financial outlook and hiring freeze

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