Seismologist processes earthquake waveforms recorded by smartphones on multiple platforms

Submitted by Erica Chen on August 17, 2017

Growing up in Anyang, in a central region of China greatly impacted by earthquakes, Qingkai Kong was inspired to do research in seismology precisely because earthquakes are serious natural hazards that affect communities worldwide. Berkeley’s proximity to the Hayward Fault influenced his decision to complete his graduate studies under Richard Allen at the UC Berkeley Seismology Lab.

Research IT Aligns with CTL and ETS to Improve Faculty Support

Submitted by Jenn Stringer, MLIS on August 16, 2017

Teaching and Research Resource Fair, 18 April 2017, Academic Innovation Studio

Effective August 1, 2017, Research IT, the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), and Educational Technology Services (ETS) have been aligned into a single portfolio. Larry Conrad, Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Information Officer and Cathy Koshland, Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Education agreed jointly that this move would provide enriched more streamlined support to faculty.

Research IT interns develop improvements to Savio functionality in response to user input

Submitted by Erica Chen on August 15, 2017

This past year, Research IT’s interns have been working alongside staff to improve the experience of Savio cluster users.

Research IT's digital humanities support highlighted at DH 2017

Submitted by Quinn Dombrowski on August 11, 2017

Research IT’s innovative approach to supporting digital humanities was on display in multiple venues at the international Digital Humanities 2017 conference, held from August 8-11, 2017 at McGill University in Montreal.

CollectionSpace UI Rewrite: Milestone 4 Update

Submitted by Ray Lee on August 2, 2017

Ray Lee of UC Berkeley’s Research IT department is the lead for the CollectionSpace UI rewrite project, code-named “Drydock.” The following piece describes progress in improving record types, template selection, and custom validation functionality in CollectionSpace. This work is funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to LYRASIS, CollectionSpace’s institutional home.

CollectionSpace 4.5 released

Submitted by Ray Lee on July 31, 2017

Version 4.5 of CollectionSpace, an open source collections management system, was released on July 20, 2017. Research IT maintains installations of CollectionSpace for several museums on campus, spanning a variety of disciplines including art, botany, and anthropology.

Sociologist uses Docker to switch workflows with ease

Submitted by Erica Chen on July 26, 2017

As both a visiting doctoral candidate at UCLA’s Department of Sociology and a lecturer in the School of Information’s Master of Information and Data Science program (MIDS), Brooks Ambrose needed an efficient way to organize and switch between his different workflows throughout the day.

Research IT Reading Group: now with remote participation

Submitted by Steve Masover on July 14, 2017

Since April 2013, Research IT has hosted a biweekly reading group open to anyone affiliated with UC Berkeley, to discuss research projects, technology that supports research, and topics that concern research and technology in higher ed.

Research IT Awarded Grant for 3D Visualization Project with the Hearst Museum

Submitted by Erica Chen on July 12, 2017

Photogrammetry in progress for display in the HearstCAVE

The Student Technology Fund committee at UC Berkeley recently awarded Research IT a grant for the two-year project, Student 3D/Visualization Teams for Campus Museums, which will be run in collaboration with the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology (PAHMA).

Research IT's Quinn Dombrowski steps up to lead BRC Consulting

Submitted by Jason C. Christopher on July 7, 2017

Research IT’s Quinn Dombrowski is the new service manager for BRC Consulting as of July 1, 2017. Dombrowski brings a wealth of consulting experience and leadership to her new role.

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