IT Innovation Contest

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Award winners have been announced

Information Technology at UCSF selected 5 proposals for funding. The winning teams had seven weeks to work on the projects. An awards ceremony took place on October 12, 2012 as part of the IT@UCSF Sharecase conference at Mission Bay campus.

Proposals - top 3 have been awarded! (48 total)

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A Proposal to Develop a Web-Based Mobile Phone Tool to Facilitate Tracking and Communications Related to Research Mentorship

Submitted by Renee Courey on July 27, 2012 - 5:01pm Last revised by Web Producer on August 25, 2014 - 10:07am.
Proposal Status: 
Review Complete

Impact on UCSF and Conduct of Research: Mentorship is an essential component of research and career development for both faculty and trainees. Inadequate mentee oversight on the one hand, and insufficient mentor recognition on the other, can impact team efficiency, research success, trainee development, usefulness to the team, and matriculation to research careers, and faculty satisfaction, retention, and productivity. Consequently, creating efficient and effective systems to monitor and support mentorship will improve the conduct of research.

Transforming Teaching and Learning through Technology: Faculty Development Virtual Communities

Submitted by Xinxin Huang on July 27, 2012 - 5:01pm Last revised by Web Producer on August 25, 2014 - 10:07am.
Proposal Status: 
Review Complete

Description of project

Educators have long recognized the potential value of technologies as tools for improving teaching and learning. However, the integration of technology into teaching and learning is not a simple matter and can be particularly challenging on a decentralized campus.  In this proposal, we ask how to help faculty to develop their teaching with technologies.

 

Social Networking to Promote Development of Regional Best Practices in Pediatric Critical Care

Submitted by Lindsay Lightbody on July 27, 2012 - 4:33pm Last revised by Web Producer on August 25, 2014 - 10:06am.
Proposal Status: 
Review Complete

Description:  The Northern California Pediatric Intensive Care Network (PICN) is an informal consortium of all 13 Northern California Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs); its mission is to advance and standardize the care of critically ill children in Northern California.

A Paperless Electronic Lab Notebook for UCSF

Submitted by Khang Nguyen on July 27, 2012 - 4:22pm Last revised by Web Producer on August 25, 2014 - 10:06am.
Proposal Status: 
Review Complete

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT. A laboratory notebook is the single most important record of research accomplishments.  For the investigator, keeping an accurate and detailed record of all experiments is essential to document new discoveries and to allow the experiments to be reproduced by others. The lab notebook is used as a crucial legal document to protect intellectual property.

Mobile & Web App for Aiding UCSF's Green and Sustainability Initiatives

Submitted by Kevin Yeung on July 27, 2012 - 2:58pm Last revised by Web Producer on August 25, 2014 - 10:06am.
Proposal Status: 
Review Complete

Description:

UCSF has been a leader amongst the ten UC campuses in building sustainable practices. Often times, faculty, staff or students might notice leaky faucets, used paper being thrown away in the garbage instead of the recycling bin or office lights and computer monitors not being shut off after work and are not sure who to report this problem to. This results in not only wasted resources but higher water and energy costs for the campus.

Adding convenience to parking with ParkClip UCSF

Submitted by Annette Carley on July 27, 2012 - 2:50pm Last revised by Web Producer on August 25, 2014 - 10:07am.
Proposal Status: 
Review Complete

Background: Convenience in accessing peripherals such as on-site parking may contribute to user satisfaction. Hospitals offering a parking program that suits patient, family and staff needs for convenience may have advantages in a competitive healthcare marketplace (Rich & Burr, 2003). Many UCSF campus initiatives target green/sustainable practices (UCSF Office of Sustainability, 2010), including decreased use of personal vehicles.

Track your water intake

Submitted by Annette Carley on July 27, 2012 - 2:37pm Last revised by Web Producer on August 25, 2014 - 10:07am.
Proposal Status: 
Review Complete

Background: Sufficient water intake is important to health across the lifespan. It has been recommended that adults consume 2.2-3 liters per day of fluids, with “eight glasses per day” considered an acceptable minimal goal for most (Mayo Clinic, 2012). Certain groups have enhanced water intake needs, such as pregnant or breastfeeding women (UCSF Medical Center, 2012), those participating in active exercise (Mayo Clinic, 2012) and those on weight management programs (WebMD, 2012).

The Pap App

Submitted by Mark Scott on July 27, 2012 - 2:22pm Last revised by Web Producer on August 25, 2014 - 10:06am.
Proposal Status: 
Review Complete

Project Description:  The American Cancer Society (ACS), American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP), American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) have recently released revised guidelines for cervical cancer screening that downplay the role for annual cytology screening, long a mainstay of cervical cancer prevention.

A scoreboard based smartphone App of self-managed physical moving activities for office workers

Submitted by Yi-Chang Li on July 27, 2012 - 2:06pm Last revised by Web Producer on August 25, 2014 - 10:06am.
Proposal Status: 
Review Complete

1.      Project Title：A scoreboard based smartphone App of self-managed physical moving activities for office workers (Authors: Yi-Chang Li, Chia-Yu Lien and Austin Shieh, Date:Augest 3, 2012. For more information, please read the final submission which has been attached in the PDF format on Aug 3, 2012, 11:20 am)

2.      Description of project

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