OneIT in the News

At San Diego State University, cybersecurity is among the university’s primary educational priorities, and faculty researchers and staff experts are nationally known for their work in the field.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has jointly awarded UC San Diego, San Diego State University and CSU San Bernardino a five-year, $6.7 million grant to support cyberinfrastructure (CI) training and resources.

The SDSU Safe app, using latest mobile and GPS technologies, ensures on/off-campus safety, upgrades SDSU Alert with instant notifications, and provides quick access to university safety tools.

Six individuals and a team of five were recognized with Presidential Staff Excellence Awards as part of an annual honor for outstanding contributions and efforts in support of the university, the community and fellow employees. In addition, the second annual Staff Lifetime Achievement Award was bestowed upon James Frazee, deputy chief information officer and senior associate vice president in the Information Technology Division.

In the summer of 2022, the Research & Cyberinfrastructure group, College IT, and Dr. Faramarz Valafar engaged with the Engagement and Performance Operations Center (EPOC) team to perform an Application Deep Dive. The deep dive focused on Dr. Valafar’s research requirements around data transfer, compute, and storage.

The Information Technology Division has launched Virtual Immersive Teaching and Learning (VITaL) as a formal research center dedicated to expanding the use of emergent virtual technologies in the classroom.