A faster & more secure wireless network: eduroam

When you use “open” networks like UWNet or free Wi-Fi, your wireless traffic can potentially be viewed or stolen by others. Learn how to set up an account to use eduroam: UW–‍Madison’s secure wireless network.

News

IT never sleeps. There’s always news to share. Here’s the latest from our digital campus and beyond.

Learn@UW Newsletter, week of September 26

What’s happening? Canvas – Updated New Quizzes Documentation After receiving very helpful and insightful feedback, we updated our KnowledgeBase documents related to Canvas New Quizzes. There is now …

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Virtual Office Hours with Didier Contis

Fridays, 9:15am via Zoom. Unscripted conversations with our Chief Information Officer. Sep 26 topic: records management and public records requests. Guests are Sarah Grimm, University Records; Julie Laundrie, Office of Compliance; and Samantha Riedeman, Office of Legal Affairs.

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Research Cyberinfrastructure Community of Practice

Join us Thu, Sep 25 at 1pm to learn how the Research Cyberinfrastructure group can help you with ResearchDrive, Research Object Storage (S3), Electronic Lab Notebook, Globus, Data Science Platform, cloud computing and other tools.

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Cybersecurity to the Edge program closure

The Cybersecurity to the Edge (C2E) program has reached a successful conclusion and strengthened our digital resilience. Find out what's next.

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UW Theme 2.0 launches with modern block editor for university websites

This major update brings modern drag-and-drop editing to UW–‍Madison WordPress sites. Available now for new WiscWeb sites, with migration tools coming soon. Current users have until 2026 to transition.

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IT community: Join CIO listening sessions this fall

Register now to join Chief Information Officer Didier Contis at listening sessions this fall.

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Stay informed about IT outages & planned maintenance

Is Zoom dragging? Can’t get into Canvas? Check the Outages page for helpful information when services are down.

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Top 5 reasons to use InfoLabs

Did you know there are over 20 InfoLabs located throughout campus? From equipment checkout to special software, learn about the variety of free services.

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What is TechNews?

Welcome to a new academic year, Badgers! If this is your 1st time reading TechNews—or if you need a refresher—here’s what you can expect in your inbox each month.

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Getting started with class email groups

Are you teaching this semester? Get acquainted with how class email groups work—including how they are created, how students are added and removed, and how to add teaching assistants.

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FREE webinars from EDUCAUSE

How AI Is (Actually) Changing Higher Ed: Whether you’re a technologist, educator or administrator, you’ll walk away with clear insights and practical considerations for adopting AI on campus. Oct 2, 1pm.

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1Password users: Check your browser version

Learn how to check what browser you’re using so you can maintain uninterrupted access to your password manager. Not familiar with 1Password? Find out what it can do for you. (Hint: No more memorizing passwords!)

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