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AI at work: A practical guide to using UW’s tools safely

Artificial intelligence tools can help you work smarter: drafting emails, summarizing documents, brainstorming ideas. But when you’re working with university data, choosing the right AI tool matters.

News

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

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Cultivating resilience: Reflections on tending our IT garden

A message from Chief Information Officer Didier Contis: Many of us in IT are shaped and strengthened by the stress of the job. But the most resilient teams are not forged with hammer and tongs — they are nurtured and grown through mindfulness, care and intentionality.

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Cherwell development paused beginning Dec. 19

All future WiscIT team efforts will shift to the ITSM tool replacement project.

Learn@UW

Learn@UW Newsletter, week of Dec 5

See important dates, upcoming trainings and Learn@UW events across December 2025 and January 2026.

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Virtual Office Hours with Didier Contis & Tomás Dodds

Fridays, 9:15am via Zoom. Unscripted conversations with our Chief Information Officer. The Dec 12 guest is Tomás Dodds, Director, Public Tech Media Lab and Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

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What happens to your email & other IT services after graduation?

Graduating? Congrats! Take a moment to review what to do before you lose access to services like email, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Zoom, Box and Qualtrics.

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Zoom AI Companion can now join third-party meetings

You can now invite Zoom’s meeting assistant — AI Companion — to join meetings on platforms such as Microsoft Teams and Google Meet. Learn how to enable this feature and the many ways it provides support during and after meetings.

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Help plan the 2026 IT Professionals Conference

We’re looking for creative, enthusiastic people like you to help plan our next conference. Attend an informational meeting to learn more about the committee and planning process. Jan 22, 1pm via Teams.

Winter Break Hours

Help Desk hours & closures for winter break

The Help Desk will have reduced hours over winter break. Please make note of these changes—and enjoy your time off!

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InfoLabs: More than just a great place to study

Finals are coming up fast, and yes, InfoLabs have awesome study spaces—but there's more! Learn about special software, equipment checkout and breakout rooms for group work—and then vote on what service you want us to cover next.

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UW Theme 2.0 migration path now available

WiscWeb sites can now begin the migration process to UW Theme 2.0. Learn what’s new in 2.0 and how to migrate.

Learn@UW

Learn@UW Newsletter, week of Nov 21

See what's happening at Learn@UW the last week of November 2025.

LinkedIn Learning now integrated with Workday Learning

You still have access to this great service, but your learning history won’t carry over to your Workday Learning transcript. If you want to keep your learning history, follow these instructions before Dec 1.

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