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Recycle your old computers & electronics (for free!)
Don’t just throw your old computers, monitors, printers or even power adapters in your household trash. Recycle them safely and securely by bringing them to the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) Help Desk.
April 16, 2025Innovation at work: Celebrating the 2025 Administrative Improvement Award recipients
Winners include the UW–Madison Profile platform that gives people more control over their personal information; a low code solution to streamline the hiring approval process; and a new Integration Hub for developers to connect data and applications.
April 15, 2025Don’t miss your chance to present at EDUCAUSE
The conference connects the best thinkers in higher education technology. Have a story to share about a successful collaboration or a solution to a community-wide challenge? Submit your proposal by Apr 22.
April 15, 2025Virtual Office Hours with CIO Lois Brooks & Dave Lovelace
Fridays, 9:15am via Zoom. Unscripted conversations with our chief information officer. The Apr 18 guest is Dave Lovelace, museum scientist, UW–Madison Geology Museum.
April 15, 2025Register for the 2025 IT Professionals Conference
This year’s hybrid conference will feature 25+ thought-provoking sessions and a keynote by UW–Madison Chief Information Officer Lois Brooks. May 29 & 30.
April 14, 2025Working smarter together through modernization & federation
A message from Chief Information Officer Lois Brooks: In our continuing “Envision the Future” series, we explore how the evolving relationship between centralized and distributed IT can better serve UW–Madison’s mission.
April 14, 2025Graduating or leaving UW? Take action before you lose access to your email
Keep in mind: You’ll lose access to your netid@wisc.edu email and other Microsoft 365 data 9 months after you leave the university. Take note of things to do to prepare for this change and preserve your data.
April 14, 2025InfoLabs offer helpful services in preparation for finals
Looking for a place to study for finals? Need an extra monitor as you tackle an assignment? Have a project that requires specific software? InfoLabs can help.
April 11, 2025What 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.
April 10, 2025How the Chazen reimagined itself as a place for everyone
Join this UW Design Community session for a look at the Chazen Museum of Art’s journey to transform into a vibrant “third space” for all. Apr 28, 10:30am via Zoom.
April 9, 2025Smart choices: Why UW–Madison’s enterprise AI tools should be your go-to
Before you reach for “free” public AI services, take a moment to discover why the university’s enterprise AI tools are the smarter choice for your academic and professional needs.
April 9, 2025Tired of remembering passwords?
Use 1Password as your password manager and free yourself from the mental burden of remembering multiple passwords and logins.
April 9, 2025Learn@UW Newsletter, week of April 4
What’s happening? Learn@UW–Madison – Introducing two new teammates Learn@UW–Madison would like to introduce two new application administrators joining our team Monday, April 7. Jess Richards comes from the UW–Madison Office of the Registrar, where she …
April 8, 2025
Harness the power of teaching & learning data: Apply today to become more data savvy
Interested in learning how to use course data to better understand how students engage with your online content? Apply today. Deadline: May 22.
April 7, 2025Nominate your exceptional colleagues for the 2025 IT Recognition Awards
Help your IT colleagues get the recognition they deserve! Nominate them by Apr 27.
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Virtual Office Hours with CIO Lois Brooks & Dave Lovelace
Fridays, 9:15am via Zoom. Unscripted conversations with our chief information officer. The Apr 18 guest is Dave Lovelace, museum scientist, UW–Madison Geology Museum.
April 15, 2025Working smarter together through modernization & federation
A message from Chief Information Officer Lois Brooks: In our continuing “Envision the Future” series, we explore how the evolving relationship between centralized and distributed IT can better serve UW–Madison’s mission.
April 14, 2025Powering the future: IT’s role in university sustainability
A message from Chief Information Officer Lois Brooks: University IT will be crucial in achieving UW–Madison’s ambitious sustainability goals. Balancing growing computing needs with environmental impact will be an exciting challenge for all of us in the coming years.
March 17, 2025Computing innovation to power tomorrow’s research
A message from Chief Information Officer Lois Brooks: In our continuing Envision the Future series, we explore how computing infrastructure advances will support UW–Madison’s ambitious research agenda.
February 17, 2025Preparing for the future means supporting our IT workforce
A message from Chief Information Officer Lois Brooks: The pace of technological change demands that we think strategically about how we support and develop our IT workforce across the university.
January 15, 2025- More CIO Blog posts
