University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: IT News

Beware of scams involving job offers, fake checks

Job scams like this one are on the rise: You respond to an email job offer. Your “employer” sends you a (fraudulent) check that’s too much money, with instructions about how to send back the difference. Take these steps to protect yourself.

Learn@UW Newsletter, week of August 22

What’s happening? UDOIT – Upgraded to Advantage on August 18 For several semesters, UW–‍Madison’s installation of UDOIT has scanned thousands of Canvas courses to identify and help remedy countless accessibility issues. On August 18, we upgraded to UDOIT Advantage. This new variation brings more comprehensive searches, more functionality, a refined interface, and a more powerful …

DoIT Help Desk resumes normal hours

Starting Aug 24: The Division of Information Technology Help Desk will switch to fall semester hours. On Labor Day, you can reach the Help Desk via phone, chat or email.

Options for using AI in your teaching & course design

Aug 25, noon via Zoom. This Center for Teaching, Learning & Mentoring session will introduce practical ways you might choose to use AI tools in teaching and course design tasks.

12-week Machine Learning Marathon starts in September

This 12-week hackathon offers real-world machine learning and AI projects in sustainability, ecology, neuroscience, psychology and more. Register by Sep 10.

New name, same mission: 7 projects recognized in renamed teaching & learning program

Meet the 2025 Insight to Impact awardees (formerly the DEEP Microgrant Program). This initiative supports faculty and instructional staff in using data to drive innovation and improve student success.

UW Profile app now available in Spanish

UW Profile—the university’s platform for managing your personal identity information—now offers a Spanish-language interface. This update helps Spanish-speaking students and employees navigate their digital university experience more easily.

New year, new tools: Elevate your instruction with Learn@UW

As instructors get ready for the new academic year, learn about new teaching tools available to you—like Gradescope—as well as updates to your favorites, like Canvas and Top Hat.

Inside the partnership that kept thousands of IT systems running when Workday launched

From email and door badges to cloud storage and research databases, thousands of university systems had to learn how to work with Workday. Peek inside the behind-the-scenes effort to make that happen—representing years of work by hundreds of IT professionals.

POSTPONED: Launch of Cybersecurity Awareness Training in Workday

Employees will be notified in Workday when the training is available.