University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: IT News

Help Desk summer hours

The Help Desk has adjusted summer hours until fall. Please make note of these changes.

Getting started with class email groups

Instructors and teaching assistants: Class groups let you easily email an entire course section with a single email address. Learn how to activate groups, modify roles, change group settings and more.

NEW email scam targeting faculty

UW–Madison faculty members are being targeted by a new phishing scam. Please be sure to report all suspicious-looking emails.

Automated accessibility testing: Capabilities, limitations & responsible use

Automated accessibility testing tools are excellent at catching some problems, but creating accessible digital environments also requires human judgment, thoughtful processes and a genuine commitment from everyone.

Learn@UW Newsletter, week of Aug 14

What’s happening Canvas – Customizable learner Dashboard On August 15, we will enable a feature which allows learners to customize their Canvas dashboard, by adding, rearranging, or deleting certain widgets. For more, see How do I customize my Dashboard as a student? Canvas – New Portfolio tool Canvas has transitioned to a new Portfolio. For …

Join us: KnowledgeBase User Group Meeting

Aug. 3 to 7 via Zoom. Attend our virtual sessions to brush up on content strategy, accessibility, knowledge management practices and more. Registration is open through Aug. 7.

Learn@UW Newsletter, week of July 31

Blue is coming, Top Hat offers a toolkit, and lots of training in August.

Make it Accessible guides are now on the Digital Accessibility Hub

This set of comprehensive resources gives you tips and tools to make digital environments more accessible.

Smart Access July 2026 progress update

Active work is focused on developing a Zero Trust framework as well as a Smart Access roadmap, kicking off Elastic Cloud migration, and expanding device compliance.

Learn@UW Newsletter, week of July 17

Gradescope & Turnitin scheduled maintenance, Canvas Free-for-Teacher Access, and lots of training in August!