A message from Chief Information Officer Lois Brooks: Thank you for 7 incredible years of partnership, growth and friendship.
IT News
A secure password is as easy as one_two_three
The difference between a weak password and a strong one may just be a turn of phrase. Learn more about how to select, manage and protect your passwords.
Welcome to Madison: IT community’s recommendations for UW’s new CIO
The UW–Madison IT community gave incoming CIO Didier Contis a fantastic primer on things to do and places to eat in the campus area as he and his family prepare to move to Madison.
Enhancing Online Education summer programs
Designed specially for instructors teaching online and hybrid courses, this series explores 6 foundational topics to promote student engagement and success.
Exploring AI in teaching
June 27, 1pm via Zoom. Ben Rush from Radiology will discuss prompt engineering principles, and demonstrate brainstorming and real-time problem solving with Copilot and ChatGPT. Explore this session and other summer programs.
Learn@UW Newsletter, week of June 13
What’s happening? Honorlock – Update released, June 9 The latest release for the Honorlock web application and extension brings several improvements impacting performance and accessibility. For all the exciting details, click here. Canvas – Known …
Social media for all of us: Making content accessible & inclusive
Watch June’s session for insights on best practices for social media design—and why making your sites more accessible benefits every part of your work.
Meet the winners of the 2025 IT Recognition Awards
University IT professionals celebrated the exceptional achievements of their peers at the 6th annual UW–Madison IT Recognition Awards on May 29 during the IT Professionals Conference. Meet this year’s honorees.
Watch recordings from the 2025 IT Professionals Conference
This year’s hybrid conference featured 20+ thought-provoking IT-focused sessions, the IT Recognition Awards and a keynote by CIO Lois Brooks. Did you attend? Complete our survey to share your experience and help shape next year’s event.
Free retirement resources for UW–Madison employees
As university employees, we can take advantage of free retirement planning services from UW–Madison Benefits. But you may also get emails from non‑UW retirement services looking to solicit information. Know the difference.