University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: IT News

Is that text message real—or is it smishing?

“Smishing” is a version of phishing, but the message arrives via text instead of email. Find out how you can protect yourself.

Ready for viewing: captioned recordings from the 2025 IT Professionals Conference

Now available on our YouTube page. Spend some time revisiting your favorite session or watching a session you missed.

A heartfelt thank you

A message from Chief Information Officer Lois Brooks: Thank you for 7 incredible years of partnership, growth and friendship.

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.

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. Learn all the exciting details. Canvas – Known Issue, Watermark in DocViewer In a recent upgrade to Canvas, a watermark began appearing on previously loaded “presentation files” such as Microsoft …

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.