TidyUp is now available in Canvas. Learn how this tool can help instructors and course designers clean up their files.
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New design tool: Adobe Express Higher Education
FREE for students! Create professional-quality graphics, videos and presentations — and gain access to over 200 million royalty-free Adobe Stock photos, videos, music tracks and design elements. New to design? No problem. Log in with your NetID to get started.
Learn@UW Newsletter, week of Jan 2, 2026
HAPPY NEW YEAR! What’s happening? TidyUP – Coming January 7 On January 7, Learn@UW will launch TidyUP as the newest addition to our suite of learning technologies. TidyUP is a maintenance and clean-up tool that …
Learn@UW Newsletter, week of Dec 19
What’s happening? TidyUP – Coming January 7 A new tool is coming to the Learn@UW suite! TidyUP will show you unused files and pages inside your Canvas course so you can tidy things up. Check …
Didier’s family recipe: Cherry clafoutis traditional French tart
From Chief Information Officer Didier Contis: Cherry clafoutis is a delicious French tart made with fruit covered with a crêpe-like batter. This is our family’s favorite version of the recipe, based on how my wife, Francoise, learned to make it while growing up in Metz, France.
InfoLabs: More than just a great place to study
Finals are coming up fast. And yes, InfoLabs have awesome study spaces, but there’s more! Learn about special software, equipment checkout and breakout rooms for group work — and then vote on what service you want us to cover next.
Data storytellers: Enter Bucky’s Data Viz Challenge
Show off the ways you can make data exciting in this year’s challenge. The theme? School fight songs! Enter by Jan 7.
Present your work at the Data Science Research Bazaar
This year’s theme — Meaning in the Metrics — highlights creative strategies for translating research into compelling formats. Proposals from all research domains and disciplines are welcome. Deadline: Jan 15.
Help Desk hours & closures for winter break
The Help Desk will have reduced hours over winter break. Please make note of these changes — and enjoy your time off!
Cultivating resilience: Reflections on tending our IT garden
A message from Chief Information Officer Didier Contis: Many of us in IT are shaped and strengthened by the stress of the job. But the most resilient teams are not forged with hammer and tongs — they are nurtured and grown through mindfulness, care and intentionality.