University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: IT News

Beware of increased phishing attempts in the wake of the Canvas outage

After high-profile cyberattacks, the risk of related phishing attempts increases. Learn how to spot and avoid these attempts — and how to protect yourself in the future.

Going AFK: Turning Teams chats into handshakes at UW’s IT Support Symposium

For many attendees at the 2026 IT Support Symposium, the most valuable thing wasn’t the agenda — it was finally meeting the colleagues they’d been talking with online for years.

Migrate your WiscWeb site to UW Theme 2.0 before the end of 2026

If your WiscWeb site still runs UW Theme Classic, you must migrate to UW Theme 2.0 by the end of 2026. Here’s what you need to know.

Getting started with class email groups

Class groups make it easy for an instructor or teaching assistant to contact students using a single email address. Learn how to create a group, how to add and remove students, and how to add teaching assistants.

Canvas restored

Canvas has been restored. If you continue to experience issues, clear your cache and cookies in your desktop and mobile browsers, then contact the DoIT Help Desk.

5/7 Phishing alert: Subject line “Watchtower Notification: Security alert – suspicious sign-in attempt”

We received reports about a  impersonation phish concerning Watchtower, a service by 1Password. The phish pretends that there was an attempted sign-in to your 1Password account and encourages you to click a fake Watchtower link for more information.

Smart Access April 2026 progress update

Active work is focused on piloting device compliance notifications, moving forward with Elastic Cloud migration and hosting office hours.

Behind the Redesign: Reimagining The Commons

At the April UW Design Community session, the design team at the Nelson Institute shared the story behind the redesign of their flagship publication.

Learn@UW newsletter, week of Apr 24

Highlights from Learn@UW for the week of April 24.

IT Federation phase 1 outcomes, program reports

The summary of IT Federation phase 1 results and outcomes — including links to full core reports, reference materials, and FAQs from both work groups — is now available. Explore these documents further, and get a peek at what’s coming next.