The 5-week online series offers 3 tracks—Wellness: Creating and Supporting Balanced Work; Allyship to Advance Women in Technology; and What’s Next: Expanding the Gender Equity Conversation.
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Cybersecurity Forward 2022 call for proposals extended to May 4
Help others become more cyber secure by presenting at Cybersecurity Forward. We are looking for highly engaging lectures, panels or workshops. Consider asking a colleague to present with you!
Help us improve the outdoor campus wireless network
Have you noticed spotty outdoor wireless service on campus? Tell us where you need better coverage. We’re working to build UW–Madison’s Next Gen² Network, and your input helps!
Speed networking with UW Women In IT: Apr 28
Meet some new friends! Connect with established friends! Join UW Women In IT and Madison Women in Tech for a hybrid in-person and online speed networking event. All gender identities welcome.
What if you only needed to remember one password?
You can eliminate the stress of creating (and trying to remember!) dozens of passwords by using a password manager. UW–Madison offers two password managers that can help you stay safe online.
Design thinking: problem-solving through creativity
An Apr 22 UW Design Community session will focus on “design thinking”—a process that fosters collaboration and creativity to solve problems and innovate in a human-centered way.
Need a new virtual background?
Messy office (or home)? No problem! You’ll always look professional with University Marketing’s UW videoconferencing backgrounds, sized for Zoom, Webex and Teams.
Recognize and protect yourself from phone scams
It’s not always extended car warranties. Phone scammers take advantage of world events or natural disasters, holidays and other significant dates to con us out of our money or personal information. Learn to protect yourself.
Chrome update fixes “severe” vulnerability
Do you use Chrome as your desktop web browser? If so, please check which version of Chrome you have installed on your computer. If your version of Chrome is not up to date, you could be vulnerable to hackers.
Last chance to submit 2022 IT Professionals Conference proposals
Deadline for submissions: Apr 1. We welcome all kinds of IT-related submissions: demos, how-tos, case studies, lessons learned, open issues and more.