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.
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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.
Cherwell development paused beginning Dec 19
All future WiscIT team efforts will shift to the IT service management tool replacement project.
Learn@UW Newsletter, week of Dec 5
See important dates, upcoming trainings and Learn@UW events across December 2025 and January 2026.
What happens to your email & other IT services after graduation?
Graduating? Congrats! Take a moment to review what to do before you lose access to services like email, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Zoom, Box and Qualtrics.
Zoom AI Companion can now join your meetings in Teams & Google Meet
When you add Zoom AI Companion to a meeting, it will transcribe, take notes and generate a summary with action items — allowing participants to focus more on the meeting agenda and discussion.