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Getting started with class email groups
Are you teaching this semester? Get acquainted with how class email groups work—including how they are created, how students are added and removed, and how to add teaching assistants.
New web hub makes it easy to find enterprise generative AI services
Discover UW–Madison’s new site for enterprise generative AI services. Find AI tools, data usage guidelines and campus AI resources for students and employees.
Increased email security helps spot imposter emails
If we determine an email is suspicious, it will arrive in your junk folder instead of your inbox. Learn why this matters and what you should do.
Choose Copilot for your generative AI needs
Copilot is a powerful generative artificial intelligence chatbot that’s free and secure for all UW–Madison users. Find out what Copilot can do—and why it’s the smart choice.
Get support for your online teaching
Teaching online or hybrid courses this semester? Explore how to improve student engagement and learning. Programs begin Sep 20.
MyUW improvements expand course schedule view
Students now have an accessible and mobile-responsive calendar view of their courses—plus a list of each course’s weekly meetings and exams.
Google Drive storage quotas now in effect
If you’re over the quota, your account is read-only. Here’s what to do.
New to UW? Here’s how to personalize your digital campus identity
Use the UW–Madison Profile app to take control of your digital persona in Canvas, Zoom and other online services.
Celebrating the people of UW–Madison’s IT community
A message from Chief Information Officer Lois Brooks: As we recognize IT Professionals Day, please join me in expressing gratitude for the top-notch individuals who make up UW–Madison’s IT community.