University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Services & Tools Updates

Help Desk summer hours

The Help Desk has adjusted summer hours until fall. Please make note of these changes.

New features help you manage your Google Gemini chats

Declutter your Gemini workspace with these new features. Start temporary chats for quick tasks and delete individual conversations to keep your chat history organized.

Introducing the new Zoom AI web app

Access Zoom AI tools to help you draft text, create meeting agendas and more — all directly from your web browser.

M365 service account expiration email notifications to start in July

This new lifecycle process will help manage Microsoft 365 service accounts more effectively. We’ll begin sending expiration notification emails in July.

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.

Graduating or leaving UW? Take action before you lose access to your email

Keep in mind: You’ll lose access to your netid@wisc.edu email and other Microsoft 365 data 9 months after you leave the university. Take note of things to do to prepare for this change and preserve your data.

Meet Google Workspace Studio

This free tool helps you design AI-powered “agents” that can perform tasks for you in apps like Google Drive, Docs and Sheets — no coding required.

Microsoft removed Copilot AI from Word, Excel, PowerPoint & OneNote

The change will affect a small number of users at UW–‍Madison.

Microsoft OneDrive storage quotas coming soon

Beginning April 16, your OneDrive account will have a defined limit on the amount of data you can store. No action needed right now, but you can request more storage if you need it.

New guide clarifies which tools UW employees may use with student data

The Registrar’s new guide helps employees choose the right productivity tools when working with FERPA-protected student data.