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CIO Lois Brooks to retire
Brooks’ 6-year tenure as chief information officer and vice provost for information technology follows an impressive 40-year career in higher education IT.
New website chronicles the history of UW–Madison’s Division of Information Technology
The new DoIT History website takes visitors on an interactive journey—introducing the key people, technologies and milestones that shaped IT at UW–Madison from the 1960s to today.
Vishing be vanquished
Vishing scams (phishing over the phone) cost Americans millions every year. Learn how to recognize and protect yourself against these convincing scams.
Watch recordings from the IT Professionals Conference
The hybrid conference on May 30 and 31 featured thought-provoking IT-focused sessions, the IT Recognition Awards, and a keynote address by Joe Sanfelippo.
Register for the 2024 IT Professionals Conference
This year’s hybrid conference will feature 20+ thought-provoking sessions and a dynamic keynote by Dr Joe Sanfelippo. May 30 & 31.
Microsoft Copilot now available to UW–Madison students, faculty & staff
Meet your new “Copilot”—Microsoft’s generative artificial intelligence (AI) platform. If you choose to use it, Copilot can help you write text, analyze data, summarize documents, create images, write code and much more.
Have you checked out the new Teams?
The “classic” version of Microsoft Teams will be retired at the end of March. In April, anyone still using classic Teams will be automatically updated to the new version. Learn more about the change and find out how to give new Teams a try.
Scheduling simplified with Doodle
Did you know UW–Madison has a Doodle license? Log in with your NetID and schedule meetings easily in an ad-free environment. With Doodle, you can poll your meeting participants and find a day and time that works for the majority.
The MFA-Duo prompt has a new look. Check out what’s new
In early 2024, UW–Madison updated the Duo multi-factor authentication service. You may notice the Duo security prompt looks a bit different.