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Going AFK: Turning Teams chats into handshakes at UW’s IT Support Symposium
For many attendees at the 2026 IT Support Symposium, the most valuable thing wasn’t the agenda — it was finally meeting the colleagues they’d been talking with online for years.
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Migrate your WiscWeb site to UW Theme 2.0 before the end of 2026
WiscWeb site managers must migrate to UW Theme 2.0 this year. The migration tool handles most of the work, but you need to review and launch your new site. Here’s what to…
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Protect yourself from phishing scams
Phishing scams are on the rise. Learn to spot the signs of a phishing attempt and how to report suspicious emails.
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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…
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Canvas restored
Canvas has been restored. If you continue to experience issues, clear your cache and cookies in your desktop and mobile browsers, then contact the DoIT Help Desk.
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5/7 Phishing alert: Subject line “Watchtower Notification: Security alert – suspicious sign-in attempt”
We received reports about a impersonation phish concerning Watchtower, a service by 1Password. The phish pretends that there was an attempted sign-in to your 1Password account and encourages you to click a…
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Smart Access April 2026 progress update
Active work is focused on piloting device compliance notifications, moving forward with Elastic Cloud migration and hosting office hours.
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Behind the Redesign: Reimagining The Commons
At the April UW Design Community session, the design team at the Nelson Institute shared the story behind the redesign of their flagship publication.
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Apply to i2i today and turn Insight into Impact
Apply to the Insight to Impact (i2i) program and join a community of like-minded educators.
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Learn@UW newsletter, week of Apr 24
Highlights from Learn@UW for the week of April 24.
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IT Federation phase 1 outcomes, program reports
The summary of IT Federation phase 1 results and outcomes — including links to full core reports, reference materials, and FAQs from both work groups — is now available. Explore these documents…
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Virtual Office Hours with CIO Didier Contis
Fridays, 9:15am via Zoom. Unscripted conversations with our Chief Information Officer.
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Register for the 2026 IT Professionals Conference
This year’s hybrid conference will feature 35+ thought-provoking sessions and a keynote by computer science Professor Patrick McDaniel. Hybrid registration closes May 15. Virtual registration closes May 22.
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Join the ResearchDrive / Research Object storage clean-up workshop
Join the ResearchDrive team for a virtual storage clean-up workshop using Globus.
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Help Desk summer hours
The Help Desk has adjusted summer hours until fall. Please make note of these changes.
Notes from the CIO
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What last fall’s listening sessions showed me
A message from Chief Information Officer Didier Contis: The CIO Listening Sessions gave me a lot of things: candid feedback, a clearer sense of our challenges and genuine confidence in our community…
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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…
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Connections are the heart of our work
A message from Chief Information Officer Didier Contis: My first 4 months at UW–Madison have reinforced something important: People need connections to do their best work. And those connections can come from…
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A month of listening, learning & ice cream
A message from Chief Information Officer Didier Contis: As I pass my 1-month mark at UW–Madison, I’ve been reflecting on what I’ve discovered about our IT community. And I’m excited to share…
