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Amazon Web Services (AWS) Research Day
Join the Research Cyberinfrastructure team for Amazon web services (AWS) research day on October 21. Attendees can join virtually or in person.
October 3, 2025October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Join us all month to learn tips and tricks on how to protect your online privacy and data.
October 1, 2025Virtual Office Hours with Didier Contis
Fridays, 9:15am via Zoom. Unscripted conversations with our Chief Information Officer.
October 1, 2025MFA me, ASAP
If you only use single-factor authentication, it’s like hiding your house key under a mat by the front door. And while Duo MFA is required for any @wisc.edu account, we also recommend using multi-factor authentication for your personal accounts, too.
October 1, 2025Minimize your cyber risk: Update your software
Technology is an ever-evolving entity—and so is cybercrime. One way to lower your risk of a cyberattack is to keep your devices, software and apps up to date.
October 1, 2025Beware the phish
Scammers are getting better at their craft. Learn how to detect and report even the most legitimate-looking phishing attempt.
October 1, 2025
Learn@UW Newsletter, week of Sep 26
Get the latest on Canvas, Atomic Assessments, Gradescope, Engage and more.
September 26, 2025Research Cyberinfrastructure Community of Practice
Join us Thu, Sep 25 at 1pm to learn how the Research Cyberinfrastructure group can help you with ResearchDrive, Research Object Storage (S3), Electronic Lab Notebook, Globus, Data Science Platform, cloud computing and other tools.
September 23, 2025Cybersecurity to the Edge program closure
The Cybersecurity to the Edge (C2E) program has reached a successful conclusion and strengthened our digital resilience. Find out what's next.
September 19, 2025UW Theme 2.0 launches with modern block editor for university websites
This major update brings modern drag-and-drop editing to UW–Madison WordPress sites. Available now for new WiscWeb sites, with migration tools coming soon. Current users have until 2026 to transition.
September 16, 2025IT community: Join CIO listening sessions this fall
Register now to join Chief Information Officer Didier Contis at listening sessions this fall.
September 16, 2025Stay informed about IT outages & planned maintenance
Is Zoom dragging? Can’t get into Canvas? Check the Outages page for helpful information when services are down.
September 16, 2025Top 5 reasons to use InfoLabs
Did you know there are over 20 InfoLabs located throughout campus? From equipment checkout to special software, learn about the variety of free services.
September 16, 2025What is TechNews?
Welcome to a new academic year, Badgers! If this is your 1st time reading TechNews—or if you need a refresher—here’s what you can expect in your inbox each month.
September 16, 2025Getting 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.
September 16, 2025- More IT News posts
From the CIO
The CIO’s presentations, articles and thought leadership
A heartfelt thank you
A message from Chief Information Officer Lois Brooks: Thank you for 7 incredible years of partnership, growth and friendship.
June 20, 2025UW–Madison’s cybersecurity future: Collaboration as our superpower
A message from Chief Information Officer Lois Brooks: In our continuing “Envision the Future” series, we explore how the evolving relationship between centralized and distributed IT can better serve UW–Madison’s mission.
May 19, 2025Working smarter together through modernization & federation
A message from Chief Information Officer Lois Brooks: In our continuing “Envision the Future” series, we explore how the evolving relationship between centralized and distributed IT can better serve UW–Madison’s mission.
April 14, 2025Powering the future: IT’s role in university sustainability
A message from Chief Information Officer Lois Brooks: University IT will be crucial in achieving UW–Madison’s ambitious sustainability goals. Balancing growing computing needs with environmental impact will be an exciting challenge for all of us in the coming years.
March 17, 2025Computing innovation to power tomorrow’s research
A message from Chief Information Officer Lois Brooks: In our continuing Envision the Future series, we explore how computing infrastructure advances will support UW–Madison’s ambitious research agenda.
February 17, 2025- More Archive: Lois Brooks — CIO Blog posts
