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Device Data Analysis: Building the foundation for Smart Access decisions
The Smart Access program is focused on fortifying university cybersecurity. The foundation of this work is understanding the devices that are connecting to the university network. Learn more about the important work and what's to come.
October 16, 2025Your guide to printing on campus
In a (paper) jam and need to print that study guide or poster? 18 InfoLab locations across campus offer convenient evening and weekend hours. With wireless printing now available at most locations, printing your work has never been easier.
October 14, 2025
Learn@UW Newsletter, week of Oct 10
What’s happening? Engage – Spring ordering period begins October 20 At UW–Madison, instructors use Engage to manage and deliver eTexts and digital learning tools (DLTs) for their courses. The ordering period for these digital options …
October 14, 2025Strategies & tools to implement a yearlong outreach campaign
Join us at the next UW Design Community session: Guests from the La Follette School of Public Affairs will discuss the Main Street Agenda project, an effort to promote civil dialogue across Wisconsin. Oct 21, 1pm via Zoom.
October 13, 2025Virtual Office Hours with Didier Contis
Fridays, 9:15am via Zoom. Unscripted conversations with our Chief Information Officer.
October 13, 2025Strategic design: Building trust through student-centered change
Free EDUCAUSE webinar: UC Santa Cruz Associate Vice Chancellor of Experience Strategy & Design Phyllis Treige shares how strategic design provides a powerful framework for navigating institutional change. Nov 12, noon.
October 13, 2025Microsoft Copilot Chat now available in M365 applications
Copilot, Microsoft’s AI tool, is now available in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote. Learn about the new features that come with Copilot’s expansion.
October 10, 2025Learn@UW tools bring engagement & cost savings to students
Did you know Top Hat saved students more than $1 million last year, and savings from Engage eTexts total $21.4 million? Learn@UW’s academic technology tools lower costs for our students—all while helping them engage with their instructors and course work.
October 10, 2025Amazon Web Services (AWS) Research Day 2025
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, 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, 2025Learn@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.
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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
