A message from VPIT-CIO Ravi Pendse

My vision is that U-M will be a leader in the appropriate use of technology among our peers and in the world. From your perspective, what can we do to be #1 on this list?
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ITS volunteers dedicated to a diverse workplace

Over 40 staff volunteers at ITS are committed to enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion—and are making significant strides to accomplish their goals.
 Diversity, equity, and inclusion at U-M Information and Technology Services

Participate in National Cybersecurity Awareness Month this October!

Information Assurance hosts events and shares tips about our shared responsibility to protect and secure IT systems and sensitive information.
 October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Photo of hand holding cell phone.

It's a wrap! Campus WiFi Upgrade and WiFi on the Diag are complete

A ribbon cutting ceremony marked the completion of two projects that significantly improved wireless capability across the Ann Arbor campus.
 U-M executive leadership cut a ribbon on the steps of Hatcher Graduate library to celebrate WiFi on the Diag

U-M hosts hackathon to lead development of next gen learning analytics platform

The event explored the use of the newly developed Unizin Data Platform to create learning analytics tools and advance the learning sciences.
 Zhen Qian, from ITS Teaching and Learning, participates in a hack team to develop new learning tools.

Virtual visits provide patients with care from the comfort of their homes

Michigan Medicine introduced eVisits in early 2018. Since then, hundreds of patients who have used them to receive care for non-emergency conditions.
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Digital accessibility team to introduce new SPG, tools, & training

Becoming more accessible as an institution will mean a fundamental shift in approach to how we plan, design, develop, create, and instruct.
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Campus News

  • Here's how diversity in tech is like meteorology
  • Q&A with LSA CIO Cathy Curley
  • Anthony King appointed DEI advocate for LSA Technology Services
  • HITS publishes 2017–18 Year in Review
  • U-M part of new software institute on high-energy physics
  • U-M physicist researches material that could aid quantum computing
  • Spying on remote screens—through the webcam mic
  • Plus much more...

Jobs, Training & Events

  • Attend the 2018 Michigan IT Symposium
  • Dearborn hosts GIS Day Wednesday, Nov. 14
  • IT4U Google Team Drive webinar Oct. 23
  • Tech Tip: Wakelet turns many links into one
  • CSCAR training opportunities
  • Tech Talks are back at the Computer Showcase
  • Duderstadt Center fall open house Oct. 5
  • ITS Information Quest hosts premier Tableau Symposium
  • OpenStreetMap conference Oct. 5–7
  • CoP Meetings: Oct. 16 Cloud; Oct. 17 Project Management; Oct. 22 Data Integration; Oct 24. Contact Centers; Nov. 7 Storage; Nov. 8 CUI
  • Calendar Highlights: Oct 4 UMSI Homecoming Lecture: A conversation with Steve Horowitz; Oct 5 The 3rd Revolution in Computing Has Just Begun; Oct 8–9 2018 MIDAS Symposium; Oct 9 Advanced batch computing on the Flux cluster; Oct 11 Accessibility Standard Practice Guide: An Introduction; Oct 12 Introduction to the campus Hadoop cluster; Oct 16 Introduction to G-Suite; Oct 17 Mixed Effects Modeling in Stata; Oct 19 Regular Expressions I; Oct 23 Introduction to Deep Neural Networks with Keras/TensorFlow; Oct 24 Working with U-M Box; Oct 26 Data management in R with data.table

Safe Computing

  • Use antivirus software to protect U-M and personal computers
  • New prompt starting to collect UMICH account recovery info
  • Use Duo when traveling
  • Register today to attend SUMIT October 25
  • Europe's new privacy law causes influx of cookie notices

Projects & Services

  • All CTools sites are now read-only
  • Test your websites with these screen readers
  • ARC-TS seeks pilot users for new storage offerings
  • HITS supports new researcher collaboration website
  • Get high-resolution aerial imagery from Nearmap US
  • U-M Box & Google Monthly Digest

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