Information Technology
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December 13, 2021
U-M secures data dashboards amid ‘severe’ worldwide software vulnerability
Due to a worldwide software security vulnerability, all U-M Tableau dashboards — including all COVID-19 dashboards — are temporarily only available to users on the university’s network or using the university virtual private network.
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October 26, 2021
Box to Dropbox migration window closes Oct. 31
The end of the U-M Box Retirement Project is rapidly approaching, and faculty and staff are urged to confirm that all remaining Box data have been moved to U-M Dropbox before Oct. 31.
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October 11, 2021
Duo Mobile app getting new look with latest update
The Duo Mobile application, which is used as a two-factor authentication tool for many online U-M functions, has been redesigned, and the new version is now available.
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September 29, 2021
XR technology ‘brings’ conference goers to iconic U-M space
As the Center for Academic Innovation prepared for its first annual XR Summit, organizer Jeremy Nelson had an idea: create a virtual representation of the Diag for people to meet, using the technology that was the focus of the event.
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September 13, 2021
U-M Slack to replace Facebook Workplace on Sept. 17
Users of Facebook Workplace recently have been notified that the university is moving to U-M Slack as its primary collaboration tool for enhancing workgroup communication.
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September 1, 2021
No-cost research computing allocations now available
Researchers on all university campuses can now sign up for the U-M Research Computing Package, a new package of no-cost supercomputing resources provided by Information and Technology Services.
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August 25, 2021
NameCoach pronunciation tool now available in Canvas
NameCoach, a tool that allows students and faculty to create an audio recording to help peers better pronounce their names, is currently available in all officially provisioned Canvas courses.
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August 4, 2021
Simplified placement exams save time by going digital
Information and Technology Services, the LSA Language Resource Center and the Registrar’s Office partnered to move four language placement exams to an online format in Canvas.
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July 29, 2021
Migration to Dropbox opens to faculty and staff July 30
Faculty and staff on the Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses who have not yet moved from U-M Box to U-M Dropbox can now begin the process using the Self-Service Migration tool.
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July 28, 2021
Google Drive update to affect links to non-Google files
Google is releasing an update to Drive files on Sept. 13 that will change links used to share non-Google files that were created before November 2017.
