Information Technology
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March 10, 2021
2021 Hacks with Friends seeks proposals by March 17
All information technology professionals working at U-M are welcome to participate in the virtual 2021 Hacks with Friends. Pitches may be submitted through the end of March 17.
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January 26, 2021
Microsoft Teams available for videoconferencing, collaboration
Faculty, staff and students at Ann Arbor, Flint and Dearborn have a new option for videoconferencing and team-based collaboration: Microsoft Teams at U-M. It is available at no additional cost.
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January 13, 2021
Dell to be U-M’s new strategic supplier for computer hardware
Dell Technologies has been selected as U-M’s new strategic supplier for computer hardware, which includes laptops, PCs, monitors, keyboards and other equipment. The contract goes into effect Jan. 18.
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November 23, 2020
U-M planning to retire BlueJeans videoconferencing May 1
U-M will retire the BlueJeans videoconferencing platform across all of its campuses by May, as BlueJeans has experienced a significant falloff in use that corresponds with growth of the Zoom platform.
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October 12, 2020
Study Spaces helps students succeed while social distancing
The university has launched Study Spaces at U-M, a web-based space reservation system to help students find and reserve designated individual study spaces or computer stations on North and Central campuses.
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October 8, 2020
University launches Virtru to make Gmail even more secure
Information and Technology Services has announced that U-M students, staff and faculty on the Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses have access to Virtru, an enhanced email security tool.
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October 7, 2020
Dropbox Team folders with unlimited storage now available
Faculty, staff and students on U-M’s Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses as well as Michigan Medicine now have access to Dropbox Team folders with unlimited storage.
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September 24, 2020
New version of Wolverine Access set to begin Sept. 27
Visitors to Wolverine Access will see and experience a new gateway to university systems and resources starting Sept. 27. An option to use the “classic” Wolverine Access will be available into 2021.
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September 22, 2020
COVID-19 app built at U-M helps businesses stay open
A COVID-19 symptom checklist web app developed at U-M is helping more than 2,500 Michigan employers, including small businesses, meet state requirements to screen employees each day.
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August 18, 2020
Laptop loaner program aims to help students clear IT hurdles
To facilitate a hybrid learning format and safe computing needs, a new Sites @ Home laptop loaner program is now available for U-M students on the Ann Arbor campus.
