Information Technology
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March 29, 2021
XR @ Michigan 2021 Summit to focus on extended-reality issues
The XR @ Michigan 2021 Summit will bring a virtual audience from all around the world onto a virtual events platform to hear about and discuss the potential and challenges of extended reality.
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March 25, 2021
U-M Library upgrading technology to improve user experience
An upcoming overhaul of the platform that allows users to find, request and borrow materials will bring changes to U-M Library services and interfaces.
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March 15, 2021
U-M to migrate from Box to Dropbox this spring and summer
The university will migrate its cloud-data storage from U-M Box to U-M Dropbox beginning this spring. U-M Box, the university’s primary cloud-data storage option, will go away Dec. 1.
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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.
