February 8, 2017
Forged emails spread hateful messages to Engineering community
Forged emails carrying messages of hate were sent Tuesday night to several College of Engineering email groups from an anonymous email server.
Information Technology
February 1, 2017
Library participates in effort to preserve government data
More than 275 volunteers from the University of Michigan and around the community converged on Shapiro Library last weekend in an emergency effort to preserve scientific data that is at risk of disappearing from government websites.
January 24, 2017
ITS says be wary of phishing scams, especially during tax season
The university's Information Assurance team is urging faculty and staff to be extra diligent as tax season draws near by being alert to "phishing scams" aimed at gaining access to personal information.
November 14, 2016
Protect personal information with two-factor authentication
All members of the University of Michigan community now have the option to add extra security to protect personal and university information when logging into online U-M services.
October 25, 2016
University beginning next phase of project to retire CTools
This semester marked a major milestone for teaching and learning at U-M: All course sites moved from CTools to Canvas, a more capable system that has earned praise from faculty and students.
But the work is not done yet.
October 25, 2016
Open Michigan initiative launches new partnership, website
Open Michigan is relaunching as the home for all things open at the University of Michigan — freely accessible, openly licensed documents and media used for teaching, learning and research.
The site includes expertise and services for open educational resources, open data, and open publications.
October 20, 2016
Kelli Trosvig to be U-M's first vice president for information technology
Kelli Trosvig will become the university's first vice president for information technology and chief information officer, effective Nov. 14. The five-year appointment was approved Thursday by the Board of Regents.
October 18, 2016
U-M's chief information security officer talks about cybersecurity
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ITS working to meet Wi-Fi access needs as usage keeps growing
How important is Wi-Fi on U-M's Ann Arbor campus? Based on usage statistics for the first day of the fall term, Wi-Fi has become a must-have for U-M faculty, staff and students.
September 20, 2016
Library launches Research Data Services and Deep Blue Data
The University of Michigan Library is launching a suite of services as well as a repository that will support researchers throughout all phases of the research data lifecycle, which includes planning, creation, organization, sharing and preservation.
September 19, 2016
U-M community asked to update personal information
Beginning this fall, members of the Ann Arbor campus community will be prompted to review and update their personal information in Wolverine Access.
September 8, 2016
U-M, Yottabyte partner to accelerate data-intensive research
A strategic partnership between the University of Michigan and software company Yottabyte promises to unleash a new wave of data-intensive research by providing a flexible computing cloud for complex computational analyses of sensitive and restricted data.
August 26, 2016
U-M's Google and Box services get new wordmarks
The university's M+Google and M+Box services are transitioning to new wordmarks and names to more effectively align with the institution's branding model.
August 24, 2016
Upgrade to temporarily close Financials & Physical Resources System
The M-Pathways Financials & Physical Resources System will be unavailable from 5 p.m. Sept. 15 until 6 a.m. Sept. 19 during a system upgrade.
The system includes the accounts receivable and billing, general ledger, procurement, asset management, space management and inventory applications.
August 15, 2016
University to revise information technology security policy
The University of Michigan is revising its information technology security policy to establish a single, comprehensive IT security and information assurance program for the Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses and the Health System.
August 15, 2016
Recently changed IT policies
U-M executive officers recently approved changes to several IT policies in the Standard Practice Guide.
August 15, 2016
University information technology policies
Using information technology is integral to how the university conducts its business. The institution provides direction and guidance regarding the fundamental use of IT on its campuses through the following channels:
August 5, 2016
U-M preparing to say goodbye to CTools course sites this fall
Beginning with the fall semester, CTools will no longer be available for U-M classes — but Canvas will.
July 29, 2016
Proposals sought for Michigan IT Symposium in November
The Michigan IT Symposium Committee is now accepting proposals for conference sessions to be held at the 2016 Michigan IT Symposium.
Staff and faculty are encouraged to submit proposals in the form of posters or interactive presentations that align with at least one of the U-M IT Strategic Goals:
July 11, 2016
U-M launches two specializations for new generation of data scientists
Recognizing that new career pathways require new approaches to education and training, the University of Michigan is launching two new series of courses on Coursera as part of its commitment to developing curricula and lifelong learning opportunities for a new generation of data science students.
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