Top Stories
Campus News, Top Stories
Inside the Duderstadt Center: A Hidden Tech Playground for Creators
The Duderstadt is a hub of creativity and cutting-edge technology, open to faculty, staff, and students alike.
Top Stories
Profiles in IT: Lovida Roach, MBA
In 2019, Lovida Roach was interviewed about her work with MLearning, her views on customer service, and work/life balance while working full-time and pursuing an MBA. She achieved her MBA in 2024 and works for Michigan Medicine Academic IT.
Events, Safe Computing, Top Stories
Celebrating Data Privacy Day 2025
This year’s Data Privacy Day event focused on privacy in the age of AI. A recording is now available on Safe Computing.
Message from the VPIT-CIO
I hope you are all having a wonderful December. I am proud of our community’s hard work and achievements over the past year. We evolved “Michigan IT” to the more inclusive “Michigan Technology Community,” the Winter Innovation Expo highlighted our diverse community’s efforts across the university, and relaunched U-M’s Digital Accessibility website which now offers enhanced support and resources. Have a wonderful holiday season and winter break. See you in 2025.
Leadership Profile: Joe Gregoria
Meet Joe Gregoria, Dry Lab Manager at the Advanced Genomics Core (AGC). He leads the AGC’s IT team where he tries to remove barriers so his team can do amazing work. In his spare time, he enjoys playing the trumpet and woodworking.
STAC Annual Charter Review / Officer Election
Leadership changes came a few months early for STAC this year. After serving as chair for five months, Cathy Curley passed the chair leadership position in January 2025 to Vice Chair Marcus Blough.
Projects & Services
Professional Development
Tech Tip: Raycast
This month’s tip is a powerful productivity tool designed to streamline and enhance workflow on macOS: Raycast (a Windows version is coming soon!)
Safe Computing
Updated IT Standard on Network Security
ITS has published an important revision of the IT Standard on Network Security (DS-14).
