Held on Tuesday, January 12, the Michigan IT Student Career Fair was a pilot recruitment event designed to target talented University of Michigan students for on-campus job opportunities in IT.
A new way of delivering course materials in the computational sciences aims to elevate the study experience from consuming static text and media to a conversation between the learner and the material. Called Mynerva, the cloud-based interactive textbook platform developed at U-M enables instructors to build their materials into video game-like journeys that unfold as the learner progresses.
While physical fitness keeps our bodies in shape, meditation is an exercise for the mind and during a pandemic, mental wellness is essential to living a happy, productive life. Perhaps Buddha put it best when he was asked, “What have you gained from meditation?” Buddha replied, “Nothing! But let me tell you what I lost: Anger, Anxiety, Depression,… Read More »
On the cutting-edge of research at U-M is the Advanced Genomics Core’s Illumina NovaSeq 6000 sequencing platform. The AGC is one of the first academic core facilities to optimize this exciting and powerful instrument, that is about the size of a large laser printer. The Advanced Genomics Core (AGC), part of the Biomedical Research Core Facilities within the Medical… Read More »
U.S. News and World Report online rankings — which surveyed more than 1200 online programs — named UM-Dearborn’s online MBA first in the state its online Master’s in Information Systems and Technology as second in Michigan.
The next MiChart upgrade is planned for Sunday, April 18. This will be the first planned upgrade for 2021 with a goal to reduce downtime duration and impact to the organization. The upgrade will include updates, system maintenance, and new features to the MiChart application.
Projects will be funded through the XR Innovation Fund and include experiences focused on architectural design, language instruction, supporting medical and nursing training, and diversity, equity and accessibility issues in the XR space.
Visit the new Safe Computing History of Privacy Timeline to learn more about privacy milestones.
The project began with a vision to create a scalable digital infrastructure where all U-M schools, colleges, and units can post volunteer opportunities for alumni, friends, and fans to explore.
In addition to videoconferencing, Microsoft Teams is another collaboration tool option offered by ITS that helps people stay connected and organized.
Michigan Medicine powered off the last of its legacy Nortel PBXs in the hospital on January 11. Now, all its phone service has been migrated to VoIP.
Join us throughout the month of February for the AIM Data Showcase. This annual event has gone virtual! We’ll be releasing content for the event every day in February at datashowcase.ai.umich.edu.
The Mcity OS software, which lets researchers create and execute complex, highly repeatable testing scenarios for vehicles, is especially useful in situations involving smart road infrastructure and intelligent transportation systems.
Beware! It’s that time of the year again! As you read this, criminals, fraudsters, and identity thieves could be working to file fraudulent tax returns in your name and steal your tax refund. ITS Information Assurance (IA) offers the following tips to help you protect yourself from identity theft and tax fraud: File your taxes as soon as… Read More »
Great news: Zoom for Health at U-M no longer exists! Thanks to the collaborative efforts of U-M and Zoom, U-M Zoom was approved for PHI (HIPAA data). As a result, Zoom for Health users’ accounts were migrated into regular U-M Zoom at the very start of 2021, making all university Zoom users members of the same Zoom service.… Read More »
The amount of potential misinformation was impacted on at least one social media platform following actions to suspend or shut down thousands of accounts following the Capitol riot Jan. 6, according to a University of Michigan measure of iffy content.
The Teaching and Technology Collaborative (TeachTech) at U-M has started planning for an online 2021 Enriching Scholarship Conference. Here’s what you can expect.
When working from home or elsewhere, you can use Duo two-factor protection for additional security with the U-M Virtual Private Network (VPN). It provides added security not just for you, but for U-M networks, too.
This month’s tip is an online tool to help you monitor changes on websites. Maybe you are waiting for an article to be updated, a paper to be published, a news item to refresh, or simply for an out-of-stock product to be available again. Visualping will send you an email or other notification when it detects changes in… Read More »
If you are adding or upgrading to new tech devices, you might have old ones that you, or U-M unit, are ready to dispose of. Old disks, flash drives, smartphones, and computers can all contain personal data, and in some cases, U-M data if you used those devices for work. Keep that data from falling into the wrong… Read More »