Biology 171, a high-enrollment course with hundreds of digital instructional materials, presented an opportunity to improve accessibility at scale. Through a cross-unit collaboration, contributors reviewed and remediated 598 course materials, improving Canvas pages, documents, presentations, and other resources students rely on throughout the semester.
The ADVANCE Program embarked on a comprehensive effort to improve digital accessibility across its research, programming, and communications.
After serving as chair for 18 months and vice chair for one year, Marcus Blough, chief information officer, SRC-Comp & Multi-Media Tech, passed the chair leadership position to Ted Hanss, chief information officer, LSA. Carrie Shumaker, vice chancellor for Informational Technology and chief strategy officer, Dearborn was elected as vice chair. Officer positions are held for one-year terms,… Read More »
This month’s tip is an old-school website that answers one very practical question: What glue should I use to stick this material to that material?
Registration is open for the Michigan Technology Community Mentor Program. Take advantage of the opportunity for network building, knowledge sharing, and professional goal development.
As students return to campus, fraudsters target them with phishing scams. Help protect U-M students by spreading awareness of fake job offers and football ticket scams.
Man’s best friend is helping scientists unlock the secrets of genetic diversity. In a recent collaborative study, Dr. Jeffrey Kidd, professor of Human Genetics and Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics at the University of Michigan Medical School, led the computational effort to assemble the canine genome with unprecedented clarity, a crucial step toward understanding how DNA mutations drive complex… Read More »
As artificial intelligence tools become increasingly integrated into daily work, education, research, and teaching, the University of Michigan has published a new resource to help community members use these powerful services appropriately and responsibly. The Appropriate Use of AI Services & U-M Policy guide provides clear, actionable direction organized around five key areas: Each section links to supporting… Read More »
Two new Communities of Practice (CoP) Coordinators have joined the Michigan Technology Community (MTech) Steering Committee to help advocate, build bridges, and facilitate strategic communications for the nearly 30 CoP groups within MTech. Kimiko Ziemer and Josh Salazar started with the group in June. These communities of practice strengthen our overall technology community by helping our members build… Read More »
The MTech Connect planning team is excited to announce the theme for the 2026 event will be Innovation for the Public Good! Our planning team is already hard at work to make this event bigger and better than before. Below you will see the high level schedule for the event. October 20, 2026 at the Central Campus Classroom… Read More »
This May, ITS Digital Accessibility is highlighting training and resources to help you create accessible math and STEM materials. The focus this month is on making sure technical content — like equations, formulas, and data — is usable by everyone, every time. Whether you are preparing materials for teaching, research, or communications, these resources are here to support… Read More »
At the April 16 Summit “Everything That Is Wrong About AI: A Critical Look at Challenges & Opportunities,” co-hosted by ITS and the Provost’s Office, the U‑M community examined AI’s risks and benefits, and how the university could help lead and shape AI adoption.
This month’s tip is an uninterruptible power supply, a battery that, in the event of a power outage, will continue to provide power to your PC (or anything that’s plugged into it) long enough to save your work and shut down safely.
EXPERT Q&A How do we solve complex global problems when our traditional models can’t keep up with reality? In their latest work, Scott Page, professor of management and operations at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, and Jacob Taylor of the Brookings Institution, argue artificial intelligence is no longer just a tool to be used after a meeting—it is a… Read More »
MTech is looking for folks from across U-M (Ann Arbor, Dearborn, Flint, and Michigan Medicine) to volunteer. Please join us in making a difference. Sign up by completing the MTech Volunteer Form.
A new DPE320: HIPAA and Protected Health Information course is available for faculty and staff who may interact with Protected Health Information (PHI) as part of their normal job activities.
Across healthcare administration, a quiet inefficiency persists. Critical decisions about provider schedules, workforce planning, and clinical coverage get made from spreadsheets, manual exports, and institutional memory — not because the data doesn’t exist, but because no one has built a bridge between raw data and the people who need to act on it. At the University of Michigan’s Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Allergy, that bridge is now being built from the inside out.
For many, the Sindecuse Museum of Dentistry brings to mind rows of artifacts behind glass with small printed labels. That version of the museum still exists, but it’s no longer the whole story. Today, the space uses tech to create a more intentional and interactive experience for curious visitors. A layered experience, not just a display Tamara Barnes,… Read More »
This month’s tip is Calibre. It is a free, open‑source e‑book manager that lets you organize, convert, and sync your digital library across nearly any e‑reader or device, all from a single, highly customizable interface. It can download and edit metadata, convert between dozens of formats, serve as a built‑in e‑book viewer, and even fetch news and magazines… Read More »
Spring brings brightly colored tulips, buds on the trees, and job offer scams targeting students.