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Category Archives: Campus News
Accessibility in Action: Making Biology 171 Accessible For All
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.
Accessibility in Action: ADVANCE Creates A Culture Of Shared Accessibility
The ADVANCE Program embarked on a comprehensive effort to improve digital accessibility across its research, programming, and communications.
Strategic Technology Advisory Committee (STAC) Officer Elections
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 »
Tech Tip: This to That
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 Open: Join the MTech Mentoring Program!
Registration is open for the Michigan Technology Community Mentor Program. Take advantage of the opportunity for network building, knowledge sharing, and professional goal development.
Wolverines Fight Phishing: Fake Job Offer and Football Ticket Scams
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.
Profiles in Technology – Colleen McCormick: Giving Context to Tech
Becoming the trusted source of technology at the University of Michigan takes time, effort, and skill. Human beings are the center of that, with Colleen McCormick bridging the gap between customers and Information and Technology Services. Since 2010, Colleen has helped countless people as a Customer Relationship Manager (CRM) for ITS. “When I looked at this job, I… Read More »
Accelerating Genetics Research with Advanced Research Computing: The Canine Genome
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 »
New Resource: Appropriate Use of AI Services
The Appropriate Use of AI Services & U-M Policy guide provides clear, actionable direction organized around five key areas.
MTech’s New CoP Coordinators Bring a Passion for Collaboration and Connection to their Roles
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 »
MTech Connect Theme Announced: Innovation for the Public Good
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 »
Focus on Math Accessibility: Make STEM Materials Usable for All
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 »
AI Summit Explores Challenges and Opportunities for “Leaders and Best”
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.
Tech Tip: Uninterruptible Power Supply
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.
A new seat at the table: U-M business expert finds AI essential to collective thinking
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 asking you to volunteer and help shape the community’s future
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.
New Training Course for Those Working with Protected Health Information
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.
When the Data Already Exists: Building Clinical Operations Tools from the Inside Out
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.
Rethinking how a museum teaches: Shaping new ways to learn and explore with tech at the Sindecuse
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 »