SUMIT and Safe Computing Events Wrap Up
SUMIT and Safe Computing events last month celebrated and promoted IT security at U-M – slide presentations and recordings are available.
Category Archives: Events
MTech: Shaping U-M’s Tech Landscape Together
As our Michigan Technology Community (MTech) – formerly known as Michigan IT – embarks on an exciting new chapter, we’re deepening our commitment to supporting one another as technology professionals across the University of Michigan. By expanding our network and embracing broader engagement, we’re strengthening our collaborative spirit, continuous learning and innovation that drive teaching, research, and operations.… Read More »
Elevate Your Research: GPU Programming Using OpenACC
University of Michigan researchers using high performance computer resources from Advanced Research Computing (ARC) are invited to attend a FREE workshop hosted by the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center. The workshop will focus on development of GPU capable codes using standard languages and compilers with OpenACC. The workshop will be hosted in-person, there will be no virtual option for attending.… Read More »
Register for an upcoming Make a Maizey workshop!
Make a Maizey with the ITS Emerging Technology team. These dynamic, in-person workshops will give participants an introduction to U-M’s AI services and guide them through building a new Maizey project, an AI tool that leverages U-M GPT to analyze your own, custom data sources. Maizeys can be used to streamline workflows, analyze data, enhance Canvas courses, and more. U-M… Read More »
Preview: 2025 SUMIT Events
As the U-M community settles into another academic year of teaching, learning, and research, we are reminded why it is so important to protect U-M’s wealth of digital assets. It’s a great time to celebrate national Cybersecurity Awareness month with Security at U-M in IT (SUMIT) events throughout October. ITS Information Assurance (IA) and the ITS Privacy Office… Read More »
Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s Open AI
Join award-winning journalist Karen Hao and Patrick Barry, clinical assistant professor at the University of Michigan Law School, for an eye-opening discussion on Hao’s best-selling book, “Empire of AI.” Monday, October 20, 5 p.m.
Mcity Test Facility Tour: Testing the Limits
Join us for an exciting 90-minute tour starting at the iconic Michigan Stadium and concluding at the Crisler Center! Discover the state-of-the-art technology that powers The Big House and Crisler, and enjoy a Q&A session along with great photo opportunities.
July 10: BusinessObjects 4.3 Zoom Training
Attend a Zoom training that covers the fundamentals of BusinessObjects and the steps to navigate in BusinessObjects to perform basic, intermediate, and advanced tasks.
Tour: Michigan Stadium and Crisler Center
Join us for an exciting 90-minute tour starting at the iconic Michigan Stadium and concluding at the Crisler Center! Discover the state-of-the-art technology that powers The Big House and Crisler, and enjoy a Q&A session along with great photo opportunities.
Intro to Single-Cell Analysis Workshop
A virtual, hands-on workshop over 3 x 1/2 days for researchers comfortable with R/RStudio and who would like to better understand the analysis of single-cell RNA-Seq data.
Detroit Observatory Tour: Travel Back in Time
Tour the Detroit Observatory and explore the history of astronomy and of the buildings and observe the sky with trained astronomers.
Tableau training for beginners and more on May 14
Don’t miss the chance to join our Introduction to Tableau training course on May 14.
Dive Into Innovation: Tour U-M’s Marine Hydrodynamics Lab
Register today to tour the Aaron Friedman Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratory (MHL) at the University of Michigan. This suite of cutting-edge laboratories and facilities is dedicated to classic naval architecture experiments, renewable energy, and hydrodynamics research. Discover one of U-M’s premier research centers that is propelling advancements in fluid dynamics and marine engineering. Tours take 1 hour and there… Read More »
MTC Chili Cook-Off 2025 – A Flavor Fiesta!
On February 27, just before spring break, about 40 technology professionals came out for the Michigan Technology Chili Cook-Off to enjoy a relaxing lunch and vote for their favorite chili.
Come Celebrate Our Beautiful Minds!
Register for the 2025 Beautiful Minds Conference. This event promotes education and awareness of neurodiversity and community building with the goal of educating, inspiring, and empowering everyone to celebrate their unique minds.
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.
Data Privacy Day event: Privacy in the Age of AI
Join Carnegie Mellon University’s Dr. Sauvik Das for a presentation exploring privacy in the age of AI on Jan. 28 at noon to celebrate Data Privacy Day 2025.
Submit Your Data Viz by Jan. 15
U-M students, faculty, and staff are invited to enter their most stunning data visualizations for a chance to represent the maize and blue against other Big Ten Academic Alliance institutions.
Winter Innovation Expo 2024 – a moment on our innovation journey
Around 200 technology professionals from across the university came together at the Winter Innovation Expo networking event. Incoming Chair Aubrey Morse announced the rebranding of Michigan IT as the Michigan Technology Community, the Hacks With Friends finalists presented their projects, and attendees were able to learn about innovative projects across the university.
Make a Maizey Workshops for Instructors: 12/11 and 12/18
All U-M instructors are invited to join the ITS Emerging Technology team to learn how to create a custom AI tutor for their courses using Maizey.