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Accelerating Genetics Research with Advanced Research Computing: The Canine Genome

By | June 19, 2026
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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

By | June 12, 2026
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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 »

Q&A with CIO Kerry Flynn: How Ross IT Supports the Evolving Technology Needs of the School

By | June 11, 2026
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Technology supports nearly every part of the work being done at Michigan Ross — from the admissions process and classroom instruction to day-to-day troubleshooting, events, major school projects, and more. Chief Information Officer Kerry Flynn shares how Ross IT supports the Ross community, what major projects are ahead, and how the team is helping the school adapt to evolving… Read More »

Privacy@Michigan Unveiling the Panopticon: 2026 Events Recap

By | April 20, 2026
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Privacy at Michigan 2026

The 2026 Privacy@Michigan event series, co-sponsored by the ITS Privacy Office and the School of Information, ran from Data Privacy Day on January 28 through late March. The event series explored timely and far-reaching topics related to privacy from a variety of disciplines and perspectives.

When the Data Already Exists: Building Clinical Operations Tools from the Inside Out

By | April 2, 2026
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Doctor in white lab coat sitting at laptop. Overalay of medical and data icons.

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.

Michigan Medicine CoP Develops Free Dashboard Tool That Challenges Expensive BI Platforms

By | March 30, 2026
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Home page of Data LaVista displays various charts and data sources.

Researchers and staff across campus face a common frustration: valuable data sits locked in SharePoint lists, Excel files, and CSV exports, inaccessible to the people who need it most. Traditional business intelligence tools require expensive licenses, dedicated IT staff, and months of deployment cycles. A new open source tool developed at Michigan Medicine aims to eliminate those barriers entirely.

Message from the VPIT-CIO

By | March 24, 2026
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I hope you are all enjoying the early signs of spring across our campuses. As we look ahead to commencement and the close of another academic year, it is a meaningful time to reflect on the energy, dedication, and collaboration that define the Michigan Technology Community. This season always serves as a reminder of the impact our work has on our students, faculty, and staff, and I am grateful to be part of a community that continues to support the university’s mission in such thoughtful and innovative ways.

March Digital Accessibility: Make Your Sites and Content Accessible

By | March 20, 2026
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A keyboard with the shift key re-labeled to accessibility and a person-in-wheelchair icon to the left of it

The ITS Digital Accessibility team is highlighting website accessibility — what it is, why it matters, and the practical steps U-M technology staff and faculty can take to improve the web experience for everyone, including people with disabilities and people who use assistive technology.