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Message from the VPIT-CIO

By | June 22, 2026
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I hope you are enjoying the beginning of summer and finding opportunities to spend time outdoors, connect with those around you, and recharge. Although the pace of campus may feel different during the summer months, this remains an active time for technology professionals across the University of Michigan. Teams throughout our campuses and Michigan Medicine are maintaining essential services, advancing projects, and preparing for the arrival of students in August. Much of this work takes place behind the scenes, but it touches nearly every part of the university experience.

Building Inclusive Digital Environments for Research

By | June 10, 2024
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Research is how we learn, but our findings depend upon robust data, derived from the populations we seek to serve. As teams build digital environments for research, effort must be put into ensuring that those environments support the populations of study. When constructing digital environments for research, teams must think broadly about the full research experience to include emails or SMS sent, websites, webapps or native apps provided, and any devices included or issued. In addition, it cannot be stressed enough: the work in creating these environments is never done!