U-M procures full access to MATLAB tools & training
Michigan scientists rejoice: MATLAB, a popular mathematical computing, simulation, and analysis platform, is now available to the entire U-M community.
Tag Archives: apps
Inbox by Gmail ending
Google will discontinue the separate email interface, Inbox by Gmail, at the end of March 2019 as it incorporates its popular features into Gmail.
Tech Tip: Teleprompt.me
Check out this free website that offers functionality typically found in paid apps: an interactive teleprompter.
Sessions @ Michigan reaches new milestone
Sessions @ Michigan, the registration and attendance tracking system developed by Student Life Technology Solutions, has logged 250,000 combined registrations and peaked at over 100 ongoing events tracked.
Your kid’s apps are crammed with ads
Many developers market apps for children as being educational. So Jenny Radesky, a pediatrician at the U-M Medical School who wrote the American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines for children and media, wanted to check that out. Her team of researchers spent hundreds of hours playing 135 different games. Published in the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, the… Read More »
Tech Tip: Wakelet turns many links into one
Starting in about 2011, Storify dominated the niche of tools to harvest, collect, and organize social media and related content into meaningful collections or “stories.” But by early 2018, when Storify announced it would be closing, the market was wide open for a replacement and Wakelet came to the forefront. My colleague, emerging technologies librarian Patricia Anderson (who co-authored this post),… Read More »
U-M startup launches 3D app that maps pain
GeoPain, a mobile pain tracking app, launched to the public last month from MoxyTech, a U-M startup. It gives users a 3D image of the body to zero in on the pain—its location and intensity—allowing patients to quickly “paint” their pain on anatomically accurate 3D models using a phone or tablet. “It’s a more objective measurement of pain that… Read More »
Tech Tip: Forvo.com helps pronounce words
Forvo.com offers word pronunciations with playable audio, often with variations for regional dialect and different languages.
EIAM Program improves experience for tens of thousands
The Enterprise Identity and Access Management (EIAM) program began 18 months ago to improve how people obtain and use accounts to access U-M services. The program came to an official close this summer. The program’s ambitious scope included the entire U-M community—Ann Arbor, Dearborn, Flint, and Michigan Medicine. The team sought to reduce today’s pain points and to plan for improvements into the future.
It’s official! New Michigan App now available
If you were one of the many who joined the beta testing for the Michigan App, you’ve hopefully taken the opportunity to explore the new features and more modern interface, and provide input. After several months of incorporating tester feedback, the new Michigan App is now available to everyone! The new Michigan App was first released to beta… Read More »
Online tool helps ease burden of dementia caregivers
Helen C. Kales, a U-M professor of psychiatry, leads the Program for Positive Aging (PPA) that is working to create innovative options for dementia caregivers, providing reliable information and training, developing support and online tools, and studying to improve self-care. Kales, with the PPA and Johns Hopkins University collaborators developed a web-based support tool called the WeCareAdvisor. The… Read More »
Ross students create productivity app
Recent graduates Shayan Shafii, Reid Ovis, Aklavya Kashyap, Tristan Neeb, and Sean Dew developed a productivity app that pairs with Amazon’s Alexa to help people set and achieve their goals. These goals could be daily, weekly, or monthly in the context of physical, mental, or social capabilities. Named “Iris,” the app aggregates statistical insights regarding productive activity versus counterproductive behaviors. The ultimate… Read More »
Michigan App released for public beta
The Michigan App has been available for limited beta for a little over two months. The development team took that feedback from testers and has now launched the public beta to all U-M staff, faculty, and students. The new app features a completely redesigned interface that helps streamline daily activities and supports success towards academic and personal goals for… Read More »
New app reinvents U-M bus system to be more like Uber
Reinventing Urban Transportation and Mobility (RITMO) aims to revolutionize public transit through an online app that turns transportation into an on-demand service. RITMO, partnering with Ford Motor Company, will allow students, faculty, and staff to use on-demand shuttle transportation linked with the U-M bus system. Pascal Van Hentenryck, a professor at the College of Engineering who leads the project, hopes… Read More »
Coming soon: A new look for M-Pathways Financials & Physical Resources system
ITS is upgrading the technology behind the M-Pathways Financials & Physical Resources System within Wolverine Access. This upgrade will bring a new look and feel to the navigation on February 12, 2018.
AR, blood pressure, MGoView at Mobile Dev meeting
You never know what you’ll see at a U-M Mobile Developer Community meeting. The most recent one, held at North Quad on November 28, was no exception. About 35 attendees learned, for instance, about MGoView, a U-M Bicentennial mobile app that provides a fascinating look at U-M history. The app utilizes augmented reality, 360-degree view, and other features.… Read More »
Interested in emerging tech? Check out Cool Toys!
The Cool Toys Conversation group started out as one of the many spaces on campus where people share cool tech they’ve discovered for education, research, clinical care, outreach, and productivity. Since then, it’s evolved to become more of a community of practice around emerging trends and technologies, but without ever completely giving up the original sharing of cool… Read More »
Students’ demand for technology: Transforming the Michigan experience
The first day of class is one of the biggest days on the IT calendar. Lots of planning and preparation are done to get ready for thousands to descend on campus—will all of our systems handle the increased volume? Well, this year the first day of class was quieter than days past, thanks to the generous support of… Read More »
Be a beta tester of the new Michigan App
U-M students, faculty, and staff can sign up to be part of the beta group for the release of the new, highly anticipated Michigan App. The new Michigan App is a cloud platform app that allows for a more modern interface, along with new features that streamline daily activities (bus, class schedule, dining, maps) and support success in… Read More »
Bicentennial app offers augmented reality experience
Throughout 2017, U-M has celebrated its Bicentennial in many ways. One particularly novel tribute is MGoView. Developed over 15 months at the School of Information, this multifaceted app offers a virtual tour—or augments a physical tour—of 30 sites on the U-M campus. Those on site can use the phone’s camera to view locations and find icons. Offsite, photos… Read More »
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