Some university affiliates walked in expecting neon lights and darkened clusters (and maybe Edward Snowden), but walked away with a much different perspective of the facility that houses a significant portion of the U's storage and server capabilities.
The Enterprise Web Advisory Council (EWAC) met on April 11, and the Architecture and New Technology Committee (ANTC) met on April 22. The Teaching and Learning Portfolio (TLP) will meet April 30. The Strategic Information Technology Committee (SITC) did not meet this month. EWAC will next meet on May 9, ANTC will meet on May 20, SITC will meet on May 21, and TLP will meet on May 23.
Grammarly Premium is not just for thesis or dissertation writing. Graduate students can use it to write a paper or an email, jot ideas down for a blog post, compose a post for social media, or type up a text.
The comprehensive annual review process, which asks subject matter experts from UIT and other campus organizations to carefully review articles under their purview, will now take place on a rolling basis via ServiceNow.
Abraham Kololli is the new leader of the network team, which has been renamed Network Services and reports to CTO Jim Livingston. Director Mike Ekstrom’s team has been renamed Communications Infrastructure.
UIT staff recognized for their excellent work.
Led by Dr. Kobus Van der Merwe, an associate professor in the School of Computing, the Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) testbed will enable researchers to explore wireless technologies and applications efficiently and at scale.
The former instructional design manager and longtime U employee will oversee Canvas LMS administration, direct the work of Exam Services at the UOnline Center, assign projects to course development and support teams, and more.
On January 14, 2020, Microsoft will stop providing security updates and support for the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system, which is a decade old. Windows 8.1 users should also upgrade, as extended support for that version will soon expire, too.
In the This Week @theU series article, the computational scientist discusses the benefits of commuting by bicycle to the university.
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