Information Technology Services and the Office of the Vice President for Research will launch a secure research environment called HawkTrust-SRE for UI researchers in November.

If you're not sure where to start with AI tools or training, this article is the place to begin. It brings together supported tools, learning options, campus programs, events, and ways to get help.

AI chat and AI agents can look similar at first, but they are built for different kinds of work. Chat works well for open-ended questions, drafting, and thinking something through. Agents are built for something more specific and repeatable. This article explains what makes them different and when an agent makes more sense than a regular chat.

ChatGPT Edu now includes image generation and Deep Research. One can help create visuals from a prompt. The other is meant for deeper research questions. Both have daily usage limits, so this article explains what they do and how to plan around them.

AI can get a draft started, but it doesn't know who's reading it or what they need from the message. This article is about reviewing with that person in mind before you hit send.

Microsoft 365 Copilot can help with email messages, calendar decisions, and Teams meetings. This article shows where those features appear, what they can support, and what to check before relying on the output.

Many Excel files arrive with a little history, whether they come from exports, shared trackers, registration lists, budget notes, survey responses, or older spreadsheets. This new training walks through how Microsoft 365 Copilot can help with common spreadsheet work, including cleaning up entries, creating formulas, explaining spreadsheet logic, summarizing information, and identifying patterns.

Manage research risk smartly. Know what’s changing and where to turn for help and why early action matters.

Before a prompt is sent, people make a judgment call about what information belongs in the tool, which account or service fits the task, and what should be checked against a trusted source. May’s AI User Group brings Justin Evans from the Security Office into that conversation, with a focus on AI, cybersecurity, and safer habits for everyday university work.

When people answer the same questions again and again, that pattern may be worth noticing. Copilot Agents can help with repeated information tasks when the source material, instructions, and boundaries are clear. This article looks at how agents can support repeated knowledge work, including an example from the AI Support Team.