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Changes applied to your login experience Aug. 1

New login changes make authentications more secure, streamlined, and accessible

How to prevent spear-phishing

You may be familiar with phishing—scam emails (or direct messages, or social posts) that try to con you into giving up a password, downloading malicious software, or otherwise opening yourself up to a cyber-attack. But have you heard of spear-...

Introducing the New IT Self-Service Portal

In an effort to better support the University of Iowa community, Information Technology Services (ITS) has deployed a new IT self-service portal called Enterprise Service Center (ESC). The self-service portal provides faculty, staff, and students a...

Check out the new Learning Commons! Open house set for Sept. 18, 11-2

Friday, September 13, 2013 - 8:55am

Faculty, staff, and students are invited to stop by an open house at the new Learning Commons in the Main Library from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18. The event is a chance to tour the new space, visit with library and ITS staff, learn about...

UI to build second high-performance computing cluster

Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 10:21am

Building on the success of its first high-performance computing (HPC) cluster, the University of Iowa is now building a second “supercomputer” that will be available to researchers early next year. The UI’s first HPC cluster, Helium, came online in...

ITS unveils HawkTools mobile app for students

Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 9:10am

University of Iowa students have a new toolkit for accessing online services, tracking the latest events and news, and even deciding where to eat or do laundry. The HawkTools mobile app—available for iOS and Android devices—debuted with the start of...

New UI data center cuts energy costs, earns $272,000 rebate from Alliant

Monday, August 19, 2013 - 9:57am

The University of Iowa is already seeing the benefits of a new energy-efficient data center, the first building on campus to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) platinum certification. Construction of the new Information...

ITS partners with College of Ed to assess how e-texts impact student learning

Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 2:29pm

Preliminary results from an interdepartmental research project suggest that University of Iowa students prefer good, old-fashioned paper textbooks to their electronic counterparts. A collaborative effort between the College of Education and the UI’s...

IT Infrastructure Day set for Saturday, Feb. 9

Friday, January 25, 2013 - 11:30am

On Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, Information Technology Services will perform maintenance work on some of the university's IT infrastructure. This work is not expected to disrupt services. The work includes: F5 Global Traffic Manager software upgrade from...

Construction begins on new Learning Commons

Tuesday, November 6, 2012 - 4:12pm

Construction is well under way on the new Learning Commons at the University of Iowa’s Main Library, however the Main Library and Food for Thought café remain open for business

A platinum record: Information Technology Facility is UI’s first building with top LEED certification

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 - 9:18am

The new University of Iowa Information Technology Facility (ITF) has become the first building on campus to earn LEED Platinum certification—the ultimate standard for green design. The LEED Platinum-certified Information Technology Facility will...