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The University of Iowa information technology community works closely with campus partners to advance the institution’s strategic goals. Learn more about how IT makes a difference in the OneIT Year in Review.

ITS Help Desk reports fall hot topics and back-to-school stats

Connecting to eduroam and using Two-Step Login were among the “hot topics” for the ITS Help Desk during this year’s fall rush—the week before the semester began and the first week of classes. An eduroam certificate upgrade in June generated many...

Technology resources for UI faculty and staff

Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 10:10am

As you settle into a new semester, Information Technology Services (ITS) invites you to explore and make use of the exciting technology resources and helpful IT services that are available to faculty and staff. Research IT Services: The UI has a...

Technology resources for UI students

Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 9:59am

As you settle into a new semester, Information Technology Services (ITS) invites you to explore and make use of the exciting technology resources and helpful IT services that are available to students. Learning Commons: Stop by the Main Library to...

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...

Fleagle named to Internet2 Board of Trustees

Monday, September 9, 2013 - 10:44am

University of Iowa Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer Steve Fleagle has been elected to the Board of Trustees for Internet2 , an influential consortium in the technology world. Internet2 is an international community of leaders...

MAUI’s 1st week: 19,000 add/drops, 54,000 U-bills, $147 million in financial aid

Monday, September 9, 2013 - 10:33am

MAUI, a recently launched student record system that was custom built by software engineers in Information Technology Services, got a good workout in the first week of classes, and is performing extremely well.

ITS Help Desk assists 5,600 in first week of semester

Monday, September 9, 2013 - 10:13am

In the first week of classes alone, the Information Technology Services Help Desk assisted nearly 5,600 faculty, staff, and students with technology questions—about 3½ times the volume of a typical week in the semester. Help Desk staff responded to...

Funding available for innovations in teaching with technology; proposals accepted 9/18 - 10/17

Tuesday, September 3, 2013 - 4:46pm

The Academic Technologies Advisory Council is seeking proposals for the Innovations in Teaching with Technology Awards (ITTA) . The program aims to raise the level of teaching and learning at the University of Iowa by supporting significant and...

New Learning Commons provides a tech-infused 'intellectual hub' for students

Wednesday, August 21, 2013 - 2:52pm

The exchange scrawled across a group-study room window in the new Main Library Learning Commons says it all. “Tell us what you like!” “Everything!” The 37,000-square-foot facility opened with the start of the fall semester, and it’s already buzzing...

Learning Commons. Tell us what you like. Everything! Written on wall.

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...

Doug Eltoft receives University of Iowa’s inaugural IT Leadership Award

Monday, June 3, 2013 - 4:50pm

Doug Eltoft, Chief Technology Officer for the College of Engineering, has received the University of Iowa’s inaugural Information Technology Leadership Award in recognition of his visionary capacity to imagine, collaborate, design and create an ever...

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...

Learning Commons begins to take shape

Monday, April 8, 2013 - 10:59am

University of Iowa Libraries and Information Technology Services (ITS) staff are beginning to see their vision for a new study and social space in the Main Library take shape. The Learning Commons project team shared a preview with Iowa Now just...

Hello MAUI, goodnight mainframe

Friday, April 5, 2013 - 2:35pm

Launch of a new records system closes a chapter in UI computing history

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ITS launches internally built student record system

Monday, March 18, 2013 - 2:15pm

Over the past year, Information Technology Services and campus partners unveiled several major components of Project MAUI (short for Made At the University of Iowa), a new student-information system that was custom developed by a team of UI software...

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State leaders tour TILE classroom and Learning Commons

Monday, March 18, 2013 - 9:43am

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds joined about 20 University of Iowa students for a TILE classroom demonstration on Friday, March 8. Also during their visit, Chris Clark, the ITS director of learning spaces technology, led Branstad...

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...

Time-lapse video shows construction of Information Technology Facility

Thursday, January 24, 2013 - 1:16pm

This time-lapse video shows the three-year construction of the University of Iowa's new data center, known as the Information Technology Facility ( ITF ). Completed in December 2011, the 43,000-square-foot, $30 million facility will house and...

UI transitions to new anti-virus software, recommends options for home use

Wednesday, January 9, 2013 - 11:33am

The University of Iowa is transitioning to new anti-virus software, which means students and employees who use Symantec on their home computers will need to switch to another product by June . Information Technology Services (ITS) encourages...

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