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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...

ITS Enterprise Services & Enterprise Infrastructure to Merge; Falsetti Named Sr. Enterprise Architect and Director of IT Infrastructure

Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 3:47pm

In recent months, OneIT Leaders and Associate Vice President & CIO Steve Fleagle have developed concepts for the future state of IT on the UI campus. Everyone will have to work together to realize that future and it will entail changes big and...

Wi-Fi overhaul expands and improves wireless coverage on campus

Wednesday, December 23, 2015 - 9:36am

A major upgrade to the campus wireless network is providing Wi-Fi coverage in more areas of campus, along with improved reliability and greater capacity.

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Reminder: UI-owned laptops and tablets must be encrypted by Dec. 31

Thursday, November 5, 2015 - 9:31am

If you have a university-owned mobile device that has not yet been encrypted, the Information Security and Policy Office recommends reaching out to your local technology support provider to help the university meet its Dec. 31 deadline.

Game-based learning expert to visit campus March 25-26

Monday, March 9, 2015 - 12:39pm

The ITS Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology is offering a public talk and workshop series, Game-based Learning for Higher Education, on March 25-26.

4 IT policies you should know

Friday, January 2, 2015 - 9:18am

Information Technology policies exist to protect the university's technology and data assets, and many of them are key to your personal IT security as well. Everyone has a responsibility to know and abide by the rules, so please take a moment to...

SiteNow service grows to meet demand for website development

Monday, November 3, 2014 - 11:26am

The popular SiteNow service continues to thrive as it meets the hardy demand for website development at the University of Iowa. Working with campus customers, the ITS Web Services team has rolled out 12 new sites since the start of the semester,...

High-performance computing upgrade coming soon

Friday, July 25, 2014 - 11:12am

The Neon high-performance computing system is being upgraded as a part of the University of Iowa Informatics Initiative (UI3), and the new equipment will be available for use starting Sept. 7. The Neon HPC Cluster launched to all campus users in...

UI IT professionals: Registration for the June 2 Tech Forum has begun!

Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 2:50pm

The registration site for Tech Forum 2014 is now open, and all University of Iowa IT professionals are welcome and encouraged to attend. Tech Forum will take place Monday, June 2, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Iowa City...

Fourth-year students will transition to Office 365 email in late May

Monday, April 28, 2014 - 9:25am

More than 13,000 first-, second-, and third-year University of Iowa students are already using Microsoft Office 365 for email. In late May, non-graduating fourth-year students will join, gaining access to larger mailboxes and a full portfolio of...

Phonetics mobile app team receives inventor award from UI Research Foundation

Monday, April 21, 2014 - 11:54am

Staff members who worked on a phonetics mobile app—the first University of Iowa mobile app published in the Google and Apple app stores that requires purchasing—were honored April 3 with the UI Research Foundation Ventures and Licensing 2013...

Applications for Game-Based Learning Faculty Institute due May 2

Thursday, April 17, 2014 - 2:07pm

Starting in May 2014, the Center for Teaching and ITS-Instructional Services will work with a group of UI faculty members who have identified a learning need in their students and would like to find or help devise a game to help students address...

UI IT professionals: Save the date for June 2 Tech Forum

Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 9:58am

Everywhere we look, the world is becoming increasingly digital, and huge amounts of digital information are being generated and stored. We invite you to learn how the University of Iowa is preparing for the digital future - the latest initiatives in...

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University Business magazine honors UI for being a 'model of efficiency'

Thursday, March 27, 2014 - 12:43pm

University of Iowa is one of eight colleges and universities nationwide being honored by University Business magazine in its spring 2014 “Models of Efficiency” national recognition program. Sponsored by Higher One, a leader in providing financial...

Popular UI phonetics application hits the mobile market

Monday, January 13, 2014 - 10:59am

A University of Iowa phonetics website that has become an incredibly popular English as a Second Language (ESL) teaching tool is now available as a mobile application for iOS and Android. Of over 6 million results in a Google search of the term...

It’s a Jungle in There, Part II: strengthening your defenses

Thursday, January 2, 2014 - 10:20am

One aspect of protecting yourself from cybercriminals is learning to spot a scam—being very skeptical of too-good-to-be-true offers, urgent pleas for money, or warnings that your account is over quota or compromised. If an email is at all suspicious...