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Tips to stay cyber-secure while traveling

Spring and summer bring road trips and perhaps even vacations abroad. But do you know how to keep your devices safe while traveling? Get tips from the Cybersecurity Team to stay safe during your prep, on your trip, and when you return.

News

IT never sleeps. There’s always news to share. Here’s the latest from our digital campus and beyond.

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Innovation at work: Celebrating the 2025 Administrative Improvement Award recipients

Winners include the UW–‍Madison Profile platform that gives people more control over their personal information; a low code solution to streamline the hiring approval process; and a new Integration Hub for developers to connect data and applications.

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Don’t miss your chance to present at EDUCAUSE

The conference connects the best thinkers in higher education technology. Have a story to share about a successful collaboration or a solution to a community-wide challenge? Submit your proposal by Apr 22.

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Virtual Office Hours with CIO Lois Brooks & Dave Lovelace

Fridays, 9:15am via Zoom. Unscripted conversations with our chief information officer. The Apr 18 guest is Dave Lovelace, museum scientist, UW–‍Madison Geology Museum.

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Register for the 2025 IT Professionals Conference

This year’s hybrid conference will feature 25+ thought-provoking sessions and a keynote by UW–‍Madison Chief Information Officer Lois Brooks. May 29 & 30.

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Enhancing your login security: Important MFA-Duo updates coming in June

Starting Jun 2: UW–‍Madison will implement 3 important updates to our Duo multi-factor authentication (MFA) service to better protect your NetID account while improving your login experience.

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Working smarter together through modernization & federation

A message from Chief Information Officer Lois Brooks: In our continuing “Envision the Future” series, we explore how the evolving relationship between centralized and distributed IT can better serve UW–‍Madison’s mission.

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Graduating or leaving UW? Take action before you lose access to your email

Keep in mind: You’ll lose access to your netid@wisc.edu email and other Microsoft 365 data 9 months after you leave the university. Take note of things to do to prepare for this change and preserve your data.

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InfoLabs offer helpful services in preparation for finals

Looking for a place to study for finals? Need an extra monitor as you tackle an assignment? Have a project that requires specific software? InfoLabs can help.

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What happens to your email & other IT services after graduation?

Graduating? Congrats! Take a moment to review what to do before you lose access to services like email, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Zoom, Box and Qualtrics.

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How the Chazen reimagined itself as a place for everyone

Join this UW Design Community session for a look at the Chazen Museum of Art’s journey to transform into a vibrant “third space” for all. Apr 28, 10:30am via Zoom.

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Smart choices: Why UW–‍Madison’s enterprise AI tools should be your go-to

Before you reach for “free” public AI services, take a moment to discover why the university’s enterprise AI tools are the smarter choice for your academic and professional needs.

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Tired of remembering passwords?

Use 1Password as your password manager and free yourself from the mental burden of remembering multiple passwords and logins.

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