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Technology News
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Coming Soon: Upgrades to UAOnline will improve student, employee experience
April 19, 2024
Changes are coming to how staff, faculty, and students interact with UAOnline. Over the next 18 months, UA will be upgrading UAOnline and Banner Self-Service to version 9.
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Butrovich Data Center Facility Upgrade Project May 11th - 18th
March 21, 2024
UAF Facilities Services will be conducting a planned maintenance power shutdown in the Butrovich Building. This planned maintenance shutdown will mean that many UA data systems served out of the BDC will be unavailable during the following timeframes...
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Revised Software Procurement Process: For UA Employees Seeking to Purchase Software
March 21, 2024
If you've purchased software recently, you've noticed significant changes to the procedure. This new process aims to simplify and streamline our former review methods, while ensuring regulatory compliance.
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March 08, 2024
Using Zoom through your UA ID is easy. Just follow these steps.
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February "Phish of the Month" from UA Security
March 08, 2024
Like most of us, you can probably remember a time recently where an innocent-looking text pops up from someone you don't know. It might start with a generic pretext that they've mistaken you for a friend of theirs, then express confusion as to how you could have gotten mixed up with their contacts.
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Protecting Privacy: Using AI Models Responsibly
February 23, 2024
In today's digital age, artificial intelligence (AI) models are widely used in various fields, including education. However, it's important to be mindful of the risks related to privacy.
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Web accessibility drop-in Q&A session
January 26, 2024
Web developers for the UA Office of Information Technology and UAF University Relations will host web accessibility drop-in sessions via Zoom on the second Friday of each month.
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Gmail announces important changes to bulk mailings coming Feb. 2024
January 26, 2024
Google will require the use of Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance (DMARC). Any service violating this new policy will automatically have their emails sent to quarantine for Google Workspace and Gmail email accounts.
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UA Zoom trainings for spring 2024
January 12, 2024
During the Spring 2024 semester UAF NTS Collaboration and Learning Spaces (CLS) will offer UA Zoom Trainings to anyone with UA Zoom account access.
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January 12, 2024
Kaltura changes took effect on December 21, upgrading the LMS integrations for Bb Learn and Canvas and upgrading the player to the V7 player.
