News from UW-IT brings you the latest to keep you in the know about technology at the UW.
A powerful network links Washington classrooms to the stars
May 27, 2025
By Bella Lee UW-IT Strategic Communications On a clear night in the Northwest, you can easily spot Orion’s belt or the Big Dipper peeking over the horizon — a seemingly unchanged sky that untold generations have observed for millennia. In reality, stars are born, die and explode into supernovae right before our eyes, practically all…
New Register.UW app simplifies course registration for all students
April 21, 2025
By Gretchen Konrady | UW-IT Strategic Communications A significantly enhanced registration tool is now streamlining how University of Washington students register for classes. Register.UW is the new, unified app for all student registration needs, replacing the decades-old Student Personal Services (SPS) registration webpage and other outdated processes. The new tool’s modern platform also provides a…
UW Tower Data Center improvements scheduled for Jan. 26
January 13, 2025
As part of ongoing improvements to computing infrastructure, UW-IT will remove older and unsupported hardware at the UW Tower Data Center — decommissioning existing routers and replacing them with modern dual edge routers. The work is expected to take place during a regular maintenance window on Sunday, Jan. 26, 8 a.m.-10 a.m. If needed, work…
UW and Workday collaborate to lead to global progress in digital accessibility
November 12, 2024
Editor’s note: We’d like to share the story of how UW Information Technology (UW-IT) and Workday, which provides HR and finance solutions to UW, have built a relationship over the past decade to collaborate on software accessibility and advance our respective Accessibility Programs together. UW-IT has entered into numerous partnerships with the private sector to improve the…
Stay secure online: Top tips for Cybersecurity Awareness Month
October 17, 2024
This message was sent to all University of Washington (UW) students, faculty and staff and UW Medicine employees. Husky Community, October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM), a time to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity and share resources to help keep you and our entire UW organization digitally secure. This year, the…
UW software notice: By Oct. 22, move/back up Adobe Creative Cloud files
October 3, 2024
This message is for all subscribers of Adobe Creative Cloud and all subscribers of Adobe Acrobat Pro who sign into these Adobe services using a UW NetID. What's happening and why On Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, we will be implementing a change that will delete all UW user files saved to Adobe Creative Cloud storage.…
A tech revolution leads to about $2 million in savings for UW
September 18, 2024
By Ignacio Lobos| UW-IT Strategic Communications I came into the office the other day and there was no wired telephone handset on my desk. And just like that, I had become an actor in a quiet technological revolution going on at the University of Washington and other work and study places across the globe: We…
What’s in a name? Everything!
September 10, 2024
UW introduces new app to support proper name pronunciation With the Namecoach App available in Canvas, you can record your name without worrying about stage fright. Text by Ignacio Lobos | UW-IT Strategic Communications I was at a pizza joint recently and the cashier asked for my name so they could yell it out when…
New UW-IT computing expert will help shape UW’s AI future
August 26, 2024
By Ignacio Lobos | UW-IT Strategic Communications When Jared Reimer joined the computer science program at UW nearly 30 years ago, the 17-year-old was more likely to find mentions of artificial intelligence (AI) in science fiction rather than the classroom. Today, AI is on the cusp of becoming the most transformative technology of the 21st…
What is going on with your heart?
July 22, 2024
Video by Sam Han | Text by Ignacio Lobos | UW-IT Communications & Engagement In one of your commercial flights over the Cascade Mountains, between snacks, bathroom breaks and terrible romantic comedies, did you ever stop to think about the massive engineering feat that kept the engines running? Have you ever considered your own engine…