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Read recent news articles, blogs, and announcements featuring IT at UIC. Articles share best practices, important UIC IT news, service announcements and keeps you updated on the innovative and exciting IT services and projects we are working on.

UIC Enhancing Unified Communications Platform with Zoom Phone

Crystal Ortega | Posted on May 09, 2023

We are pleased to announce that the university’s telephone service is being upgraded and transitioned to Zoom Phone, a cloud-based voice platform that combines traditional telephone service with the Zoom platform used for…

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Kick off your career with LinkedIn Learning

Crystal Ortega | Posted on May 01, 2023

Kick-start your career development by exploring career paths and building the right skills aligned to your goals—with insights, expertise, and high-quality content from the world’s largest professional network. Here’s how to take steps in your…

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Upcoming changes to Duo 2FA Authentication methods enhance security

Crystal Ortega | Posted on April 27, 2023

Starting June 12th, 2023, the option for receiving a phone call for authenticating with Duo 2-Factor Authentication (2FA) will be turned off. Duo 2FA users will no longer be able to use the…

Innovation in Research & Tech Discussed at 2023 IT Community Conference

Anthe Mitrakos | Posted on April 26, 2023

Some 300 IT community members at every level and from across the university attended the 2023 UIC IT Community Conference (ITCC) to learn, collaborate, and network with colleagues. The first ITCC held after…

Software Development & Delivery Internship Program Seeks to Enhance UIC Student Experience

Anthe Mitrakos | Posted on April 18, 2023

Following a successful pilot internship program, Technology Solutions is building a framework to highlight the benefits of working with undergraduate and graduate students in a Full Software Development Life Cycle, leveraging their technical…

UIC welcomes ACIO for Academic Technology and Learning Innovation

Anthe Mitrakos | Posted on April 17, 2023

UIC welcomes Bryan Libbin, who joins us as Associate Chief Information Officer for Academic Technology, starting April 17th, 2023. Bryan is a strong advocate for the use of technology in education and has presented…

ACER Launches HPC Partnership Program, Offers New Computational Resources for Researchers

Posted on April 06, 2023

Advanced Cyberinfrastructure for Education and Research (ACER) is happy to announce the launch of the HPC Partnership (A.K.A. Condo) Program, giving researchers the convenience of having their own dedicated computational resources on an HPC cluster.

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Celebrate World Art Day with LinkedIn Learning!

Anthe Mitrakos | Posted on April 03, 2023

April 15th is World Art Day, and what better way to celebrate than to learn tips on how to make the most of your creative expression journey? Whether it’s traditional painting, motion graphics,…

Class Collaborate Transitioning to Zoom 6/30

Szymon Machajewski | Posted on March 29, 2023

UIC will be transitioning from the video tool Class Collaborate (previously known as Blackboard Collaborate) to Zoom, and other UIC-supported synchronous video systems that integrate with UIC Blackboard including Acadly Zoom, Echo360, and…

April Training Session: Box Cloud Storage & File Collaboration

Crystal Ortega | Posted on March 23, 2023

Technology Solutions and the Box Customer Success team hosted training sessions dedicated to Box Cloud Storage and File Collaboration training. In these courses, you’ll learn everything you need to get started with Box! We’ll…