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Go green! Reduce, reuse and recycle your tech
This Earth Day, think about how you can reduce, reuse and recycle your tech. The tech we use impacts the environment throughout its entire lifecycle, but you can do a few things to make your environmental footprint a little smaller. Reduce First, reduce how much tech you buy by keeping … Read more
Reengineering campus networks for Wi-Fi 6E and better internet
Wi-Fi 6E — which ITS is deploying to campus right now — is the most significant upgrade to Wi-Fi in more than 20 years. For decades, when your device connected to Wi-Fi, it was using one of two bands. You might connect to the 2.4GHz band, which was released in … Read more
Student Technology Council seeks student applicants
The Student Technology Council (STC) is now accepting applications for the upcoming academic year. The STC is a student-led organization on campus that provides input on IT initiatives. The group is seeking applicants with knowledge and enthusiasm for strategic planning of technologies on campus. Applications are open until April 17 … Read more
ITS integrates OneDrive with Canvas
ITS has integrated OneDrive with Canvas. By rolling out Microsoft OneDrive and Collaborations in Canvas, the integration provides a seamless experience for users, enabling them to access, share and collaborate on files stored in OneDrive directly within the Canvas platform. “By bridging these two powerful tools, we aim to enhance … Read more
Information Security Liaisons build cybersecurity community
At a school as large as UNC-Chapel Hill, keeping campus safe from cybersecurity threats is a huge undertaking. The work of the UNC Information Security Office (ISO) could not be done without collaboration and communication with other information technology units at Carolina. To do this, the ISO, which is housed … Read more