Beginning June 26, ITS will require current and former students to use Duo Security (Duo) to provide stronger identity verification before logging into ConnectCarolina. Many users will have a second option to verify their identity — Carolina Key. Duo is … Read more
Miyuki Hino is an assistant professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning and an adjunct assistant professor in the Environment, Ecology and Energy Program at UNC-Chapel Hill. Her research examines the links between climate hazards, governance and public … Read more
The Digital Accessibility Office has added three new consultants who have a wealth of experience advancing accessibility. Lane Fields, Sherose Badruddin and Craig Hayward joined the team last month. They will aid the DAO’s efforts to serve as a resource … Read more
The Digital Accessibility Office (DAO) at UNC-Chapel Hill is co-organizing a free accessibility conference for North Carolinians in higher education. Back for its third year, the Join the Journey conference will be held on June 15, 9 a.m. – 4 … Read more
On May 30, ITS launched a new system that enables major improvements to communicating when ITS systems and services are not working normally. The new centralized monitoring platform, Opsview, will soon be fully integrated with ITS’ existing notification platform and … Read more
Next semester, Tar Heels will have another place to go for in-person tech help. ITS is opening an ITS Service Desk location in the Frank Porter Graham Student Union. The new space will be on the lower level of the … Read more
CCI Printing, the cross-campus printing service used by students and staff alike, is getting a new name —the Carolina Print Hub. Last year, more than 20,000 unique users printed more than 2.5 million pages with CCI Printing. The Carolina Print … Read more
May 18 is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). GAAD’s purpose is to “get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access and inclusion.” GAAD started 12 years ago with a single blog post urging web developers to learn more about … Read more
ResNET Director Phil Young’s experience spans industries, but there’s a certain quality that has been the common thread throughout his career. “What weaved everything together for me has always been leadership and management,” Young said. That’s one of the things … Read more
ITS Project Portfolio & Change Management added two change managers this month. Emily Hardin and Rachel Holderied, both newcomers to UNC-Chapel Hill, joined the ITS division to focus on institutionally and divisionally scoped projects. Both have experience in change management … Read more
Producers of the cybersecurity podcast Data@Rest released the first half of the show’s sixth season on April 20. Michael Williams and Charlie Mewshaw, cybersecurity specialists who produce and host Data@Rest, anticipate releasing the second half of this season in May. The “human … Read more
Silence Outlook and Teams If you’re a student going on summer break or an employee taking a vacation, you’ll probably want to unplug from email and chat. It’s tempting to use the nuclear option and delete Outlook and Teams from … Read more
