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2018 Newsroom Stories

December `18

Faculty workshops will cover resources for grading, video production, peer review and more

December 21, 2018

Faculty workshops will cover resources for grading, video production, peer review and more

HUBzero powers Social Media Macroscope, making social media data analysis available to anyone

December 19, 2018

HUBzero powers Social Media Macroscope, making social media data analysis available to anyone

Learning management system review compiling feedback, plans vendor visits in spring

December 06, 2018

Learning management system review compiling feedback, plans vendor visits in spring

ITaP presents: The 12 Days of Cybersecurity, to keep you safe this holiday season and beyond

December 06, 2018

ITaP presents: The 12 Days of Cybersecurity, to keep you safe this holiday season and beyond

Older Blackboard courses to be removed at end of year

December 04, 2018

Older Blackboard courses to be removed at end of year

Blackboard outage scheduled for Dec. 20

December 03, 2018

Blackboard outage scheduled for Dec. 21

November `18

ITaP, Purdue Women in HPC group hosting NVIDIA GPU developer advocate Nov. 29

November 26, 2018

ITaP, Purdue Women in HPC group hosting NVIDIA GPU developer advocate Nov. 29

ITaP offers events to help faculty start new semester

November 23, 2018

ITaP offers events to help faculty start new semester

Biomedical Engineering embraces accessibility, with help from ITaP

November 09, 2018

Biomedical Engineering embraces accessibility, with help from ITaP documents adobe word

ITaP is hosting a review of web-conferencing tools

November 07, 2018

ITaP is hosting a review of web-conferencing tools

Purdue booth at international supercomputing conference to highlight giant leaps enabled by research computing

November 06, 2018

Purdue booth at international supercomputing conference to highlight giant leaps enabled by research computing

Know your BoilerKey, features to help prevent, solve lockouts

November 05, 2018

Know your BoilerKey, features to help prevent, solve lockouts

Need your students to learn a new technology? ITaP’s Student Software Trainers can help

November 02, 2018

Need your students to learn a new technology? ITaP’s Student Software Trainers can help

October `18

Purdue’s all-women student supercomputing team ready to take on the competition

October 31, 2018

Purdue’s all-women student supercomputing team ready to take on the competition

Have thoughts on Blackboard Learn’s replacement? Review team seeks examples of use cases and user stories

October 31, 2018

Have thoughts on Blackboard Learn’s replacement? Review team seeks examples of use cases and user stories

Purdue Women in HPC chapter one of the first selected for affiliation with international organization

October 25, 2018

Purdue Women in HPC chapter one of the first selected for affiliation with international organization

Symposium to focus on teaching with Open Educational Resources

October 25, 2018

Symposium to focus on teaching with Open Educational Resources

New online grading tool to be focus of Tech Today

October 25, 2018

New online grading tool to be focus of Tech Today

BoilerKey required for Purdue website CAS authentication, including benefits open enrollment

October 24, 2018

BoilerKey required for Purdue website CAS authentication, including benefits open enrollment

New all-GPU research supercomputer optimized for AI and machine learning, honors trailblazing Purdue engineering professor

October 22, 2018

New all-GPU research supercomputer optimized for AI and machine learning, honors trailblazing Purdue engineering professor

Beware: Uptick in fraudulent emails asking for money or sensitive information

October 16, 2018

Beware: Uptick in fraudulent emails asking for money or sensitive information

Professor embraces retirement and online teaching with a little help from ITaP

October 15, 2018

Professor embraces retirement and online teaching with a little help from ITaP

Cybersecurity speaker offers tips for users 8 to 80

October 12, 2018

Cybersecurity speaker offers tips for users 8 to 80

Review to look at possible replacements for survey-tool Qualtrics

October 10, 2018

Review to look at possible replacements for survey-tool Qualtrics

Professors say new tool reduces grading time, improves fidelity

October 10, 2018

Professors say new tool reduces grading time, improves fidelity

Faculty meeting to discuss new all-GPU research supercomputer set for Oct. 16

October 09, 2018

Faculty meeting to discuss new all-GPU research supercomputer set for Oct. 16

Systemwide review team seeks input as it looks to replace Blackboard Learn

October 05, 2018

Systemwide review team seeks input as it looks to replace Blackboard Learn

BoilerKey required for Purdue website CAS authentication, including benefits open enrollment, as of Oct. 30

October 05, 2018

BoilerKey required for Purdue website CAS authentication, including benefits open enrollment, as of Oct. 30

September `18

Cybersecurity month speaker will talk about good security practices you may actually use

September 28, 2018

Cybersecurity month speaker will talk about good security practices you may actually use

Web.ics career account service to receive upgrade; users need to test their webpages

September 27, 2018

Web.ics career account service to receive upgrade; users need to test their webpages

NSF awards $4.5 million grant to build platform for geospatial data management

September 18, 2018

NSF awards $4.5 million grant to build platform for geospatial data management

Feedback sought, listening sessions scheduled, as University reviews the needs of a digital learning environment

September 13, 2018

Feedback sought, listening sessions scheduled, as University reviews the needs of a digital learning environment

BoilerKey enforced on Web VPN as of Friday, Sept. 14

September 13, 2018

BoilerKey enforced on Web VPN as of Friday, Sept. 14

Instructional Innovation Program offers faculty grants to explore teaching and learning ideas

September 10, 2018

Instructional Innovation Program offers faculty grants to explore teaching and learning ideas

WebEx upgrade to change look and feel of video conferencing tool

September 07, 2018

WebEx upgrade to change look and feel of video conferencing tool

Purdue Women in HPC member wins award at national research computing conference

September 05, 2018

Purdue Women in HPC member wins award at national research computing conference

ITaP team helps professor create online course, improve traditional course, too

September 05, 2018

ITaP team helps professor create online course, improve traditional course, too

Disaster recovery test takes business apps off line

September 05, 2018

August `18

Recently retired Conte cluster drove research in nanotechnology, many other fields

August 29, 2018

Recently retired Conte cluster drove research in nanotechnology, many other fields

In-video quizzing tools help students engage with content

August 28, 2018

In-video quizzing tools help students engage with content

Innovative Learning Team will serve as hub for teaching, learning and online innovation

August 23, 2018

Innovative Learning Team will serve as hub for teaching, learning and online innovation

A replacement for Blackboard Learn? Comprehensive review of University’s learning management system begins this fall

August 15, 2018

PAL study to improve academic app reliability

August 10, 2018

BoilerCast lecture capture now powered by Kaltura

August 08, 2018

BoilerCast lecture capture now powered by Kaltura

Upgrade allows Software Remote applications to launch and run faster

August 07, 2018

Upgrade allows Software Remote applications to launch and run faster

Summer classroom tech updates include Windows 10, new lecture capture service

August 07, 2018

Summer classroom tech updates include Windows 10, new lecture capture service

12 classroom technology tips to help instructors speed up time to teaching

August 06, 2018

12 classroom technology tips to help instructors speed up time to teaching

Open house events highlight active learning opportunities on campus

August 02, 2018

Open house events highlight active learning opportunities on campus

Phone replacement project in progress

August 01, 2018

June `18

May `18

Network, wireless upgrade

May 30, 2018

Six ways to address accessibility as part of Global Accessibility Awareness Day

May 10, 2018

Six ways to address accessibility as part of Global Accessibility Awareness Day

Technology evolution drives Purdue to review learning management systems; faculty, staff, and students invited to participate

May 08, 2018

Technology evolution drives Purdue to review learning management systems; faculty, staff, and students invited to participate

Have an idea for improving your course? Learn how one faculty member got the help he needed

May 02, 2018

Have an idea for improving your course? Learn how one faculty member got the help he needed

Scammers, claiming to be Chinese diplomats or authorities, target Chinese and American citizens with vishing

May 01, 2018

Scammers, claiming to be Chinese diplomats or authorities, target Chinese and American citizens with vishing

April `18

Student teams help solve real-world business problem for Cisco in “data dive” competition

April 26, 2018

BoilerKey signups in progress, new hardware tokens arrive

April 26, 2018

Purdue starts data certification program for key reports and dashboards

April 23, 2018

Finals week workshops can save faculty time creating an online course

April 20, 2018

Finals week workshops can save faculty time creating an online course

Classroom, lab computers being upgraded to Windows 10

April 19, 2018

Classroom, lab computers being upgraded to Windows 10

Women in High Performance Computing at Purdue forming all-women student supercomputing team, encourages students to apply

April 17, 2018

Women in High Performance Computing at Purdue forming all-women student supercomputing team, encourages students to apply

Blackboard Learn upgrade scheduled for May 12

April 12, 2018

Blackboard Learn upgrade scheduled for May 12

March `18

Virtual reality simulator is designed to protect construction workers from falls

March 29, 2018

Virtual reality simulator is designed to protect construction workers from falls

Virtual reality tools for research and learning on display at Envision Center open house

March 29, 2018

Virtual reality tools for research and learning on display at Envision Center open house

Power outage interrupts IT services

March 25, 2018

Replay app makes a game of becoming a wine expert

March 21, 2018

High school students see glimpse of the future at Dawn or Doom

March 21, 2018

High school students see glimpse of the future at Dawn or Doom

IT Challenge Day 2018

March 16, 2018

Envision Center hosts series of “coffee hours” for faculty, staff interested in virtual reality

March 1-, 2018

Envision Center hosts series of “coffee hours” for faculty, staff interested in virtual reality

Biomedical sciences Big Data Bootcamp

March 09, 2018

Science Gateways Bootcamp

March 08, 2018

Data Dive registration open

March 06, 2018

Dawn or Doom conference book available, organizing committee taking speaking and collaboration proposals

March 05, 2018

Nine ways to get started with teaching online over spring break

March 01, 2018

February `18

January `18

January `11

Holiday discounts through ITaP Shopping

January 18, 2011

Students, faculty and staff can purchase computers, accessories and software at discounted prices this holiday season through ITaP Shopping.