2018 Newsroom Stories
December `18
Faculty workshops will cover resources for grading, video production, peer review and more
December 21, 2018Faculty 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, 2018HUBzero 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, 2018Learning 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, 2018ITaP 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, 2018Older Blackboard courses to be removed at end of year
Blackboard outage scheduled for Dec. 20
December 03, 2018Blackboard outage scheduled for Dec. 21
November `18
ITaP, Purdue Women in HPC group hosting NVIDIA GPU developer advocate Nov. 29
November 26, 2018ITaP, Purdue Women in HPC group hosting NVIDIA GPU developer advocate Nov. 29
ITaP offers events to help faculty start new semester
November 23, 2018ITaP offers events to help faculty start new semester
Biomedical Engineering embraces accessibility, with help from ITaP
November 09, 2018Biomedical Engineering embraces accessibility, with help from ITaP documents adobe word
ITaP is hosting a review of web-conferencing tools
November 07, 2018ITaP is hosting a review of web-conferencing tools
Purdue booth at international supercomputing conference to highlight giant leaps enabled by research computing
November 06, 2018Purdue booth at international supercomputing conference to highlight giant leaps enabled by research computing
Know your BoilerKey, features to help prevent, solve lockouts
November 05, 2018Know 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, 2018Need 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, 2018Purdue’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, 2018Have 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, 2018Purdue 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, 2018Symposium to focus on teaching with Open Educational Resources
New online grading tool to be focus of Tech Today
October 25, 2018New online grading tool to be focus of Tech Today
BoilerKey required for Purdue website CAS authentication, including benefits open enrollment
October 24, 2018BoilerKey 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, 2018New 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, 2018Beware: Uptick in fraudulent emails asking for money or sensitive information
Professor embraces retirement and online teaching with a little help from ITaP
October 15, 2018Professor embraces retirement and online teaching with a little help from ITaP
Cybersecurity speaker offers tips for users 8 to 80
October 12, 2018Cybersecurity speaker offers tips for users 8 to 80
Review to look at possible replacements for survey-tool Qualtrics
October 10, 2018Review to look at possible replacements for survey-tool Qualtrics
Professors say new tool reduces grading time, improves fidelity
October 10, 2018Professors say new tool reduces grading time, improves fidelity
Faculty meeting to discuss new all-GPU research supercomputer set for Oct. 16
October 09, 2018Faculty 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, 2018Systemwide 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, 2018BoilerKey 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, 2018Cybersecurity 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, 2018Web.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, 2018NSF 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, 2018Feedback 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, 2018BoilerKey enforced on Web VPN as of Friday, Sept. 14
Instructional Innovation Program offers faculty grants to explore teaching and learning ideas
September 10, 2018Instructional Innovation Program offers faculty grants to explore teaching and learning ideas
WebEx upgrade to change look and feel of video conferencing tool
September 07, 2018WebEx upgrade to change look and feel of video conferencing tool
Purdue Women in HPC member wins award at national research computing conference
September 05, 2018Purdue Women in HPC member wins award at national research computing conference
ITaP team helps professor create online course, improve traditional course, too
September 05, 2018ITaP team helps professor create online course, improve traditional course, too
Disaster recovery test takes business apps off line
September 05, 2018August `18
Recently retired Conte cluster drove research in nanotechnology, many other fields
August 29, 2018Recently retired Conte cluster drove research in nanotechnology, many other fields
In-video quizzing tools help students engage with content
August 28, 2018In-video quizzing tools help students engage with content
Innovative Learning Team will serve as hub for teaching, learning and online innovation
August 23, 2018Innovative 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, 2018PAL study to improve academic app reliability
August 10, 2018BoilerCast lecture capture now powered by Kaltura
August 08, 2018BoilerCast lecture capture now powered by Kaltura
Upgrade allows Software Remote applications to launch and run faster
August 07, 2018Upgrade allows Software Remote applications to launch and run faster
Summer classroom tech updates include Windows 10, new lecture capture service
August 07, 2018Summer classroom tech updates include Windows 10, new lecture capture service
12 classroom technology tips to help instructors speed up time to teaching
August 06, 201812 classroom technology tips to help instructors speed up time to teaching
Open house events highlight active learning opportunities on campus
August 02, 2018Open house events highlight active learning opportunities on campus
Phone replacement project in progress
August 01, 2018June `18
Service Alert: Exchange, SharePoint, SQL servers down for maintenance
June 22, 2018Classroom and computer lab updates
June 15, 2018Classroom and computer lab updates
BoilerKey required for employee portal access
June 13, 2018BoilerCast lecture capture now powered by Kaltura
June 05, 2018BoilerCast lecture capture now powered by Kaltura
The FBI has a message for you: Reboot your router
June 04, 2018May `18
Network, wireless upgrade
May 30, 2018Six ways to address accessibility as part of Global Accessibility Awareness Day
May 10, 2018Six 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, 2018Technology 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, 2018Have 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, 2018Scammers, 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, 2018BoilerKey signups in progress, new hardware tokens arrive
April 26, 2018Purdue starts data certification program for key reports and dashboards
April 23, 2018Finals week workshops can save faculty time creating an online course
April 20, 2018Finals week workshops can save faculty time creating an online course
Classroom, lab computers being upgraded to Windows 10
April 19, 2018Classroom, 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, 2018Women 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, 2018Blackboard Learn upgrade scheduled for May 12
March `18
Virtual reality simulator is designed to protect construction workers from falls
March 29, 2018Virtual 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, 2018Virtual reality tools for research and learning on display at Envision Center open house
Power outage interrupts IT services
March 25, 2018Replay app makes a game of becoming a wine expert
March 21, 2018High school students see glimpse of the future at Dawn or Doom
March 21, 2018High school students see glimpse of the future at Dawn or Doom
IT Challenge Day 2018
March 16, 2018Envision Center hosts series of “coffee hours” for faculty, staff interested in virtual reality
March 1-, 2018Envision Center hosts series of “coffee hours” for faculty, staff interested in virtual reality
Biomedical sciences Big Data Bootcamp
March 09, 2018Science Gateways Bootcamp
March 08, 2018Data Dive registration open
March 06, 2018Dawn or Doom conference book available, organizing committee taking speaking and collaboration proposals
March 05, 2018Nine ways to get started with teaching online over spring break
March 01, 2018February `18
ITaP and SAP host women in IT panel discussion, networking event for students
February 22, 2018New templates for Blackboard Learn designed to help instructors create courses quickly
February 21, 2018New templates for Blackboard Learn designed to help instructors create courses quickly
With upgrade, Software Remote applications should launch and run faster
February 16, 2018Software Remote service has been upgrade
MOOCs help Purdue program expand reach to middle and high school students
February 16, 2018MOOCs help Purdue program expand reach to middle and high school students
Colombian undergraduates gain hands-on experience managing supercomputers through ITaP Research Computing
February 16, 2018College of Education creates competency-based online program, where graduates have to show what they know
February 10, 2018Briefing examines use of the Wilmeth Active Learning Center for academic year 2017-18
February 08, 2018Purdue phone replacements rolling
February 07, 2018ITaP Research Computing to host Symposium for Research Data Technology March 1
February 07, 2018January `18
Here are some easy, practical tips for Data Privacy Day
January 26, 2018Hardware design flaws Meltdown and Spectre mean users should be overly cautious
January 19, 2018Research Computing staff helps students, postdocs get started with high-performance computing
January 18, 2018Internships in ITaP Research Computing’s Scientific Solutions Group boost student success
January 17, 2018Purdue’s economic impact in Indiana totals more than $2.1 billion
January 12, 2018January `11
Holiday discounts through ITaP Shopping
January 18, 2011Students, faculty and staff can purchase computers, accessories and software at discounted prices this holiday season through ITaP Shopping.