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Protect Your Privacy Using a VPN at Northwestern and Beyond
Whether you're studying abroad, completing a program at another university, or will be off campus this summer, using a virtual private network (VPN) keeps your online activity secure. Northwestern provides a trusted VPN to use for University-related activities.
Enterprise Systems Downtime in May
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NUFinancials, myHR, and CAESAR will undergo maintenance in May to apply the required platform and application updates. Each system will be unavailable during the following dates and times: NUFinancials—Saturday, May 10, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.; myHR—Saturday, May 17, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and CAESAR—Saturday, May 31, from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Bea Jimenez and Nick Tiemersma Named Northwestern IT Employees of the Year
While individuals with their own roles, work styles, and impact, Bea Jimenez and Nick Tiemersma are both lauded by their colleagues as collaborative, high-impact contributors to the work of Northwestern IT.
How the Heck Do You Spring Clean Your Tech?
Spring is the perfect time to refresh, renew, and revive your hardware and digital environments for a fresh start. We compiled a quick guide to help you spring clean your tech, ensuring optimal device performance and safer, clutter-free physical and digital storage spaces.
Northwestern IT Honors Project Team Collaboration
At the March Northwestern IT Extended Staff Meeting, teamwork and collaboration were celebrated during the announcement of the FY24 quarterly and annual Project Team Excellence Awards (PTEA).
Northwestern Research Achievement and Discovery Celebrated at CoDEx 2025
Research innovation and discovery were in bloom this spring when more than 200 Northwestern research community members gathered at the second annual Computation and Data Exchange (CoDEx) symposium on April 8, 2025, at the Norris University Center.
Northwestern IT Brings Generative AI “Clients” to Law School Classroom
The rapid adoption of generative AI in higher education has brought its challenges for professors, but it also can bring about solutions and augment classroom learning. Entrepreneurship law students at the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law got first-hand experience with this when the Law School teamed up with Northwestern IT to bring a custom generative AI chat simulation tool to the classroom to support client role playing and enhance student experiences.
Effort Underway to Modernize Network Authentication—Certificate-Based Process Coming to eduroam
Northwestern IT is moving forward with a project to modernize how we connect to wireless and wired networks, enabling devices to connect more reliably while prioritizing the safety of University and user data. The project's first phase will streamline connecting to eduroam, with wired network support coming later.
Guidance on the Use of Generative AI at Northwestern
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) offers the potential for new capabilities in research, education, and productivity. Understand what to look for when adopting these tools to ensure the intended use is met and University data is protected.
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Travel Safety Tips
Even if you leave your laptop computer at home, you’ll probably stay connected when you’re traveling this summer – you can check your phone on the beach or on a mountaintop. Remain cyber safe following simple practices to keep your information protected from cybercriminal meddling.
Events
May
20
2025
Introduction to Canvas for Graduate Instructors
10:30 AM
For graduate students new to using Canvas as an instructor, this interactive workshop reviews needed features for functi...
May
20
2025
GCC: Spatial Transcriptomics with Scanpy (Chicago)
11:00 AM Wieboldt Hall North Entrance, 339 E Chicago Ave
Scanpy (single-cell analysis in Python) is a toolkit for single-cell gene expression data analysis using the programming...
May
20
2025
How to Handle Multiple Statistical Comparisons (Virtual)
12:00 PM
Multiple comparisons is a common problem in statistics. If you don't deal with it correctly, you can inflate the false p...