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Northwestern IT Newsletter
The Northwestern IT Bits, Bytes, and Buzz newsletter is distributed approximately every quarter to faculty and staff and three times during the academic year to Northwestern students. Each issue highlights topics relevant to students, faculty, and staff, as well as opportunities to enhance your experience with technology at Northwestern. Feedback and suggestions for future topics are always welcome.
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2026
Spring
Winter
Students
- AI at Northwestern: What’s Available and How to Get Started
- Staying Secure Together: Why Strong Passwords and Vigilance Matter More Than Ever
- What’s In Your Data Closet—Tips for Organizing Your Digital Files
- Deadline to Switch to Northwestern’s Modernized eduroam Sign-in Approaching
- Give Your Data a Vacation-Proof Game Plan—and Don't Miss What's Ahead
Faculty and Staff
- AI at Northwestern: What’s Available and How to Get Started
- Staying Secure Together: Why Strong Passwords and Vigilance Matter More Than Ever
- Deadline to Switch to Northwestern’s Modernized eduroam Sign-in Approaching
- What’s In Your Data Closet—Tips for Organizing Your Digital Files
- Spring Quarter Events and Learning Opportunities
Newsletter Archive
2025
Fall
Students
- Tech Tools to Power Your Academic Experience
- Cybersecurity Awareness Month – Informative Events and Guidance on Avoiding the Digital Goblins
- Introducing 1Password, a New Password Manager Tool for Students
- Get Camera-Ready with a Complimentary Professional Headshot!
- Register for Workshops and Trainings Offered by IT
Faculty and Staff
- Cybersecurity Awareness Month—Informative Events and Guidance on Avoiding the Digital Goblins
- Quick Access to Essential Technology Services
- Tools, Teamwork, and Transformation—Enhancing Digital Learning
- Introducing 1Password, a New Password Manager Tool
- Register for Workshops and Trainings Offered by IT
Spring
Students
Faculty and Staff
- Certificate-Based Network Authentication Efforts Advance
- Protect Your Privacy Using a VPN at Northwestern and Beyond
- Student AI Literacy Module Now Available for Instructor Use in Canvas Commons
- Preparing for Summer Travel? Remember to Pack These Cybersecurity Tips
- Research Achievements and Discovery Celebrated at CoDEx 2025
Winter
Students
- Student Perspective: Tools and Services to Lighten Your Daily Workload
- How to Escape from the Latest Phishing Lures
- SensusAccess – Canvas Assistive Technology Tool Gives You Freedom
- Windows 10 is Reaching End-of-Life
- Secure Your Spot for CoDEx and Save the Date for TEACHx
Faculty and Staff
- It’s Tax Season—Protect Yourself from the Latest Scams
- Secure Your Spot for CoDEx and Save the Date for TEACHx
- Windows 10 is Reaching End-of-Life
- SensusAccess – Canvas Assistive Technology Tool Gives Students More Options
- New Enhanced To-Do Features to Support Students
2024
Fall
Students
- Fall Back Into Cybersecurity
- The Canvas Chatbot Is Using AI to Become More Helpful
- Effort Underway to Modernize Network Authentication—Certificate-Based Process Coming to eduroam
- Research Computing and Data Services Expands Support for All Student Researchers
- You Got IT!
- Find support options and resources
- No-cost and discounted software
- Follow us on our new Instagram
Faculty and Staff
- Fall Back Into Cybersecurity
- Effort Underway to Modernize Network Authentication—Certificate-Based Process Coming to eduroam
- Research Computing and Data Services Expands Support
- Generative AI and Teaching and Learning in 2024
- Register for Workshops and Training with Northwestern IT
Spring
Students
- Duo MFA Changes Coming July 10
- Several Changes Coming to Canvas Next Month to Give Students More Options and Control
- Spring IT Events Highlight Student Research and Learning
- Future Graduates–Prepare for When You Go
- Sign Up Today for Northwestern IT's Summer Workshops
Faculty and Staff
- Duo MFA Changes Coming July 10
- Canvas Enhancements Arrive in June
- TEACHx Explores New and Renewed Norms in Teaching and Learning
- Research Achievement and Discovery Celebrated at CoDEx
- Sign Up Today for Northwestern IT's Summer Workshops
Winter
Students
- Duo MFA Changes Coming This Spring
- Showcase Your Computational Research for a Chance to Win Up to $3,000 in Conference Funds
- New Student-Requested Features Available in Canvas
- Microsoft’s Large Language Model—Copilot in Bing—Now Available
- Don't Get Caught in a Bad Cyber Romance
