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Novel Phishing Messages Targeting Northwestern

Northwestern Information Technology is alerting the University community that a new phishing campaign, using attachments containing QR codes, is being sent to faculty and staff at Northwestern.

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NUFinancials, myHR, and CAESAR Maintenance in August

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Several University Enterprise systems will undergo scheduled maintenance to apply the required platform and application updates in August, and be unavailable as follows: NUFinancials — Saturday, August 9, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.; myHR — Saturday, August 9, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.; CAESAR — Saturday, August 23, from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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TDX Agents Get Ticket Assistance from AI

In addition to a refreshed user interface launched on May 17, the IT Service Management Team (ITSM) has activated two new AI features in the TeamDynamix TDNext workspace. These new updates are designed to help technicians manage tickets more efficiently and easily.

Protect Your Privacy Using a VPN at Northwestern and Beyond

Whether you're studying abroad, completing a program at another university, working remotely, 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.

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.

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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

Aug
22
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...
Aug
25
2025

R: Data Manipulation with Tidyverse (In-person)

9:30 AM Wieboldt Hall North Entrance, 339 E Chicago Ave
Looking for tools to help you write more readable code in R? Need help with tidying and transforming your dataset? Then ...
Aug
25
2025

Quest Orientation (Virtual)

10:00 AM
Are you getting started with the Quest high-performance computing (HPC) cluster? This session is strongly recommended fo...