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RCDS Goes Green, Becomes Green Office Certified
Northwestern is dedicated to creating a greener campus, and getting there requires effort from students, faculty, and staff. At the start of the year, the Northwestern IT Research Computing and Data Services (RCDS) team took steps to contribute to a greener, more sustainable campus by becoming Green Office Certified via sustainNU.
Student Perspective: Tools and Services to Lighten Your Daily Workload
Northwestern students spend countless hours each week behind laptops, conquering the challenges of daily classwork, extracurricular responsibilities, and professional tasks. As they operate within today’s age of digital efficiency, we wanted to talk to students to see what online tools and services help them minimize their workloads.
Microsoft 10 Reaching End-of-Life
Microsoft has announced it will end support, updates, and security patches for its Windows 10 operating system after October 14, 2025. Northwestern IT and technology partners across the University are working together to upgrade all eligible affected University-owned and managed machines to Windows 11 before this deadline.
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.
Quest Research Computing Cluster New Storage System
from Status of University IT Services
Quest, including access to data on Quest, the Quest Analytics Nodes, the Genomics Compute Cluster (GCC), the Kellogg Linux Cluster (KLC), and Quest OnDemand, will be unavailable starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday, March 22, and ending at 5 p.m. on Monday, March 31. This maintenance is necessary to deploy a new storage system and update the operating system to RHEL8.
How to Escape from the Latest Phishing Lures
It can be hard to keep up with all the ways scammers seek to obtain personal and sensitive information from unsuspecting victims. Phishing attempts are significantly higher around holidays and certain times of the year, like tax season. Having the tools to spot a scam can protect you from giving away financial and other personally identifiable information. Learn about some of the more current phishing trends.
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.
Research Computing and Data Services Case Studies: Powering Northwestern Research Innovation
from Northwestern IT Research Computing and Data Services
Research Computing and Data Services staff support the computational and technology needs of Northwestern researchers across all disciplines through consultation, training, grant writing assistance, visualization services, and more. Read the research case studies.
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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Technology Tip
Don’t Be Lax During Tax Time
from National Cybersecurity Alliance
Tax time is stressful, and scammers are counting on you to be distracted and fall victim to their attempts to infiltrate your financial security. Here are a few tax season security tips from the National Cybersecurity Alliance.
Events
Apr
4
2025
Introduction to Canvas for Instructors
11:00 AM
For instructors new to Northwestern or new to using Canvas full-time, this interactive workshop provides an overview of ...
Apr
7
2025
Introduction to Canvas for Graduate Instructors
1:30 PM
For graduate students new to using Canvas as an instructor, this interactive workshop reviews needed features for functi...
Apr
7
2025
Research Computing and Data Drop-in Support
3:00 PM Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library), 2233 Tech Drive
Research Computing and Data Services Consultations
Drop-in Support: Stop by the Mudd Library GIS Lab on Mondays from 3 t...