Making the Most of Your Technology at Northwestern

IT General Resources

EMAIL

• Set up University email
• Change your display name
• Microsoft Outlook online (OWA)
• Outlook calendar support

SECURITY AND IDENTITY

• Secure your research
• Use GlobalProtect VPN off campus
• Set up Multi-factor Authentication (MFA)
• Log in to Zoom
• Manage email listserv subscriptions  
• Secure your computer with antivirus software 
• Select a data storage service
• Create a website
• Field a survey with Qualtrics

IT Research Computing and Data Services

• Explore services and support with Research Computing and Data Services
• Learn about the Quest High-Performance Computing Cluster
• Learn about using Cloud Computing for your research
• Store data with the Research Data Storage Service (RDSS)
• Get data science, statistics, and visualization support
• Discover data management and sharing best practices
• Talk to a consultant about computing
• Take a computational or data science workshop
• Learn data and computational skills for free online
• Access licensed software via NUworkspace (virtual computer lab)

University Resources

• Northwestern Office for Research
• Northwestern Research Portal

• Feinberg School of Medicine
• Kellogg School of Management
• McCormick School of Engineering
• School of Communication
• School of Education and Social Policy
• Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences

• GIS (Geographic Information Systems) resources and support
• Core Facilities
• Dryad data repository
• Resources for instruction
• Select a data storage service