Information Services and Technology News Archive

Information Services and Technology
March is Fraud Prevention Month
February 17, 2023 —
Fraud is a growing concern in Canada, and universities are not immune to this problem. According to the Canadian Anti-fraud Centre, $530 million was lost to fraud in 2022 - a 28% increase from 2021.

Information Services and Technology
Rehome project will change how you access JUMP in 2022
December 20, 2021 —
Over the last year, the JUMP Rehome Project team has worked to ensure the successful transition of JUMP content.

Information Services and Technology
Securing your Zoom meetings
November 29, 2021 —
Join our IT Learning Coordinator on December 7 or 9 for an overview of Zoom's security settings and tools.

Information Services and Technology
Microsoft Teams breakout rooms are here!
December 15, 2020 —
The new breakout rooms feature in Microsoft Teams was released on Friday, December 11.

Information Services and Technology
Information Systems and Technology holiday hours
December 14, 2020 —
The IST Service Desk will close Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. and will reopen on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, at 8:00 a.m.

Information Services and Technology
Staff and students at U of M are cyber aware
November 26, 2018 —
Thank you to all who participated in Cyber Awareness Month activities. 1,665 staff and students viewed UM Learn Phishing Module. Congratulations to the iPad Draw and Poster Contest winners...

Information Services and Technology
Banner Enhancement Program: Phase One Upgrade
November 19, 2018 —
The University of Manitoba is updating Aurora INB (Finance and Student) to Banner 9 Administration pages. This upgrade begins Wednesday, November 21 at 5:00 pm and is expected to be completed by Monday, November 26 at 9:00 am.

Human Resources
U of M staff wins Canada’s Developer 30 Under 30 Award
July 9, 2018 —
Congratulations to John Fedoruk for winning IT award!

Information Services and Technology
Save some stress and sign up for classroom audiovisual demonstrations
June 26, 2018 —
Want to take the stress out of the first day of teaching with feeling confident in how the electronic classroom operates? We can help!

Information Services and Technology
Gartner® Core IT Research tools now available for students
September 21, 2017 —
Need current trends or research for an information technology-themed major project or paper? Have you taken a look at the Gartner® Core IT Research site yet? Gartner is a leading provider of unbiased, in-depth research on the global IT industry. It is offered for free through U of M Information Services & Technology (IST) and U of M Libraries and is accessible to all registered students at the U of M.