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May 19 Is Global Accessibility Awareness Day: Take the #NoMouse Challenge

Wednesday, May 18, 2016, By Christopher C. Finkle

May 19, 2016, marks the fifth Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). The purpose of GAAD is to get people talking, thinking and learning about digital (web, software, mobile and desktop) accessibility and users with different disabilities. Information Technology Services (ITS)…

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Phishers Are Busier than Ever

Thursday, May 12, 2016, By Christopher C. Finkle

As summer approaches, Information Technology Services (ITS) reminds you that hackers and phishers are busier than ever. For some time, the University has been experiencing extensive phishing attacks. These attacks are getting more frequent, cunning and malicious. Phishers can bury…

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Protect Yourself! Ransomware Is on the Rise

Thursday, April 28, 2016, By Christopher C. Finkle

Syracuse University is experiencing increasing ransomware attacks, in which criminals send email to disseminate malware that encrypts and locks down computers, and then demand the owners pay a ransom to get their data and machines back. We’re not alone. In…

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Accessibility Training Classes Spring 2016

Wednesday, January 20, 2016, By Christopher C. Finkle

The University seeks to ensure that all people, regardless of individual ability or disability, can effectively access University communications and technology. Information Technology Services (ITS) has announced its new Walk-in IT Accessibility Help Desk hours. New this semester, the IT…

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Syracuse University Launches New Mobile App

Tuesday, December 1, 2015, By News Staff

Earlier this year, Chancellor Kent Syverud appointed Whitman School Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs and Professor of Retail Practice Amanda Nicholson to lead an initiative aimed at generating ideas and input from students to create new communications tools for the…

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University Champions National Cyber Security Awareness Month

Friday, October 16, 2015, By Christopher C. Finkle

National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM)—observed every October—is a collaborative effort between government and industry to ensure every American has the resources they need to stay safer and more secure online. Here at the University, Information Technology Services (ITS) will…

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ITS Offers Workshops on Improving Accessibility of Documents, Web Pages

Friday, October 16, 2015, By Christopher C. Finkle

Information Technology Services (ITS) is accepting registrations for two series of training workshops that will build faculty and staff awareness of, sensitivity to and proficiency in ensuring the accessibility of information communications and technologies. “Creating Accessible Documents” focuses on course…

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University Research Community Invited to Computing Colloquies

Monday, October 5, 2015, By Christopher C. Finkle

The diverse array of campus computing resources available to the University’s researchers was created to take on new and greater computational tasks, enhance research productivity, increase the competitiveness of grant submissions and advance scientific discovery across many disciplines. Information Technology…

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Live webinar: ‘Making the Case: Catalyzing Creativity of Learners by Inventing, Reinventing Makerspaces’

Thursday, September 17, 2015, By Christopher C. Finkle

You’re invited to the live Learning Spaces Collaboratory (LSC) webinar “Making the Case: Catalyzing the Creativity of Learners by Inventing and Reinventing Makerspaces” on Wednesday, Sept. 23, from 3:30-5 p.m. in SU’s MakerSpace, 029 Kimmel Hall (enter from Waverly Avenue)….

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ITS Connects Researchers to Computing Resources with New Website

Wednesday, September 9, 2015, By Christopher C. Finkle

Information Technology Services (ITS) recently launched a new website focused on the computing systems and services available to the research community at the University. ResearchComputing.syr.edu provides a technical overview of the variety of computing resources available to researchers from all…