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  1. August 19, 2014

    UBC IT Help Desk moves to new location

    The UBC IT Help Desk has officially moved to a new location on the main floor of the Koerner Library. Open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, the IT Help Desk is available for students, faculty, staff, and researchers who need IT assistance. Currently, the IT Help Desk provides walk…

  2. July 16, 2014

    UBC Studios wins award for work with tool for soil science

    UBC Studios, part of UBC Information Technology, recently accepted an Award of Excellence in the Integration of Technology in a Formal or Non-Formal Education Program from the Canadian Network for Innovation in Education (CNIE) along with Faculty of Land and Food Systems and CTLT.The award was…

  3. June 11, 2014

    Campus-Wide Login Pages get a Facelift!

    Campus-Wide Login (CWL) pages are getting a new user interface! Starting on June 24, 2014, services that require CWL information for access, such as Student Service Centre, Faculty Service Centre, Connect e-Learning and CareersOnline, will have a newly designed CWL page that will enhance user…

  4. April 22, 2014

    Faculty and staff email storage size increase on April 23, 2014

    Beginning on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, the size of user mailboxes for all Faculty and Staff email accounts (FASmail) will be increasing from 1GB to 5GB of free space. There is no price increase associated with this change, and no action is needed on your part as your mailbox size will be…

  5. WorkSpace
    March 10, 2014

    Start File Sharing with UBC Workspace

    File sharing has become a prominent tool for our daily tasks as we move towards a collaborative and innovative nature in today’s society. UBC IT is offering a new cloud file sharing service called UBC Workspace that allows users to share files through folders with colleagues internal and external…

  6. February 12, 2014

    Learn to Browse Securely

    Approximately 8 out of every 10 internet users have browsers that are vulnerable to attacks.1 Browsers and plug-ins need to be regularly updated in order to stay secured and up-to-date with new malwares and infections that cybercriminals are conjuring up. Some browsers may automatically update…

  7. January 28, 2014

    Data Privacy Day is January 28, 2014 - Win an iPad Mini!

    In today’s world, our personal and professional lives are more public than ever before due to the increased reliance on technology. On a daily basis, information pertaining to payroll, health, credit cards, and much more is collected, stored, and accessed right here at UBC. At UBC, we have…

  8. January 20, 2014

    Discounted Pricing for Adobe Software Offered to all UBC Staff and Faculty

    Please note that prices and products in this article reflects pricing from January 2014, and are no longer available. Please visit our Adobe Software Licensing page for the latest prices and packages we offer. As a part of BCNET (a network of shared IT services for higher education & research…

  9. January 3, 2014

    Prevent copycats. Protect your data.

    What are examples of information that cybercriminals look for? Personally Identifiable Information (PII) such as your Social Insurance Number, drivers licence number and date of birth are valuable to a criminal as they use these bits of information to steal your identity.1 If you’re a staff…

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