The BC Ministry of Education has recently announced that an unencrypted hard drive containing 3.4 million of student records from 1986 to 2009 has been misplaced. These records have sensitive information, such as health and behavior issues, birth dates, citizenship status, and GPAs. More…
Jennifer Burns was named the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at The University of British Columbia on August 1, 2015. As CIO, Jennifer leads the information technology function at the institution to ensure the alignment between the IT delivery system and the faculties, research, and administrative…
UBC IT is launching a new self-service option called the IT Self Service Portal to our list of contact support options in order to better support your IT needs. This option is available to all current faculty, staff, and students. Here are some of the functionalities that the IT Self Service…
All active UBC students with a CWL will now be able to download Office 365 at no cost. (What do we mean by "active students"?) The installation of this software includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, which are also supported across multiple devices. Students running Windows will also be…
On April 15, 2015 from 9:00am – 11:30am, UBC Information Technology and Professor Rachel Kuske, Senior Advisor to the Provost on Women Faculty, will host the event: “Women in Leadership & Technology” to put the spotlight on gender issues that impact women with leadership…
Microsoft recently acquired the mobile application Acompli and has rebranded it as “Microsoft Outlook” for iOS and Android. This is a concern for staff and faculty at UBC who choose to use the application, because it is not compliant with the Freedom of Information and Protection of…
UBC Studios, part of UBC Information Technology, has won the Times Higher Education 2014-2015 World University Rankings video competition. The winning video was selected from a shortlist of five videos, which included contenders from Canada, Russia, and Australia.The competition asked…
As part of the campus agreement, UBC IT is now offering NVivo software at no cost for UBC staff and faculty across campus. NVivo software is primarily used by researchers, evaluators, social workers and educators. It allows users to collect, organize, and analyze content from interviews, focus…
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…
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…
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