During vacation time, it is important to keep in mind some tips that will keep your information safe during travel. By following the advice below and taking active steps to ensure your devices are safe, your only worry will be wondering what to drink when Happy Hour rolls around!1. Keep an eye on…
Please see the attached announcement for the appointment and extension of Jennifer from Angela Redish, Provost and Vice President Academic pro tem, and Deborah Buszard, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal.Read the Provost Announcement (PDF)We are pleased to share that Jennifer Burns, Chief…
We have received funding in 2017/18 to enable us to increase access to essential software for staff and faculty at UBC. The following software licenses are now available for staff and faculty to install at no cost on UBC-owned computers:Adobe Acrobat Pro DC – Create, edit, and sign PDF…
You may have already heard about the global ransomware attack that is making the news around the world. This particular attack (referred to as ‘WannaCry’) comes in the form of an email with web links that automatically infect individual computers with ransomware once clicked and can…
What would you do if you lost everything? On March 31, celebrate World Backup Day. Most people have lost important files on their electronic devices at some point in their lives. Computer hard drives can crash, smartphones get stolen, soup can be spilled on laptops, and software viruses or malware…
At UBC, we are responsible for a substantial amount of personal information about students, faculty, alumni, donors, and employees. Protecting this information is a shared responsibility. Privacy Matters @ UBC, created as a joint effort between Office of the University Counsel, Risk Management…
NVivo is now available to active and registered UBC students on Canvas! NVivo is a data analysis software that enables users to collect, organize, and analyze content from interviews, focus groups, discussions, surveys, audio, social media, videos, and webpages. For instructions on how to…
UBC IT’s 2015/16 Annual Report is now available! The report highlights our activities in support of the UBC community and working in collaboration with our partners across the University on both the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses. Some of our features for this year’s report include…
October is Cyber Security Awareness month! As a faculty member or staff at UBC, you may have access to a significant amount of sensitive personal information, such as student or employee information and financial expense data. An information breach can happen to anyone whether…
MATLAB is now available to active and registered UBC students at no cost! Licensed centrally via an agreement with Mathworks, MATLAB is a software that supports analysis, algorithm prototyping, and application development for those that require technical computing. Built-in graphics and pre…
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