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ALERT: Update Windows for PrintNightmare vulnerability
This information was sent to U-M IT groups via email on July 7, 2021. It is intended for U-M IT staff who are responsible for university computers running Microsoft Windows or Windows Server.
Zoom to be updated on CoreImage PCs this month
HITS is working to bring the latest Zoom features to Michigan Medicine PCs.
ALERT: Critical Windows Print Spooler vulnerability
This information was sent via email to U-M IT staff groups. It is intended for U-M IT staff who are responsible for university computers running Microsoft Windows or Windows Server.
Research Computing Changes Announced for FY 2022
Introduction of the U-M Research Computing Package and reduced rates will expand access to high-performance computing services across campus and Michigan Medicine.
New HITS in-person paging service location opening July 12
HITS is resuming in-person pager support and there will be a new office opening dedicated to paging services. The new HITS Paging Office - located at the entrance of UH South - will be open on Monday, July 12.
Moving days are here! Schedule your move from Box to Dropbox by July 31
While moving in the summer is hot and exhausting, moving from Box to Dropbox with the ITS Self-Service Migration Tool should be no sweat (pun intended!). Today, the Migration Tool opens to Michigan Medicine, allowing you to schedule a time to automatically move the contents of your Box account to Dropbox.
ADVISORY: Update Drupal to address cross-site scripting vulnerability
The information below was sent to U-M IT groups on May 27, 2021. It is intended for U-M IT staff who are responsible for university websites that use the Drupal content management system.
All Together Now: Microsoft 365 Coming to Michigan Medicine!
The Michigan Medicine community will soon be able to begin exploring the benefits of Microsoft 365 (M365), a product suite that brings together many of Microsoft’s most popular tools – in a new, better, and more powerful way.
Phoning it in: New devices improve patient safety, care at Michigan Medicine
Multiple HITS teams are working together to develop and deploy Unified Clinical Communications (UCC) – an effort to streamline, simplify, and improve communications in inpatient care areas – by providing a unified solution for secure text, voice calling, and closed-looped alarms and alerts.
Video Conference Tool BlueJeans to be Retired on Saturday, May 1
Please switch to another video conferencing tool and save any BlueJeans recordings you wish to keep.
ADVISORY: Update Drupal to address API vulnerability
The information below was sent to U-M IT groups on April 23, 2021. It is intended for U-M IT staff who are responsible for university websites that use the Drupal content management system.
Spring MiChart upgrade a success!
The latest system upgrade for MiChart, Michigan Medicine's electronic health record, was successfully completed at 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 18.
MiChart upgrade coming this Sunday, April 18
This Sunday, April 18, is the next upgrade for MiChart, the electronic health system for Michigan Medicine.
NOTICE: IRS warns of tax-refund phishing targeting universities
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is warning of an ongoing IRS-impersonation scam that appears to primarily target educational institutions. Scammers are sending phishing emails to students, faculty, staff and others who have email addresses ending in .edu.
ADVISORY: Uptick in ransomware targeting higher ed
This information was sent to U-M IT staff groups via email on March 25, 2021.
Visit the Michigan Medicine Help Center as your first stop for IT support
HITS knows that making IT work wherever you work is more important than ever. With help requests at record levels, we've been working hard to improve service and reduce wait times. Here are some tips to help you get the help you need – as quickly and easily as possible:
Spring MiChart system upgrade coming April 18: Training materials available now
Training materials for the Spring upgrade to Michigan Medicine’s Electronic Health Record are now available.
Edge Chromium Browser Being Added as Option on CoreImage Windows Computers
Now through March 23, HITS will begin installing Microsoft’s Edge Chromium web browser on CoreImage Windows computers.
HITS launching the Academic IT Core on March 1
To be more responsive to the unique needs of researchers, HITS is launching the Academic IT Core.
ALERT! Firewall change restricting external email delivery
This information was sent to HITS staff via email February 3, 2021. It is intended for HITS staff who are responsible for applications or servers sending external email which have NOT been configured with a HITS email relay server.
ALERT: Update for buffer overflow in sudo
This information was sent to U-M IT staff groups via email January 27, 2021. It is intended for U-M IT staff who are responsible for university computers and servers running Unix-like operating systems that include the sudo utility.
Spring MiChart system upgrade coming April 18
The next MiChart upgrade is planned for Sunday, April 18. This will be the first planned upgrade for 2021 with a goal to reduce downtime duration and impact to the organization.
University selects Dell as a strategic supplier of computer hardware
Michigan Medicine recently joined partners from the Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint campuses to sign a multi-year contract with Dell Technologies – which as of January 18 will become a strategic supplier of computer hardware to the university.
Fluency Direct to replace Dragon and Phone Transcription this month
Beginning this month, Michigan Medicine will launch a speech recognition technology called Fluency Direct. Michigan Medicine is retiring Dragon services effective Feb. 3 and Phone Transcription services effective Feb. 15.
Zoom unavailable from 1/2 at 11 pm through 1/3 at 6 am as Zoom for Health is consolidated into regular U-M Zoom.
Zoom for Health at U-M will be consolidated into regular U-M Zoom. Zoom for Health users’ accounts will be migrated into regular U-M Zoom beginning Saturday, January 2 at 11 pm and ending January 3 at 6 am. Your Zoom account will not be available during this time.