News & Events

With important renewal deadlines fast approaching, Washington University teams are being urged to take immediate action to maintain access to essential software tools, including CrashPlan, EndNote, MatLab, and SigmaPlot.  Employees who rely on these applications to support their daily work must ensure their licenses are properly reviewed and renewed through the Software Renewal process. Failure to act by the upcoming deadlines could result […]

Microsoft Planner, a task and project tool used across WashU, has rolled out a significant update this spring that has added new capabilities and phased out several older ones. The update is designed to make it easier for employees to track work, collaborate with coworkers and stay aligned on priorities.   These changes affect Planner in Teams, Planner […]

WashU IT launched the AI Literacy Foundations Program for staff on April 17, 2026. This introductory program, made up of three courses, gives foundational knowledge of AI to help staff enhance their daily work and more efficiently complete personal tasks with the help of AI.  Each course is approximately 20 minutes in length and can be found in Workday. The topics covered include legal and regulatory compliance, the […]

Beginning next month, WashU IT will implement revised parameters for determining when WashU Keys are disabled.   The policy change is designed to strengthen the university’s information security posture by ensuring that only individuals with a legitimate need and an active WashU status retain access to university systems and data.  Under the new criteria, WashU Keys for active students, faculty, staff, guests, volunteers, alumni, trustees and […]

WashU ChatGPT now Ask WashU  WashU ChatGPT, the first generative AI tool offered by WashU, is now Ask WashU. Ask WashU is the next generation of WashU ChatGPT, offering more robust generative AI capabilities.   This private, university protected version of an AI question-and-answer tool runs inside WashU’s controlled environment, ensuring that anything users type stays within university systems and is not shared externally or […]