As of March 26th, in response to recent incidents of Zoombombing, Zoom has updated the default screen sharing settings for education accounts to “host only”. This new setting gives hosts sole permission to share content within their meetings. However, hosts still have the ability to edit this setting and allow participants to share in meetings. […]
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Extended Help Desk Hours – April 4
WashU IT Support has further extended hours of service: Monday – Friday (ongoing): 7:00am – 7:30pm Saturday, April 4: 9:00am – 3:00pm If you need assistance please call 314-933-3333 or you can email ithelp@wustl.edu.
January 14: Pediatrics ECV Launch
Enterprise Client Virtualization (ECV) provides physicians and clinical staff a consistent desktop environment from any location, with a single login to access all of their applications. On January 14, 2020, Washington University Information Technology and Pediatrics Computing Facility will launch ECV for the department of Pediatrics to replace the PCF Citrix environment. There are several […]
5 Ways to Improve Efficiency in Your Work Routine
Adapted from an article by Sadissa Babeni at sherweb.com Office 365 and Microsoft 365 come with a full list of tools that will make you and your colleagues more productive! Because you’ve been using Office applications for many years, it’s easy to stick to the same old habits. For example, you’ve probably memorized all kinds […]
WashU IT Employee Thomas Hildebrand Graduates with MBA!
While the uncertainty of COVID-19 has put life on hold for a number of us, many of us are still pushing forward towards new goals and reaching new heights. One WashU IT employee, Thomas Hildebrand, has done just that this spring by graduating with his MBA through Washington University! This is a tremendous achievement, and […]
LARS Launched as New Lab Animal Management System
Submitted by Renée Lowry Are you SIRIUS? Not anymore! Lab Animal Management & Protocol System (LAMPS) launched its first module, eProtocol, in July 2019. Today, we are excited to welcome its peer module Lab Animal Resource Management System (LARS) into the research community! LARS, the new animal billing, and cage management module, was officially live Friday, May […]
WUSTL Account Accessibility After Graduation
May 13, 2024: This post has been updated with details for the graduating Class of 2024. With graduation right around the corner, you may be wondering what will happen to your WUSTL Box account, email account, Zoom and a couple other resources. Read below for further information. WUSTL Box 90 days after your graduation date, […]
WUSTL Zoom Use Upon Graduation
Recently, inquiries have been made regarding students’ access to their WUSTL Zoom account after graduation. WashU’s contract with Zoom is specifically for current students, faculty, and staff. This means that once a student is no longer active at WashU through graduation, transfer, etc., access to their WUSTL Zoom account will end. Students who are no […]
Number of Zoom Users and Participants Continue to Grow
With each month, Zoom’s usership has continued to grow! The following metrics represent Zoom’s growth from November 2019 to February 23, 2020.
WashU IT Lowers WashU’s Carbon Footprint
Submitted by Rob Schimdt People groan when they hear that IT needs to upgrade the hardware that their application is running on. Other than having their application run a little faster, what gains should they expect from hours of testing and possible downtime during the upgrade? Not too surprisingly- a lot! Starting the project in […]