Category: IT Staff News

Research Infrastructure Services (RIS) is excited to announce an upcoming Introduction to HPC (High Performance Computing) Training Series. These workshops are designed for those with little to no HPC knowledge, as well as beginners looking to improve their HPC skills.  Training sessions available:  • Introduction to Open OnDemand (OOD) Best for: Researchers just starting out with HPC and with no command-line knowledge. Topic covered: How […]

In a landmark effort to bolster the university’s cyber defenses, WashU IT recently completed a massive initiative to disable inactive WashU Keys—the first project of its kind in the university’s history.   Roughly one-third of all existing WashU Keys were recently retired in this project under CyBear, marking a significant milestone in how the university manages identity and access. Identity and Access Management had the […]

The May 20 IT All Hands meeting will focus entirely on employees, highlighting available university employee resources that support wellbeing and delivering an update on the WashU IT employee engagement effort.  Jen Stedelin, Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief of Staff to the Chief Information Officer, will lead the session. She will kick off the meeting by sharing several important department updates and employee recognitions, including a year-in-review of service milestones.  In […]

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 […]

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 […]

WashU IT will launch an updated website designed to better serve the university community on June 15. The updated site will make it easier to find information, access support resources, and navigate with confidence.   The new site design will provide an improved customer experience and align more closely with WashU’s brand and digital standards.  “Our goal was to create a website experience that feels […]

At BJC HealthCare and the WashU School of Medicine, AI is changing what a typical day looks like for doctors, nurses and care teams. The goal is simple: less time on the computer; more time with patients. Leaders from the Epic1 team, which manages the shared BJC/WashU Epic electronic medical record system, recently shared how […]