Hi everyone, I'm writing to give a brief update on the status of a few projects related to the UMBC HPCF and Research Computing. System Status The new chip HPC is still in its “soft...
AI that enhances productivity, teaching, and learning
The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) at UMBC is committed to providing access to cutting-edge technologies that enhance productivity, teaching, learning, research, and work. We are...
Good afternoon, The Division of Information Technology is updating the DoIT Security department name! We officially changed the department name to Cybersecurity Assurance and Digital Trust. This...
Recently, we were saddened to learn that Dr. Zane Berge, a long-time professor of Education at UMBC, passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2025. He was 71. Both nationally and here at UMBC, Dr....
We're sharing information about a recent phone and email scam to raise awareness across our campus community. Multiple scammers posing as a 'Shipping' and 'Billing' department targeted a UMBC...
Thank you for providing critical support for instructors
We are proud to announce that Josh Abrams has been awarded the DoIT Gritty Award for his critical support of instructors and colleagues in the Instructional Technology team. The Gritty Award is...
Improvements to discussion formatting & AI image rendering
In March, Ultra's update includes two new course reports, an exciting rubric enhancement requested by faculty, and improvements to the AI Course Design Assistant. Located on the Analytics page,...
Latest Project Report:We are excited to share our latest project report, which covers key projects completed from September 2024 to January 2025. This bi-annual report provides an overview of the...
The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) and the Center for Scalable Data and Computational Science (ScaleS) are collaborating to better facilitate research at UMBC that could benefit from...
As part of our ongoing commitment to security, the Unix Infrastructure group will be conducting its quarterly system patching on Friday, February 28th and Saturday, March 8th. While many of...