Category: News

A WashU IT Message to Our University Community: In a planned and intentional effort to enhance the security posture of our institution and further protect us from nefarious actors, the WashU IT Service Desk has implemented an improved Caller Verification Process for incidents that require validation of the caller’s identity, such as password reset requests. […]

Few weeks ago, we had a Parent Team Mentor for a 4th grade First Lego League Robotics Team at Covenant Christian School in Town and Country reached out to us to visit 3D printing program at WashU. The 4th graders at the Covenant Christian School have voted to study 3D printers as part of their season this […]

On the evening of October 20, WashU IT will enhance the university’s cloud-based Microsoft services. As a result, users may see authentication (login) prompts on Microsoft applications such as Teams, Outlook, Office, and OneDrive on their devices. These prompts are expected. Completing the WUSTL Key authentication process will restore service for those applications.

The Office of Information Security has The Office of Information Security has identified a trend in which criminals send members of our community a Google Document containing a malicious link.

The Digital Transformation coffee hours hosted each Thursday on the Danforth Campus during the academic year spawned a collaborative interest between Digital Transformation and the Tech Den, which provides technology services to the Washington University student community with a focus on graduate/professional and non-residential students. The Digital Transformation implementation team recently got a tour of the TechDen, complete with […]

Job scams that target students are on the rise. As you may already know from reading our Scam of the Month posts, hackers can and will target you by impersonating a university employee looking to hire a student worker. Often, these scams will reach you via email or your cell phone number. When the hacker reaches out […]

From Sony to Samsung, LG to Amazon, Tesla to BMW, and more, companies introduced the latest and greatest emerging tech trends during the recent Annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Tech Den and Student Technology Services (STS) managers, Peeti Sithiyopasakul and Scott Markovich returned to WashU with insights into what is new and exciting, […]

InfoSec Alert: Phishing AttemptThere is a targeted phishing attempt going around that is impacting students. WUIT InfoSec is aware and has mitigated the issue.Please don’t click on any links and report phishing attempts via the “phish alert” button in outlook. You can visit the WashU InfoSec website for more information (https://informationsecurity.wustl.edu/…/using-the…/).

WashU IT will renew the wireless network (WiFi) certificate for the networks listed below on August 25, between 7:00 and 7:30 am. While no service interruption is anticipated you may be prompted by your computer or mobile device to accept a new certificate named wireless.wustl.edu.  Please accept this new certificate to maintain access to the wireless […]

Thank you to leadership for a wonderful event in which we competed in 4 teams. Congratulations to team 234 for winning the competition! This was a great opportunity to build new friendships and strengthen existing ones. “The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.”

Thank you to Dr. Okamota for donating filament to the Tech Den. This partnership is built to last! Much appreciated Dr. O! Dr. Okamotao leads efforts of the Spartan Light Metal Products Makerspace located in Jubel Hall. For more info on resources, membership, and events please visit https://jubelmakerspace.wustl.edu/

Here’s the scoop. WashU IT celebrated their staff with ice cream this summer. Food and fun were enjoyed by all. Thank you to our amazing leadership.

WashU Tech Den hosted its official open house on May 31st, 2022. A homecoming event was hosted to welcome all back to campus as well as give graduates, professional, and non-residential students an opportunity to engage with the staff, space, and resources provided by Tech Den. The showcase included a WashU-themed 3D putt-putt course, tours […]

“I have laptop and desktop computers spanning several generations of technology, and each afternoon this week I brought a different one to the TechDen to assess whether the hardware still worked and what files might still be on them. With Christian and Rachel’s help I was able to move through the long-deferred task of backing […]

Grand Prize and Second Place Shiyeon M. (1st)                                                                               Lilly G.(2nd) Judges Choice Awards Sam N.      […]