When was the last time you updated Zoom? If you are unsure, it is likely time to upgrade to the latest version. 

To utilize the latest features, fix bugs, and stay protected, UC Davis Information and Educational Technology (IET) is urging all university users to upgrade Zoom to the latest version.

Have you worked on something you’re proud of? Looking for a way to share it with a larger audience? Present it at this year’s UC Tech 2024: Collaboration for Transformation, from October 27-29, co-hosted by UC Davis Health and UC Davis! 

Members of the UC community (UC staff, faculty, and students) are welcome to submit a proposal. Vendors and sponsors may also submit a proposal as part of a UC team session. One or more proposals may be submitted, as an individual or jointly with your team or other colleagues.  

Higher education institutions, including UC Davis, have increasingly become a target of fraudulent W-2 phishing emails in recent weeks. This increase is typical during tax season, from January to April, but the problem has gotten worse over time.

In 2023, the IRS identified 1.1 million potentially fraudulent tax returns and 12,617 of them were confirmed to be fraudulent — a 31 percent increase from the 9,626 fraudulent tax returns in 2022.

The next time you register a new device on Duo through the UC Davis Computing Account Services website, you will see a new and improved interface. Duo, the university’s multi-authentication application that protects campus accounts and data, is upgrading to Duo Central in late March 2024.  

The update will happen automatically and will not require any action from users.

If you want to keep using eduroam, the UC Davis wireless network, there’s an important update you may need to accept. 

The campus will install a new electronic security certificate on eduroam Monday, February 12, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. This means you may see a prompt on your phone or other device, asking you to accept the new certificate.  

UC Davis faculty and staff can access Amazon Web Services (AWS) at significantly reduced rates, thanks to the latest UC-wide enterprise agreement. This initiative, brought to our campus by Information and Educational Technology (IET), opens a world of cloud computing resources to our campus community. AWS, a renowned cloud platform, provides numerous on-demand services from Amazon.com’s data centers, including computing resources, data storage, and much more. 

Information and Educational Technology (IET) is excited to announce that UC Davis and UC Davis Health will be co-hosting UC Tech Annual Conference in 2024! Mark your calendars – the three-day event will be held on Sunday, October 27, 2024, in Sacramento, and on Monday, October 28 and Tuesday, October 29 in Davis.  

Click here to check out the UC Tech 2024 website and sign up for the latest news on the conference. 

Data Privacy Day is marked each year on January 28. An international effort to raise awareness about respecting privacy, safeguarding data, and enabling digital trust, Data Privacy Day began in the United States and Canada in January of 2008 as an extension of its European counterpart. In Europe, Data Protection Day commemorates the January 28, 1981, signing of Convention 108, the first legally binding international treaty on privacy and data protection.

Information and Educational Technology (IET) is thrilled to announce the launch of its new Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) website. It is designed to be a centralized hub for all things AI and innovation within the UC Davis campus community. It will also serve as a valuable resource for students, faculty, and staff across all disciplines to become more familiar with the emerging technology. 

Update: Since publishing this story, three IT Service Desk Pilot participants have been hired at UC Davis.

Lifelong learning? New professional opportunities? A stronger community? Tech talent pipeline?  The IT Service Desk pilot checks all the boxes and more, with positive outcomes for everyone involved, from pilot participants to UC Davis, and the greater Sacramento community.