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Updated Experience for UC Merced Connect

October 8, 2023
UC Merced Connect will be undergoing maintenance on Monday, October 9 from 3:00 am through 5:00 pm. During this maintenance window, the student checklist and admissions messaging to applicants and admits will be unavailable. The rest of Connect will continue to function as expected. Once...
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COB and SSM: Recent Upgrades Fall 2023

August 30, 2023
What's New? Changes and Upgrades Exciting news, with the assistance of Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF) and Degree Completion funding, many classroom and academic spaces within the Classroom and Office Building 1 (COB 1) and Social Sciences and Management (SSM) have been...
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Zoom: New Features Fall 2023

July 19, 2023
What's New Exactly An upcoming Zoom update brings a number of functional quality of life features to the virtual classroom. In order to enjoy these updates please ensure that you are on the latest client version of 5.12.0.  jQuery( function() { jQuery( "#accordion" ).accordion({...

Changes to Single Sign-On, Duo 2FA, and UCMNetID Account Management

March 27, 2023
On Monday, March 27 between 8:00 and 10:00 p.m., OIT will be making a number of changes that will impact the look and feel of the typical UC Merced Single Sign-On (SSO) process and UCMNetID account management, including: a new SSO background screen a new Duo Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)...
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JupyterHub Workshop

February 27, 2023
Monday, March 6 | 9:00am - 12:00pm Join OIT's Cyberinfrastructure and Research Technologies team as they dive into UC Merced's pilot JupyterHub - an open source, browser based, computational environment that assists professors and students in developing coursework in computational/data-...
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New UC Merced Password Requirements In Effect February 1

February 1, 2023
  On Wednesday, February 1, OIT changed our UCMNetID password requirements as a first step in the process to support passphrases and improve our campus security posture. When you next change your password, you’ll notice that:   - your minimum password length must be at...
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Fraudulent Bank Accounts Opened for Some at UC Merced

January 31, 2023
  The UC Merced Information Security team recently learned that the names, Social Security numbers, and other personal information of some members of the UC Merced community have been used to open unauthorized bank accounts at a number of financial institutions, including Capital One, Chime...
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EDUDays Become Training Tuesdays in Spring 2023

January 23, 2023
After the successful EDUDays pilot in the fall, OIT is back with the Microsoft Education Team to offer some new and returning trainings for the spring semester. Microsoft Training Tuesdays are special information sessions led by Microsoft trainers to help you make the most out of the Microsoft 365...

Do You Know How To Spot the Latest Holiday Scams?

December 16, 2022
Holiday scams capitalize on the increase in online shopping, travel, and charitable giving during the holiday season by trying to trick you into giving up money, gift cards, or sensitive information.   In one example, a Maryland woman was shocked to receive an email from Amazon...
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Winter Closure

December 12, 2022
The Office of Information Technology (OIT) Service Desk, Classroom Support, and Event Support will be closed from Friday, Dec. 23 through Monday, Jan. 2. We will reopen for typical campus support on Tuesday, Jan. 3.    Though our offices will be closed during this period, OIT...

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