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- - Get ready to use Zoom—online training available April 27
    Get ready to use Zoom—Online training available April 27 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. This online training is open to everyone on campus.
- - Faculty course design showcase, May 3
    Announcing the May 3, 2018 faculty showcase of courses they developed with Technology-enhanced Learning and Online Strategies (TLOS).
- - Antivirus protections for student computers and devices
    Antivirus software for student devices no longer provided by Division of IT
- - Faculty proposals for Design and Develop Awards now being accepted
    Faculty proposals for Design and Develop Awards now being accepted. Proposals are due May 3, 2018, for course development in Summer I/II or Fall 2018.
- - Virginia Cyber Range to host inaugural conference for cybersecurity educators
    The two-day conference will explore how to more effectively teach cybersecurity topics including network defense, secure coding, digital forensics, and how to secure critical infrastructure.
- - Expert says ransomware attack on Atlanta is just the beginning
    As the city of Atlanta’s online data is still being held hostage by ransomware hackers, expert David Raymond explains how attacks such as this could be the tip of the iceberg unless cities proactively seek network security.
- - A gradual rollout of Banner 9 has begun in some administrative offices
    We are beginning a gradual rollout of Banner 9 administrative pages in a few administrative offices located on campus. The Banner 9 rollout brings a more modern user interface as well as a technology upgrade which will provide easier integration with other systems in the future.
- - Free event to help inspire students to dream big
    Virginia Tech's Division of Information Technology is teaming up with InclusiveVT, the College of Science, and the College of Engineering to organize a unique event called "Hidden Figures: Into the Future," which will bring middle and high school students from the region to campus on March 19 and 20.
- - Supporting Restricted Research at Virginia Tech
    To prepare Virginia Tech for changes to federal government regulations on controlled research, this secure online environment has been created.
- - Virginia Tech selects Zoom and Kaltura as new video tools
    Zoom and Kaltura will replace existing instructional video tools at the end of the spring semester.
- - More-secure passphrases replace passwords beginning January 29
    notice about password complexity changes
- - Keeping track of your eduroam (WiFi) password is about to get easier
    This is a notice regarding changes to network password changes
- - Virginia Tech Google accounts will no longer use a separate password; Google apps move to VT Login service on January 29
    G Suite for Education applications to move behind VT Login service on January 29th. Users will no longer need a separate password to access their VT Google applications.
- - Virginia Tech helps independent grape growers in the commonwealth assess and manage vineyards
    Landowners can use Geovine, a vineyard site assessment and management tool developed by Virginia Tech’s Center for Geospatial Information Technology, to help them find appropriate properties for vineyards.
- - Virginia Tech collaboration with colleges and universities allows Virginia Cyber Range to thrive
    Launched in July 2016, the program offers a virtual environment where students can participate in immersive laboratory exercises that complement their cybersecurity courses.
- - Virginia Tech to spearhead $19.4 million effort to build new software institute dedicated to molecular, chemical computational modeling
    The university will lead a new initiative to build a national team of software scientists to design and build new, powerful software tools, in what will be called the Molecular Sciences Software Institute.
- - Outdoor Wi-Fi now available between Peddrew-Yates and Pritchard residence halls
    There is a new exterior wireless access point across the large outdoor area between the residence halls where the university's only solar-powered table is located.
- - Virginia Tech and the National Science Foundation provide cybersecurity training for high school teachers
    The Information Technology Security Office and the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering are hosting the GenCyber Teacher’s camp for 20 high school teachers from across the country.
- - Open letter to faculty on migration to Canvas from Vice Provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs Rachel Holloway
- - David Duckett recognized for outstanding leadership
    Duckett has received the university's 2016 McComas Staff Leadership Award.

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