Staff News

The University of Arizona is helping unlock the mysteries of how our brains age, one powerful MRI scan at a time.

At the center of this work is the Precision Aging Network (PAN), a nationwide study led by Dr. Carol Barnes that’s examining more than 1,000 diverse participants across four U.S. cities: Atlanta, Baltimore, Miami, and Tucson.

National Security Awareness Month is usually a time to highlight safety tips and new defenses. This year, the University of Arizona’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Tim Schwab, took a broader view – what’s really happening across higher education, and why universities are increasingly targeted by cybercriminals.

Implement the Core 4 of Cybersecurity Awareness Month to protect your information. October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month (CAM), a nationwide initiative dedicated to promoting safer online habits.

Project management touches nearly every corner of the University of Arizona, from IT initiatives to classroom scheduling. To support this work, University Information Technology Services (UITS) plays a vital role by offering software licenses, technical expertise, and consulting that help campus units manage projects more efficiently.

There are an estimated 37 million Americans with chronic kidney disease. Over 27 thousand Americans received transplants in 2024, with many more on the donor waiting list. The average transplant cost is close to $80,000 for Medicare patients. With numbers like these, it’s critical to improve outcomes and reduce overall costs. More data analysis on resource allocation, the risks for candidates and the viability of donor organs can help.

Starting in September, the university will disable NetID and university system access of employees and designated campus colleagues (DCCs) who are overdue to complete the annual Information Security Awareness Training recertification.

Students, faculty and staff will find a lot of updates to tech services as the new school year starts. Make sure you’re up to date with all these changes!

Make sure you are ready for the start of the semester by running this top 7 checklist on your mobile device! Do you have a lock on your phone? Use a password, fingerprint, face recognition or other means to make sure other people can’t get your private data.

Technology support for instruction at the University of Arizona has evolved. Classroom Technology Services (CTS) now consists of five interconnected support teams along with a classroom design and build team. This department now offers support for academic areas across the state. Originally responsible for about 250 centrally scheduled classrooms on the main campus, CTS now supports approximately 800 rooms in Tucson, the Colleges of Medicine in Tucson and Phoenix, and satellite locations from Sierra Vista to Yuma—including unique environments like a classroom at the College of Engineering’s San Xavier mine.

For most teams across UITS, the back-to-school rush kicks into high gear in late summer. For Karina McCune, IT Support Manager for Tech Zones, the work begins months earlier. By late April, while many students were still wrapping up finals, Karina was already looking ahead to fall. This year’s preparations came with an added twist: 85% of her student workforce graduated in May, a testament to their long-term commitment and growth in the role, but also a challenge in rebuilding the team.