Staff News

In celebration of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, universities around the world are spotlighting the importance of representation, mentorship, and access in shaping the future of scientific discovery. At the University of Arizona, programs like the Keep Engaging Youth in Science (KEYS) Research Internship Program are helping create powerful early pathways for young women to see themselves not only as students of science, but as its future leaders.

In a world where technology is constantly evolving, the University of Arizona Telecommunications Services team has embarked on a transformative journey to optimize its operations and conserve valuable resources. Led by Project Manager Steve Dattilo and IT Support Manager Patrick Walters, the team conducted an exhaustive audit of UITS-paid vendor services, focusing on phone and internet connectivity.

Members of the university expect IT services that work reliably and securely. Behind the scenes, the “owners” of these services have their work cut out for them, to stay on top of their services’ reliability, updates and other issues that could affect campus. In addition, the owners are responsible for making sure that the services comply with the university’s 16 different information security policies.

Members of the campus community may need to update the Duo Mobile app on their device to version 4.85.0 or later by Feb. 28, 2026. This update is required by Duo due to an expiring security certificate that affects older versions of the app. If the app is not updated by this date, Duo will be unable to verify your identity and you will not be able to sign in to University of Arizona systems.

Prospective students who have applied to the University of Arizona start getting acceptance letters on January 15. This year, their process for completing all the important tasks needed to enroll at the university will be much easier. The Next Steps Center has been rebuilt in the UAccess Student Center, where students already go to access much of the academic and financial information and forms they need.

The fall semester is winding down and as the holiday season settles in, gratitude naturally becomes part of our conversations, gratitude for moments of connection, for teamwork, and for the people who make our work meaningful. While Thanksgiving has passed, the spirit of appreciation extends well beyond November. Across University Information Technology Services (UITS), that gratitude shows up in the ways we support one another, collaborate across teams, and build the technological foundation that keeps the university running.

Behind every swipe of a CatCard, click in CatCloud, or update in Trellis, countless systems quietly talk to one another – and that’s where Boomi comes in. Boomi is a cloud-based integration platform used by the University of Arizona’s UITS Enterprise Integration Platform Services team to help campus systems share information quickly, safely, and automatically.

When most people think about the technology that powers the University of Arizona, they picture websites, classrooms and email. Few realize there’s an entire world of servers—thousands of them—quietly working behind the scenes to keep those systems alive. That’s where David Gay, Director of Server Administration and Security, and his team come in.

Now there is just one site to create and manage your university username, password and 2-Factor Authentication (2FA)—netid.arizona.edu. When the university first implemented Duo for 2FA, it was a nice-to-have add-on to help secure NetID logins. It has since become mandatory at the university, and 2FA is more widespread for other accounts. Rather than an add-on, it is integral.

At the University of Arizona, a new kind of outpatient clinic is opening doors, virtually. The AI Outpatient Clinic, developed through a collaboration between the Center for Transformative Interprofessional Healthcare (CTIPH), UITS iDX, and Campus Web Services (CWC), is helping health sciences students strengthen one of the hardest-to-teach skills in medicine: empathy.