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WashU IT and University Advancement are working together to develop technology solutions that help Advancement more effectively pursue its mission of securing the financial and human resources WashU needs to support teaching, research and community service. The partnership brings together University Advancement’s understanding of donor engagement, stewardship and communications with WashU IT’s expertise in data, […]

AI tools are becoming part of everyday work, from drafting and summarizing content to brainstorming ideas and working with documents and data. As their use grows, it’s important to understand how to use them responsibly and where to turn for the tools and guidance available at WashU.  Start with the tools WashU provides. WashU offers […]

The IT Service Management Office has launched a new Workday Learning course designed to help WashU IT employees build a strong foundation in Knowledge Management. Knowledge Foundations is a short, eight-minute digital course for anyone who is new to Knowledge Management or would like a refresher. Based on the Knowledge Management training offered over the […]

As generative AI becomes more integrated into day-to-day work across WashU, staff need more than access to new tools. They also need the knowledge and judgment to use them effectively, responsibly and securely.  WashU IT’s AI literacy for staff roadmap is designed to build those capabilities over time, moving from foundational understanding to more practical […]

WashU faculty and staff have a new option for using generative AI with sensitive university data. Claude Secure launched Monday, Sept. 14, expanding WashU’s Claude for Education offering to support work involving Protected Health Information (PHI).  Claude Secure is approved for use with WashU PHI and provides faculty and staff whose clinical, research, or administrative […]

As part of the broader WashU AI portal revamp initiative led by the Digital Intelligence & Innovation (DI2) Accelerator and the Office of the Provost, the webpage with information about tools has been redesigned and expanded to better serve the university community as the central destination for guidance on AI tools and infrastructure available at […]

The WashU IT Knowledge Management project, one of the top four initiatives identified in the WashU IT Operating Model, is going live on August 24.   To prepare for a successful launch, the Service Management Office is inviting all WashU IT knowledge content creators to attend one of the upcoming Knowledge Content Creator Training sessions.  Select a Date/Time to Register:   Wednesday, 8/12/26, 2-3 p.m.   Tuesday, […]

As part of WashU IT’s evolving AI strategy, the Optimization Initiative has been renamed Administrative AI.  This name better reflects the purpose of partnering with administrative units across the university to identify opportunities where artificial intelligence can simplify work, improve business processes, enhance services and increase organizational effectiveness.  While the name has changed, the goal of the ongoing initiative remains the same: to partner […]

This summer, the AI Curriculum Corps brought together faculty, instructional designers, librarians, technologists and student partners from across WashU’s schools to thoughtfully integrate artificial intelligence into teaching and learning, with much of the work centered on undergraduate instruction on the Danforth campus.  As faculty design new AI-enhanced assignments and courses, WashU IT provides the technical expertise that helps turn innovative […]

This month, WashU IT will begin providing the WashU research community with access to GPT-Rosalind, OpenAI’s frontier life science research model, provisioned to WashU in a dedicated beta workspace. GPT-Rosalind works in tandem with a Life Sciences Research plugin and a large library of skills that connect to public scientific databases, including UniProt, GWAS Catalog, RCSB […]