Josh Edwards named Executive Director of Enterprise AI and Architecture
As Washington University in St. Louis continues to expand its use of artificial intelligence and advance its technology strategy, Josh Edwards has stepped into an expanded leadership role as Executive Director of Enterprise AI and Architecture within WashU IT’s Academic and Administrative Technologies (AAT) organization. In this role, Edwards will provide enterprise technical leadership for AI initiatives across the university, overseeing AI platforms, architecture, governance and production readiness. He will work […]
June IT All Hands recap, reminder and past meeting archives
The June WashU IT All Hands meeting featured an update on strategic university initiatives by Nichol Luoma, Executive Vice Chancellor for Enterprise Operations and Chief Operating Officer at Washington University in St. Louis, and details about the university’s response to the recent national Canvas cybersecurity breach delivered by Chief Information Security Officer Chris Shull. In her […]
RIS user attestation and training requirement
On June 30, all users of the Research Infrastructure Services (RIS) environment were assigned two required Workday tasks. What: To ensure everyone using the RIS environment meets the National Institutes of Health (NIH) requirements for controlled-access data, all RIS users must complete: 1. RIS User Attestation 2. Insider Threat Awareness Training (approximately 10 minutes) Why: This establishes compliance with NIST 800-171 security controls. RIS is […]
SharePoint updates bring a refreshed Microsoft 365 experience to the university
SharePoint is part of the university’s Microsoft 365 environment and is available to all faculty, staff and students. It provides a secure place for departments, teams, projects and campus groups to store files, share information, publish news, and collaborate within a team or across the university. A refreshed SharePoint experience is expected to begin rolling out across university SharePoint sites in late July, […]
Problem Management is the topic of July ITSM Roundtable
The topic of the next Information Technology Service Management (ITSM) Roundtable is Problem Management; an important ITSM practice focused on identifying and addressing the root causes of recurring IT issues. The roundtable session will be held on Friday, July 24, at 2:00 p.m. CDT. New invitations from Teams were sent on June 30th and should be on everyone’s […]
GPT-Rosalind: New AI workspace for WashU researchers
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 […]
WashU IT advances Private Cloud modernization through Hyper-V Migration
WashU IT Platform Engineering is moving forward with a planned migration from VMware hypervisors to Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisors in the Private Cloud, reinforcing the department’s commitment to delivering affordable, reliable virtual server services for the university. Initial testing has been completed successfully, and migration work is now underway. The transition is being managed carefully to […]
WashU IT helps optimize Adobe software licensing for campus
Employees at Washington University in St. Louis who use Adobe software recently participated in the annual Adobe licensing survey, an effort led by the Software Asset Management (SAM) team within WashU IT End User Experience (EUX). The survey helps the university align software licensing with employees’ business needs while identifying opportunities to optimize software investments. Before renewing Adobe licenses, the SAM […]
Reminder to reserve space at 4480 Clayton
For those remote employees planning to work on campus for a day, this is a reminder to reserve shared cubicle space at 4480 Clayton Avenue. Reserving shared cubicle space is easy through the Outlook calendar or by scanning the QR Code available at workstations. In either case, follow the instructions provided on the 4480 Clayton Hub site. Please note, once a space is […]
WashU IT makes progress in tackling Cloud Storage sprawl
WashU IT is making significant progress in its initiative to address data sprawl, supporting the WashU community through proactive new guidance on Box and OneDrive storage. Introduced early this year, this people-centered effort aims to mitigate unexpected cost impacts across the institution. Beginning in July 2027, Box will directly bill cost centers for inactive data that exceeds […]