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  • Join us for Data & AI sponsored by Google at Ohio Stadium

    Beth Varcho | August 11, 2025
    UPDATE Aug 18: Registration is closed: this event is full. In support of The Ohio State University’s recently announced AI Fluency initiative and to launch Google Productivity Services, Ohio State is partnering with Google to host a free event dedicated to advancing the role and impact of AI in higher education. Please join us for Data and AI day on Thursday, August 21 from 1:30 – 6:30 p.m. at Ohio Stadium.
    Ohio Stadium on a sunny day

  • Fresh Features, Smarter Tools: Microsoft 365 Updates 

    Beth Varcho | August 7, 2025
    Microsoft enhancements coming in the next few months include consolidating functionality into modern tools like Planner and Outlook, phasing out outdated technologies like VBScript, improving platform security, and providing easier access to AI-related enhancements and planning resources. Microsoft 365 applications continue to evolve to deliver a more integrated, intuitive, and secure user experience. 

  • Help Wanted: Attackers need you to defeat MFA

    Reg Jackson | July 30, 2025
    A growing trend in cybersecurity is to attack victims through texting and social channels, tricking them into giving access to their accounts, files, and data.As a refresher, multifactor authentication is the highest standard for logging into accounts and services. Simply, it means it takes -- 1) something you know: username and password, and 2) something you have: your DUO push notification on y...
    Viewing BuckeyePass on mobile device

  • New Microsoft 365 Copilot Agents Available for Research and Analysis

    Beth Varcho | July 22, 2025
    Microsoft has released two built-in agents—Researcher and Analyst. These agents are now available to faculty and staff who have purchased an elevated, fully-integrated Microsoft 365 Copilot license. They are designed to extend the value of Copilot by supporting more advanced tasks. Researcher acts like a research assistant, designed to support complex, multi-step pro...

  • Rob Lowden Joins OTDI as New Vice President and Chief Information Officer

    Hillary Lorton and Ric Hunter | July 16, 2025
    The Office of Technology and Digital Innovation (OTDI) is excited to welcome Rob Lowden to Ohio State as the next vice president and chief information officer (CIO). Lowden will join the university on August 1, following more than 20 years at Indiana University.
    Rob Lowden standing in interior hallway smiling at camera.

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