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When crossing the street at Arizona State University’s campus, you may have noticed blue light poles placed along the sidewalks. While these poles primarily function as emergency call boxes for faculty and students, they also offer strategic…
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The holiday season is upon us – bringing with it an inbox full of party invites, well wishes, special deals and holiday discounts. And while the season is a time for joy and cheer, the flood of the inbox and hussle of the holidays presents a unique…
Students walk through the Student Pavilion
UTO's 2021 Year in Review publication is here! Flip through snapshots, take a closer look at the year's big stories and more.
ASU light trails
In today’s workplace, technological developments and a greater awareness of responsible innovation and inclusivity are taking on a radical new shape. To lead the way in this paradigm, UTO has recently entered a new era of embracing the modern…
Example of Media Plus
Through embedded media, faculty can create engaging course content that combines visual and auditory learning styles to offer an immersive experience. Streamlining this process for easy media integration is ASU’s new MediaPlus tool: a streaming and…
Data Conference attendees
Swapping data recipes, sharing the tools that help create ASU’s secret sauce and having fun — that’s what more than 800 ASU data enthusiasts registered to do at the 2021 ASU Data Conference on November 15-17.
CSAM Week 4
Editor's note: This is the final article in our four-week series to help our community #BeCyberSmart during the ASU Think! Campaign.
Written in partnership with ASU’s Smart City Cloud Innovation Center and the eThekwini Municipality.  The future of cities is becoming increasingly dependent on the use of data to make informed decisions regarding the planning, implementation and…
From digital wallets to cloud-based infrastructure, earning digital trust and more, leaders from ASU’s University Technology Office are set to showcase a variety of transformative projects and initiatives next week at EDUCAUSE 2021, from October 26-…
Convenience and efficiency are easily attained when wifi-capable devices are implemented. For example, countless connected tools support productivity with ease at the modern workplace: from TVs to computers, registers to card scanners, and even…
Adobe Creative Cloud
As an Adobe Creative Campus, Arizona State University is leading the way in imparting 21st century digital literacy skills to students of all disciplines. Crucial to this work is using a suite of tools — packaged together under ASU’s Digital…
Co-founded by ASU CIO Lev Gonick and UTO Executive Director Samantha Becker in 2018, ShapingEDU has brought together thousands of global changemakers to shape the future of learning in the digital age. 
“At the root of cybersecurity is trust.”  That powerful summary statement came from Hallie Schukai, an ASU senior majoring in computer science. Her insights — along with the ideas, trends and tips surfaced by fellow student panelists — were shared…
From mysterious emails to puzzling pop-ups, approaching the realm of fraud-detection can feel daunting. Not to fear: Week 2 of Cybersecurity Awareness Month (CSAM) has begun, bringing with it an array of resources, strategies and guides on how to…
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Badgr is now available at ASU, offering learners and professionals a platform to catalogue their proficiencies, achievements, and contributions. “Badging,” as the name implies, involves building an eye-catching suite of digital credentials. The…
At the forefront of technological advancements, Arizona State University is immersed in the ever-expanding, global digital landscape. ASU promotes digital equity and literacy, expands broadband initiatives and leverages new tools for enhanced remote…
Every year, three million residents over the age of 65 are treated in emergency rooms for injuries from falls, according to the CDC. This human impact, let alone the $50 billion health care cost that was recorded in 2015 (and which has only risen…
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Keeping in line with ASU’s goals of accessibility, flexibility and agility, the transition to ASU One Number is an initiative that ensures our phone and directory services are up-to-date.
Want to advance ideas on digital equity? Or collaborate on making the web more accessible? For UTO team members who are interested in getting more involved in opportunities like these and the community, there’s a guild for that.