Tech Tuesday 

Advanced Microsoft Loop

Tuesday, March 18

12 noon – 12:45 p.m. 

Last year, we introduced you to Microsoft Loop to help you manage and organize your work with powerful note-taking capabilities, and options to share and edit data across Microsoft apps in real-time in the O365 environment.  

Tech Tuesday 

Biobanking with OpenSpecimen

Tuesday, March 11

12 noon – 12:45 p.m. 

Are you overwhelmed with spreadsheets trying to track all your samples? OpenSpecimen, WCM's biospecimen information management system (BIMS), enables investigators to track chain of custody of samples and report on inventory. In this session, we'll demonstrate how to:

ITS has implemented updates to support international phone numbers across the following apps: 

• WCM Directory (directory.weill.cornell.edu) 
• MARIA (iam.weill.cornell.edu/maria) 
• myAccount (identity.weill.cornell.edu) 
• Microsoft Office O365 (pulls data from your directory profile)

Previously, these applications only supported US phone numbers, but this enhancement will provide a more seamless experience for our global user base. 

ITS is celebrating Women's History Month throughout the month of March by profiling some of the incredible women who work in our department. Every week, we'll introduce a new profile featuring a woman who has had remarkable influence in both ITS and the college. 

You can view our profiles here: 

Tech Tuesday 

Qualtrics for Beginners

Tuesday, Mar. 4

12 noon – 12:45 p.m. 

New to survey creation? Try Qualtrics! Learn the basics of how to create and distribute surveys, as well as analyze your respondent data. This session is ideal for new users and those who may have some experience using Qualtrics, but would like a refresher on how to use the app. 

Presenter: Vanessa Puig, ITS Communications   

Microsoft is ending support for the Windows 10 operating system (OS) on October 14, 2025, at which point they will no longer provide security fixes, technical assistance, or software updates. ITS must ensure that all Windows computers run on a supported version of Windows 11 OS (version 23H2) so that they stay current with Microsoft support and security, and don’t pose a security risk to the WCM network.

Effective immediately, Dell is no longer the ITS preferred vendor for computer equipment purchases. While you can still purchase Dell accessories, our new preferred vendor for desktop and laptop purchases is Lenovo. 

Please note that you can still order laptops through our Evergreen program. Additionally, a list of all of our standard devices is available on the ITS website for your reference.