February 26, 2018
ITS offers a special Research Lab website service for researchers looking for a polished, professional online presence.
Many faculty research labs build websites to showcase their work, frequently using third party platforms like Wix or Squarespace. This led to sites that were not properly branded, didn’t follow institutional best practices, and that didn’t integrate well with institutional systems.
February 8, 2018
Lenovo has issued a recall notice for ThinkPad X1 Carbon 5th Gen Laptops manufactured between December 2016 and October 2017. Lenovo has determined that a limited number of such laptops may have an unfastened screw that could damage the laptop’s battery causing overheating, potentially posing a fire hazard.
What do you need to do?
January 31, 2018
The 5th Annual SMARTFest is tomorrow from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., with a special IT Town Hall to follow in Uris Auditorium! Have you visited our SMARTFest website for the latest info? Visit its.weill.cornell.edu/smartfest now.
January 26, 2018
The Sponsored Programs module in the Weill Research Gateway was recently updated with changes to the Universal Questionnaire and Reviewer Checklist. You can find out more here:
Please review our Sponsored Programs guide page should you need more information on using the module.
I have a CWID and password. Why can’t I access Weill Research Gateway (WRG)?
You are most likely receiving an error when attempting to access Weill Research Gateway because the system does not yet have a profile for you.
New WCM Employees
If you are a new WCM employee, in most cases, access should be provisioned within one to two days of completing your onboarding paperwork with Human Resources.
New or Existing WCM Non-Employees
If you are a WCM non-employee and require access to WRG modules, please contact WRG Support at wrg-support@med.cornell.edu or 212-746-4878 (menu option 2, then option 1), with the following information:
- Your name
- Your login information (CWID)
- Your affiliation (e.g., WCM, NYP, etc.)
- Your contact information (e.g. phone number and email address)
January 26, 2018
The ITS Project Management Office is offering a series of training courses to all WCM staff and faculty covering the best practices of project management. This is a great opportunity to learn the fundamentals of Project Management from our own PMO Associates, industry experts with hundreds of hours of field experience.
January 8, 2018
ITS has implemented a series of enhancements to our Purchasing application to improve the experience of approving Shopping Carts. These apply to the new Shopping Cart Approval tile accessed via My Workspace. Details about the enhancements are below.
1. Shopping Cart Approval Screen
January 8, 2018
The Samuel J. Wood Library is pleased to offer OneSearch, a new catalog that will enhance your search experience by expanding your access to our electronic content.
What OneSearch does
OneSearch provides:
January 5, 2018
In a few weeks, ITS will launch a redesigned user interface for the Weill Business Gateway (WBG). The new tile-based dashboard has a user-friendly look and feel, and a series of exciting enhancements, like:
January 5, 2018
Two critical security vulnerabilities – Meltdown and Spectre – present serious risk to servers, cloud systems, laptops, desktops, and mobile devices. There are no known exploits at this time that affect institution-owned devices, but ITS is working to ensure our devices are protected with the latest patches supplied by our vendors. If you have a tagged computer, you do not need to take any action to secure your device. However, we recommend applying updates on your mobile device as they become available, whether your device is tagged or not.
