Month: January 2024
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New research computing division gets strong leader
January 16, 2024
By UW-IT News & Announcements Xiao Zhu, a research computer expert with the knowhow to help other researchers across the University of Washington to meet their evolving computing needs, is UW-IT’s new Associate Vice President for Research Computing. “It is my belief that Xiao will skillfully support the UW in its role as a world leader in research,” said Andreas Bohman, UW-IT’s Vice President for UW Information Technology and CIO. “I am also confident that Xiao’s commitment to fostering…
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Keep Duo Mobile updated; Duo no longer supporting earlier mobile device operating systems
January 2, 2024
Android devices using operating systems 9, 8 and Apple devices using iOS version 13 or earlier will no longer be able to download the latest version of Duo Mobile nor receive Duo Mobile maintenance fixes and security updates, starting Feb. 9, 2023. Please keep Duo Mobile updated. Make sure your devices’ operating systems are up to date so that you can update Duo Mobile to its latest version, and so that your device can receive Duo’s security and maintenance fixes.
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New Year, New Devices: Top Five Apps to Set Yourself Up for Success in 2024
Ring in the New Year with the ultimate digital toolbox for your new smartphones, tablets and laptops! The UW offers many software downloads for students, faculty and staff. But if you don’t know where to start, here are the top five to set yourself up for success with your new devices. Students 1. Scout Find study spots, campus food, and tech items with Scout, available as both web and mobile apps. Filter study spaces by criteria such as lighting, ambient…
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Making language models accessible to all
Video by Sam Han | Text by Ignacio Lobos | UW-IT Communications & Engagement Something that easily gets lost when people talk about working with large language models such as ChatGPT is cost and the unbelievable amount of power needed to run them. That’s where Tim Dettmers, a Ph.D. student at the University of Washington, comes in. His work is focused on machine learning and large language models, with the ultimate goal of making them more widely accessible to a…