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Accessibility Updates Coming to myUMBC

As we approach our late-April accessibility compliance deadline, we want to share a clear roadmap of the changes coming to myUMBC and what they mean for you. Phase 1: Content Checks &...

Posted: March 24, 2026, 9:27 AM

Protecting Your Device from Proxy Hijacking

Learn how to spot, avoid, and report

Dear UMBC Community, Imagine a stranger secretly using your home internet or your laptop to hide their tracks. Recently, security experts have found that certain apps are doing exactly that!...

Posted: March 23, 2026, 10:44 AM

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Protecting Your Device from Proxy Hijacking

Learn how to spot, avoid, and report

Dear UMBC Community, Imagine a stranger secretly using your home internet or your laptop to hide their tracks. Recently, security experts have found that certain apps are doing exactly that!...

Posted: March 23, 2026, 10:40 AM

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Storage System Performance Update

To all chip users, The DoIT Research Computing & Data (RCD) Team is continuing to work on the storage system performance issues that have been impacting the chip cluster since early...

Posted: March 20, 2026, 9:00 PM

Scheduled Downtime for March 31st, 2026

To all chip users, We have a few maintenance activities to keep our storage servers secure and reliable. During business hours (EST) on Tuesday March 31st, we're going to patch the ada-rstor...

Posted: March 11, 2026, 3:40 PM

Campus migration to YuJa is complete

Reminder: Self-Migrate Panopto videos created after Nov 2025

Our campus transition from Panopto to YuJa is now complete and all migrated video content is available in our new library. If you continued to use Panopto (linking videos or creating content) in...

Posted: March 10, 2026, 1:44 PM

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Storage System Performance Update

To all chip users, The DoIT Research Computing & Data (RCD) Team is continuing to monitor the performance issues affecting users across the HPCF. Please see this posting from two weeks ago...

Posted: March 6, 2026, 9:28 PM

Sprinting to the Finish - USM March Accessibility Newsletter (part 1)

Sponsored by the USM Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation

The March issue of the USM Digital Accessibility Newsletter is now available. Here's what's inside: Why Sprinting to the Finish Matters Quick Fix Guide: Sprint to the Finish Checklist...

Posted: March 6, 2026, 11:25 AM

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