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Featured Articles

Email Modernization: Enhancing Communications at Rice Monday, Apr. 28, 2025

A Simpler, Smarter Email Experience

Learning Environments Newsletter, March 2025 Tuesday, Mar. 4, 2025

Tips and tricks for instructors

Introducing Netskope Monday, Mar. 3, 2025

Enhancing Data Security Across Campus

Updated OIT Website Monday, Feb. 24, 2025

Four Useful Customer Features

The 5 IT Guiding Principals are 1. Lead with collaboration to enable the mission and provide excellent constituent service. 2. Drive innovation from Within. 3. Build trust with all communities at Rice through structure, communication, and efficacy. 4. Facilitate learning, scholarship, and speed to scientific innovation. 5. Invest wisely in the right tech for the right reasons.

OIT 2024: A Year in Review Monday, Feb. 24, 2025

Your partners in research and educational excellence

Learning Environments Newsletter, February 2025 Friday, Feb. 21, 2025

Learn about Smart Search, an AI-driven tool that allows certain content in your course to be searchable.

owl dressed as information security officer

Protect Rice's Digital Assets Monday, Feb. 3, 2025

Information Security Office Newsletter

New role for Paul Padley Monday, Feb. 3, 2025

Offering an academic perspective to the administration

Beware of Email and Phone Tax Scams Monday, Feb. 3, 2025

Protect your private information and Rice resources

Rice AI Resources Monday, Feb. 3, 2025

Learn more about AI at Rice