Trends in Online Scams

It is important to know the current trends with online scams to keep yourself and UWM more cyber secure.  If you are ever unsure about an email, do not click any links or respond, please forward it to abuse@uwm.edu and our information security team will review …

PAWS Outage on August 2

There will be an extended outage of PAWS on Sunday, August 2 at 8:00 a.m. UWM IT anticipates a 2-hour outage, but it may run longer if any unexpected issues occur.   You will be able to see any updates regarding this on our Outages webpage: uwm.edu/outages.   Please check the Outages webpage if you …

Change to PantherList email service on July 15

Starting July 15, UWM’s PantherList email list service will get an update that affects both how current lists appear in your inbox and how new PantherLists are created. The key change: PantherLists will now have an address with @lists.uwm.edu. This …

Removal of the Microsoft Copilot Application in Windows

UWM IT has found that there are two versions of Copilot installed on university-managed Windows devices:   On June 22, 2026, the Copilot in Windows application will be removed from all university-managed Windows devices. Please transition to Microsoft 365 Copilot.  To help in …

Learn a new skill this summer! 

UWM students, faculty, and staff have free access to LinkedIn Learning. It offers over 15,000 courses covering technology, business, and creative skills. Their structured learning paths also offer certifications and credentials to help build your skillset in fields that interest you.   …

New UWM Guest WiFi network now available 

Today, a new WiFi network for guests, UWM Guest, launched and the previous network, UWM Visitor, was retired. The new network is for short-term use on personal devices by those who are visiting the university. To learn how guests will connect to the new network, …

New UWM Guest WiFi network launches on June 2 

On June 2, UWM will be launching a new WiFi network for guests and will retire the UWM Visitor WiFi network.   Faculty, staff and students should check their personal devices to ensure they are not using UWMVisitor or UWMGuest. UWM-managed devices should require no change. For more …

Canvas disabled as part of national security breach

Users are currently unable to log in to the Canvas learning management system because of a nationwide security breach.  If you are already in Canvas and it prompts you to perform any action — such as clicking a link, logging in, …

MATLAB Software License Change

MATLAB (Matrix Laboratory) is software available to all students, faculty and staff. It is a numerical computing software used for engineering and scientific applications like data analysis, algorithm development and visualization.   License Change and Accessing MATLAB MATLAB has transitioned from a traditional network (concurrent) licensing model to a named-user licensing …