News for the Rutgers IT community—March 6, 2024

Ever wonder how Rutgers researchers use the Amarel supercomputer and other resources within the Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC)? Well, the answer is clear: They’re making incredible discoveries.

Assistant professor Kristen McQuinn and her research team catalogued star ages in a distant galaxy spanning 13 billion years, completing a complex calculation 600 times with Amarel.

Assistant professor Zeeshan Ahmed’s team reduced genomics calculations within cardiovascular health from years to minutes with Amarel. Their innovative software integrates AI and machine learning to predict diseases.

Have you downloaded the myRutgers portal app yet? Access information and services, request directions, and receive alerts via push notifications. Now available for Android and iOS devices, we encourage you to get the app and help spread the word to the Rutgers community.

Spring is almost here: Time to clean up data and tidy devices

Spring is around the corner, and so are potential cyber threats. Share tips from the Information Security Office with your end users to help ensure the safety of important data, passwords, and personal information.

Interested in being featured in an IT staff spotlight? Send an email to itcomm@rutgers.edu.

Upcoming events for IT staff and the Rutgers community

Curious about events available to IT staff and others here at Rutgers? You’ve come to the right place.

Adobe Academic Essentials Series

March 12–March 26 (event page)

Do you work with faculty looking to learn more about Adobe tools? This workshop series helps academics get started with Adobe tools for podcasting, video, and more.

Workshops include Storytelling with Video, Digital Imaging with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Express, and Podcasting. Visit the event page to learn more or sign up.

Rutgers Service Management Office virtual office hours

March 13: 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (Zoom link)

April 17: 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (Zoom link)

The Rutgers Service Management Office now offers virtual office hours open to all IT staff. Once a month, the team will be available to answer any questions on IT service management best practices or the use of the ServiceNow platform. No registration is required – drop in anytime!

Rutgers Project Management Community of Practice Spring 2024 meeting

April 9: 1 p.m.–2:30 p.m. (hybrid event)

Join the project management community for a conversation that incorporates frameworks, standards, and best practices while focusing on strategies for recognizing and celebrating project achievements.

The event is open to all Rutgers staff, and the in-person option for the meeting will be held in rooms 135A and 135B at 33 Knightsbridge, Piscataway. Zoom meeting details will be provided via the Community Office 365 group calendar. Interested individuals should fill out the Spring 2024 meeting attendance survey before Friday, March 29.

The Rutgers Salesforce Community, created by the School of Social Work IT unit, will now meet monthly to gather Rutgers use cases, share knowledge and expertise, and offer insight for other interested units​. Individuals may request to join, regardless of current Salesforce experience.