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Restoration of Full Internet Connectivity for the Campus

I wanted to let everyone know that Friday morning, repairs were completed to the fiber optic cable that was damaged early last week.  (https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/doit/posts/87008) Once the...

Posted: September 29, 2019, 11:58 PM

Combining Machine and Human Intelligences for Interventions

Bb Predict and FYIs Inform Behavioral Nudges

Over the past three full semester terms, UMBC has implemented a predictive analytics pilot “nudge” campaign using Blackboard (Bb) Predict. Beginning in the Spring 2018 term, we selected high...

Posted: September 25, 2019, 3:11 PM

Reduction in off-campus network speeds due to cable cut

Monday 9/23 at around noon a contractor working just outside of UMBC cut through a set of fiber optic networking cables that provide network service to UMBC's main campus, and to our IMET facility...

Posted: September 24, 2019, 3:32 PM

Taki back online (9/24/2019 12:10pm)

Hello all. Thank you for your patience while we sorted through the issues with Taki.  We believe the cluster is now back online and working normally.  The source of the issue was with bad...

Posted: September 24, 2019, 12:11 PM