Tech Bytes

Has the potential of blockchain been realized, or has the idea behind the technology garnered more hype than its actual application? That was the question defining October’s installment of Innov8: A Speaker Series with Jim Nasr, CEO of Acoer and…
Have you ever come across a social media post, read an article headline or watched a video that evokes such an intense emotional response — anger, sadness, excitement or disbelief — that you can’t help but add your comment, give it a like or share…
You may have heard about different kinds of alternative realities, whether virtual (VR), augmented (AR) or mixed (MR). They all blend physical and digital worlds in unique ways, and together form the concept of extended reality (XR).
By: Danielle B. SteeleStudying for a globally recognized professional certification exam is challenging to begin with. But add on top of that a looming exam deadline, a worldwide pandemic and no virtual alternative, and the already stressful process…
It’s October, and that means it’s National Cyber Security Awareness Month! To celebrate the occasion, and educate in the meantime, UTO’s Information Security team will be highlighting tips and tricks, hosting informative talks and providing you with…
Participants at Engage 2020
The third annual Engage has wrapped, and this year’s theme can be best described as family reunion meets idea hackathon.
On Wednesday, September 16, Drummond Reed, Evernym Chief Trust Officer, kept 75 participants active and engaged with thought-provoking information, enlightening discussion and more t
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In a profession where planned projects fail 70 percent of the time, project management professionals of all experience levels need a place to have open and honest conversations about successes, learning opportunities and ways to grow. 
Beginning Sept. 19, the ASU NextGen Network team is excited to announce a change to the ASU voicemail system. This new voicemail system will provide greater access to voicemail messages when using the ASU One Number service, as well as maintaining…
The ASU Digital Backpack is loaded with 21st century technologies helping students continue to create and collaborate with peers and professors, regardless of where teaching and learning takes place.
“Do you remember when President Crow said that we should listen to our students, because they can come up with creative solutions? Mine just did.”
As part of a substantial series of grants totaling nearly $12 million, ASU announced a new initiative that will expand access to learners through cultural and technological innovations.
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Like any facet of the learning experience in the time of COVID-19, the thesis or dissertation defense faced an at first uncertain future. As ASU went fully remote in March 2020, more than 200 graduate students were poised to defend their thesis and…
For some undergraduate students previously unaware of a future in research-focused careers, the summer has offered a time to relax but also to get a leg-up in the fields of interest. The T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics has been…
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On August 19, 2020, more than 50 participants gathered virtually to hear Aditya “Adi” Challa, AWS Solutions Architect with Amazon Web Services (AWS), carefully walk through how to build and automate a modern serverless data lake on AWS as part of…
What does it take to support a community of more than 100,000 during a global pandemic?This past year found us addressing questions we didn’t know would exist in our lifetime. In a period of mandated physical and social distance, the boundless…
As ASU and UTO have refined and innovated new approaches to learning experiences over the final months of fiscal year 2020, it became clear that the foundation of the work necessary to build a connected environment for students -- wherever they are…