July 6, 2026

UC Digital Technology Solutions (DTS) has released its latest semiannual report, highlighting progress across the university's digital transformation efforts and the many ways DTS is supporting innovation, operational excellence, cybersecurity and modernization across campus.

June 26, 2026

Canvas, the university’s learning management system, will be unavailable for up to an hour during an overnight maintenance window that begins at 3 a.m., Wednesday, July 15.

June 26, 2026

Microsoft is introducing a few small updates to improve your email experience and how files are shared externally. These changes are automatic, expected to have minimal impact, and require no immediate action for most UC students, faculty, and staff.

June 11, 2026

The IT Service Portal (www.uc.edu/ithelp) and Knowledge Base (kb.uc.edu) may be intermittently unavailable from 7:00-11:00 p.m., Thursday, June 18, during a planned ServiceNow upgrade.

May 27, 2026

Local news media highlight UC's private AI platform, BearcatGPT, that offers a suite of tools for students, faculty and staff.

May 26, 2026

In the spring of 2023, the University of Cincinnati's Digital Technology Solutions began a multi-year project with goals of enhancing wireless connectivity across campus. The improvements focus on ensuring robust and reliable wireless service in key student areas. Buildings with the highest traffic, such as residence halls and academic buildings, received upgrades first. UC's goal remains to ensure comprehensive wireless coverage in all university spaces and maintain network adaptability, to meet evolving university needs.

April 28, 2026

The University of Cincinnati’s private and secure generative AI platform BearcatGPT now includes an accessibility assistant to help faculty and staff create more accessible course and work materials.

April 21, 2026

The University of Cincinnati in March hosted its Responsible AI for Student Empowerment summit. The conference, created in collaboration by UC's 1819 Innovation Hub and UC Digital Technology Solutions, works to bring together students from local schools for a day of inspiration, robotics and cutting-edge AI exploration. Due to overwhelming interest from schools across the region, the university added a second conference date so other schools could participate.

March 4, 2026

University of Cincinnati Vice President & Chief Digital Officer Bharath Prabhakaran was named a finalist in the nonprofit/public sector category for the National ORBIE Awards 2026, in rapid succession to last year’s nomination, where Prabhakaran was named the 2025 Ohio CIO Enterprise ORBIE winner.

February 23, 2026

Hundreds of University of Cincinnati students, faculty, and staff members turned out for the third annual Digital Technology Solutions (DTS) AI & Emerging Technology Symposium, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in UC's Tangeman University Center.

February 17, 2026

University of Cincinnati Digital Technology Solutions (DTS) is excited to announce that BearcatGPT, the university’s private and secure AI platform, is now available to all UC students.

February 9, 2026

UC Digital Technology Solutions (DTS) has released its January 2026 semiannual report, highlighting progress across the university’s digital transformation efforts and the many ways DTS is supporting innovation, operational excellence, and security across campus.

February 6, 2026

Students, faculty, and staff still using SMS text messaging or phone calls to authenticate with Duo need to switch to the Duo Mobile app as soon as possible to ensure uninterrupted access to UC systems. Learn more and find instructions under “How to switch from Text/Call to Duo Push” at uc.edu/2fa.

January 23, 2026

UC students, faculty and staff are invited to attend the Digital Technology Solutions (DTS) AI & Emerging Technology Symposium in Tangeman University Center, Wednesday, Feb. 18, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The symposium is free to attend and open to all UC students, faculty, and staff.

December 16, 2025

The IT Service Desk, powered by Digital Technology Solutions (DTS), will be closed from Wednesday, Dec. 24, through Thursday, Jan. 1, during the university’s Winter Season Days closure. The Service Desk will resume normal operations Friday, Jan. 2.