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Derin Loe

09 Dec 2015

Newest Windows and Mac OS coming to UWRF computers next year

Both Windows 10 and the newest Macintosh operating system (OS) are expected to be rolled out to computers at UW-River Falls next summer.

18 Nov 2015

Eduroam makes accessing Wi-Fi on campuses easy, quick

UW-River Falls students who visit other universities, or students from elsewhere who visit UWRF, can easily access wireless Internet thanks to a service called Eduroam.

12 Nov 2015

Yik Yak app causes controversy for college campuses

Yik Yak is one of the newest social media apps to become popular on college campuses, including UW-River Falls, but it also has been the cause of controversy.

05 Nov 2015

WISC program provides students with significant discounts, receives varying levels of popularity

The Wisconsin Integrated Software Catalog (WISC), offers a range of computer programs at a substantial discount, is available to all in the UW System, but its popularity ranges dramatically depending on the campus.

23 Oct 2015

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month and with technology becoming more entwined with people’s daily lives the importance of cyber security becomes more important.

08 Oct 2015

Even with recent outage, UWRF faculty satisfied with D2L

The learning management system Desire2Learn, or D2L, is an important service for the UW System, as many students and faculty members interact with it every day.

01 Oct 2015

UWRF now has two cloud storage systems, OneDrive and FalconShare

OneDrive was added on May 5 as part of a service agreement with Microsoft. OneDrive provides an option for cloud storage in addition to FalconShare, which has been around for years. Both cloud storage systems are available to all students, faculty and staff on campus.

25 Sep 2015

Biology department gains recognition

The biology department at the University of Wisconsin–River Falls is seeing increased recognition due to the recent grants and awards it has received.

24 Sep 2015

UWRF new cross country coach met positively

The UW-River Falls men’s and women’s cross country team has a new coach this season. Danielle Douglas, who took over after former Head Coach Matt Cole resigned in May, also will coach the track and field team.

24 Sep 2015

Biology Department receives recognition

The biology department at the University of Wisconsin–River Falls is seeing increased recognition due to the recent grants and awards it has received. Over the last few years the biology department and faculty have received numerous awards and grants that […]

Derin Loe

Derin Loe is a student at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.