Computers & Technology.

Quick Links

Gophermail : U of M Web-based e-mail.

Software

UMart

WebVista : Course management software.

ePortfolio : A secure site for saving, organizing, and sharing personal, professional, and educational records.

U of M Wireless : Wireless Internet access on campus.

U of M Internet account

Computer facilities and learning spaces

Technology Help (1-HELP)

Computer and Technology Resources

Office of Information Technology (OIT)

Computer Accommodations Program

Safe Computing

University Technology Training Center

U of M Information Technology Policies

In 1991, when the Internet was a jumble of incompatible networks and closed systems, a team of University programmers created Gopher—the Internet's first widely used search-and-retrieval system. This predecessor to the World Wide Web set the tone at the U for technological excellence and innovation. Today, students, faculty, and staff have the best resources possible. The latest achievement is a vast and secure wireless network fanning out over the Twin Cities campus.

 

Jaideep Srivastava.

The guilded age

After a study of the online fantasy game EQ2, Jaideep Srivastava, a professor of computer science and engineering, and his social scientist colleagues concluded that such massively multiplayer online (MMO) games represent a microcosm of human society. But unlike real society, MMOs can reveal much greater detail about human social behavior.