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Important Updates to Microsoft Copilot Chat (Basic)
Beginning April 15, 2026, Microsoft will no longer incorporate Copilot Chat (basic) in Microsoft Office, Excel, OneNote, and PowerPoint apps. This change affects the online and desktop versions of these apps. The stand-alone Microsoft Copilot Chat remains accessible to the Cornell community.
Before Deadline: Cornell’s Web Accessibility Readiness
A new federal rule is raising the bar for digital accessibility, Cornell is prepared, thanks to a broad community effort led by the Web Accessibility Team.
New Role, New Department, New Phone
A few simple best practices help employees navigate RingCentral phone changes as they shift roles or responsibilities, keeping transitions smooth while protecting Cornell’s data and budget.
Cornell Retires PhishAlarm as Community Shifts to Built-in Email Reporting Tools
PhishAlarm will be phased out starting May 29, 2026. Its success paved the way for a smooth transition to Outlook and Gmail’s built‑in reporting tools, where community vigilance remains essential in protecting university resources.
Focus on Change: Why is Change so Hard?
Understanding why shifts in an organization feel difficult is the first step toward making it easier to accept and embrace a change.
Quiet Success: Retiring Authentication Technical Debt at Cornell
The true measure of Cornell’s six-year authentication technical debt reduction initiative isn’t what people noticed—but what they didn’t.
IT Security Special Interest Group (SIG) Agenda for March
Cornell security liaisons, technical support providers, and those interested in learning more about security-related topics are invited to join the monthly IT Security SIG meeting on Wednesday, March 11, from 10:30am-12pm ET. This month there will be a presentation on what's new at Identity Management (IDM) from Muhammad Arif as well as an open forum.
Microsoft Forms Complementing Qualtrics to Meet Full Range of Survey Service Needs
Microsoft Forms has been added as a complement to Qualtrics in Cornell's Survey Service. Positioned as "Surveys Lite," Forms is a lightweight app for simple surveys that can be used directly in Microsoft Teams and saves responses to Excel Online automatically. Qualtrics is now positioned as "Surveys for Research" but is otherwise unchanged.
Teams Feature Updates - March 2026
New features in Teams include image search, confirm before leaving a meeting, forward multiple messages and much more.
Using Microsoft With Multiple Accounts
Using Microsoft 365 services with different identities (for example a NetID, CWID, and/or personal account) can be challenging. IT staff offer these tips to make things easier for you to manage seamlessly.