Merit, a nonprofit governed by Michigan's public universities, owns & operates the longest-running regional education network.
Ann Arbor, MI
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Charlotte Bewersdorff, VP for Community Engagement at Merit Network, on the question behind the Michigan Moonshot Initiative:
"What more can we do with that infrastructure beyond anchor connectivity?"
Sixty years in, that's still the work. 💜
#Merit60 #MichiganMoonshot
Cyber Tip of the Week: Passwords alone aren't enough. 🔒
Even the strongest password can be stolen. MFA adds a second check that helps keep accounts safe.
This week:
🛡️ Review where MFA is enabled
🛡️ Encourage faculty and staff to turn it on
#CybersecurityAwarenessMonth
Learn more about Merit SOC: merit.edu/solutions/networki…
Merit Network is owned by 12 of Michigan's public universities. President and CEO Roger Blake on what that feels like from the inside:
"The community really has a sense of ownership here."
60 years of members treating this network as their own. Thank you. 💜
#Merit60
What if you could test-drive a particle accelerator before touching a single dial?
FRIB at @michiganstateu and @argonne National Lab won a DOE Genesis Mission award to build AI "digital twins" that test settings virtually and learn from real use. 💜
#TechThursday #AI
Learn more: msutoday.msu.edu/news/2026/0…
Not Every Email Is What It Seems. 🛡️
🚩Unexpected requests for passwords or sensitive information
🚩Links that don't match the sender or destination
🚩Urgent language designed to create panic or pressure
🚩Email addresses that look almost—but not quite—correct
#Cybersecurity
Learn more about Merit SOC: merit.edu/solutions/networki…
Free Wi-Fi. Device lending. Low-cost internet. Tech help.
This Digital Inclusion Week, find it all near you on Michigan's Digital Opportunity Enablement Map (DOEM). And if your organization helps people get connected, get on the map. 💜
Link below.
#DIW2026
Find resources near you, or add your organization: merit.edu/doem
Much of the computing power behind today's research already exists at the national level, often at no cost.
On Oct. 15, Merit Network joins IT@WMU to help @WesternMichU researchers tap into national HPC, AI, and data resources. 💜
#ResearchComputing #HPC
Learn more and register: wmich.edu/it/news/2026/09/it…
Interested in learning more about bringing free NSF resources to your community? Contact us today to learn more merit.edu/contact
This month, evaluate your cybersecurity strategy:
✔️ Review access controls
✔️ Confirm multi-factor authentication is enabled
✔️ Apply security updates
✔️ Educate users on phishing awareness
✔️ Monitor your environment for unusual activity
#CybersecurityAwarenessMonth 🛡️
Learn more about Merit SOC: merit.edu/solutions/networki…
The best research tool in the world doesn't help if a teacher can't get their students to it.
What's next: an "easy button" to real data and compute for scholars at every level. TAs. Instructors. High school classrooms.
Here's to the next sixty. 💜
#Merit60
#MemberMonday: 30 years of Michigan's first and only bachelor's program dedicated to Native American Studies.
Congrats to @NorthernMichU's Center for Native American Studies! The anniversary year kicks off Sept. 25 with the Indigenous Perspectives Symposium. 💜
An idea that can't reach the resources it needs doesn't fail. It just leaves.
What's next for Merit Network: an easier path to advanced computing and data for Michigan's researchers, students, and spin-offs, so ideas stay, grow, and hire here. 💜
#Merit60
#WatchOutWednesday: The number on your screen can lie. Scammers fake caller ID.
→ Send unknown calls to voicemail
→ Don't tap links in suspicious texts
→ Forward spam texts to 7726
→ Join the free Do Not Call Registry (link below)
Said yes once? You can still say stop. 💜
Big welcome to Merit Network's newest Member: Keweenaw Broadband Cooperative! 💜
Locally governed. Locally maintained. Revenue going right back into the network and the community.
That's the Keweenaw taking care of the Keweenaw.
#MeritMember #Michigan #UpperPeninsula
