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You can request expert assistance with survey design, administration and analysis from the Office of Academic Planning & Accountability (OAPA) at UofL. This guide explains how to request help, what steps to follow and what to expect. Faculty, staff, and administrative offices seeking support for surveys should use these steps to ensure effective survey processes and compliance with university policies.

This article helps UofL researchers, faculty and students access and use the Zaruda High Performance Computing (HPC) system for advanced research and data analysis. Zaruda is designed for large-scale computational tasks and supports a wide range of scientific and engineering applications.

The Big Data Analysis Platform (BDAP) at UofL is a GPU-accelerated HPC cluster designed for distributed parallel computing and data processing. BDAP supports data-intensive research, simulation and analytics with large-memory servers, ample local storage and a mix of CPUs and GPUs for a variety of scientific and engineering workflows.

CARDS (Collaborative Academic Research Data Storage) is UofL’s high-capacity storage system supporting research computing clusters like LARCC and Zaruda. CARDS provides approximately 5 PB of persistent storage for research data, ensuring data is safe, accessible and integrated with UofL’s HPC and HTC systems.

HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) regulates the protection of health information at UofL. All faculty, staff and students who handle protected health information (PHI) must follow university policies and federal law to ensure confidentiality, integrity and availability of health data.

FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) is a federal law that protects the privacy of student education records at UofL. All faculty, staff and students who handle student data must follow university policies and federal law to ensure confidentiality and proper management of education records.

Encryption is a critical security control at UofL, protecting the confidentiality and integrity of university data in transit and at rest. ITS Enterprise Security monitors and enforces encryption standards for devices, applications and network communications to safeguard sensitive information and comply with regulatory requirements.

Sensitive data includes information regulated by laws such as HIPAA, FERPA, PCI, GLBA and university policies. Protecting sensitive data is essential for compliance, privacy and safeguarding university resources. ITS Enterprise Security provides guidance and tools to help you manage and secure sensitive information.

Incident investigation is the process of analyzing security incidents to determine cause, impact and remediation steps. The ITS Enterprise Security team leads investigations to protect university resources and ensure compliance with policies and regulations.

Security awareness training helps UofL faculty, staff and students recognize cyber threats, follow university policies and protect university data. The ITS Enterprise Security team offers training sessions, phishing simulations and online resources to build a culture of security.

Database management at UofL involves organizing, securing and analyzing data using systems like SQL, MySQL and Power BI. ITS provides support for database design, administration and integration with business intelligence tools to help departments and researchers manage their data efficiently.