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NCSA Director Bill Gropp on ‘Imagining an HPC Utopia’

The Download: A Thought Leadership Series.
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The Perfect Kick

Researchers at the University of Illinois utilized NCSA resources to model and understand soccer ball flight, as well as how the perfect arc can lead to a goal.
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NCSA Welcomes Theo Long to the Center Stage!

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NCSA Receives Honors in 2025 HPCwire Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards

NCSA was recognized by the HPCwire community for its outstanding work in artificial intelligence and high-performance computing.

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