NCSA headlines

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   NCSA partnering with 2016 Pygmalion Festival

   Originally a music festival, the festival now includes a growing tech component—featuring speakers and panels in all subjects—food, literature, and made festivals. Read more

   released on 08.18.16 

2. Collaborators sought for new interdisciplinary approach to climate change research

   Each partner organization is seeking four representative participants to create a community of scholars who can support one another in generating exciting new ideas for research on climate change resilience. Read more

   released on 07.21.16 

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   Pokémon GO fad: What designers and data scientists can learn

   An alum from NCSA's Students Pushing Innovation (SPIN) intern program is taking his work to the next level—and he says Pokémon GO is helping him get there. Read more

   released on 07.19.16 

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   NCSA Staff to present at XSEDE16 in Miami

   Topics range from hydrology research to using big data to recover black women's history. Read more

   released on 07.18.16 

5. Register now for free Workflows Workshop

   Sponsored by the Blue Waters sustained-petascale computing project, this workshop will provide an overview of workflows and how they can enhance research productivity. Read more

   released on 07.12.16 

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   NCSA welcomes 2016 SPIN interns

   They will be working at NCSA this summer participating in hands-on research and development projects in areas including supercomputing, data analytics, visualization, and more. Read more

   released on 07.12.16 

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   Solar Superstorms Invited to Show at SIGGRAPH 2016

   This conference will be the 43rd annual international conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques, and will take place from July 24-28 in Anaheim, California. Read more

   released on 07.11.16 

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   Simulations describe HIV’s ‘diabolical delivery device’

   Researchers use Blue Waters supercomputer to simulate HIV-1 capsid's maturation. Read more  

   released on 06.16.16 

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   Rep. Rodney Davis declares support for Blue Waters in House floor address

   U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (IL-13) voted this week in favor of important legislation to improve federal coordination with NCSA. Read more

   released on 06.15.16 

10. Registration is now open for CyberGIS’16

    The conference provides a dynamic forum for bringing together the world's foremost educators, practitioners, and researchers to share their expertise and knowledge in cyberGIS, geospatial data science, and related fields. Read more

    released on 06.15.16 

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    Supercomputer changing genetic medicine in Africa

    Members of the Blue Waters team recently made it possible to discover genomic variants in over 300 deeply sequenced human samples to help construct a genotyping chip specific for African populations. Read more

    released on 06.14.16 

12. Host the HPC Workflow Workshop at your site in August

    This multi-site workshop provides a convenient way for researchers to learn about the latest techniques and technologies related to workflows on high performance computing systems without having to travel long distances to attend. Read more

    released on 06.13.16 