NCSA headlines
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Blue Waters researchers visualize how HIV defeats a cellular defender
A new study offers the first atomic-scale view of an interaction between the HIV capsid—the protein coat that shepherds HIV into the nucleus of human cells—and a host protein known as cyclophilin A. A paper describing the research appears in the journal Nature Communications. Read more
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Massive data analysis helps uncover black women’s experiences
Ruby Mendenhall, an associate professor of sociology, African American studies and urban and regional planning at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is leading a collaboration that hopes to harness the power of high-performance computing to find and understand the historical experiences of black women from history. Read more
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NCSA faculty affiliate wins Sloan fellowship
These two-year fellowships are awarded yearly to 126 researchers in the United States and Canada in recognition of distinguished performance and a unique potential to make substantial contributions to their field. Read more
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Blue Waters, XSEDE help solve Yellowstone supervolcano mystery
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign geology assistant professor Lijun Liu investigated the formation of Yellowstone volcanism using supercomputers at the Texas Advanced Computing Center and NCSA. Read more
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Blue Waters supercomputer seeking allocation requests from Illinois researchers
Illinois faculty and staff may request time on Blue Waters before the due date of March 15. Read more
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NCSA awarded grant to examine effective practices in industrial HPC
As a result of the National Science Computing Initiative, NCSA’s director of industry Merle Giles is the principle investigator on a project to evaluate and share best practices in HPC center-industry partnerships. Read more
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Twenty-four hours, 4 awards: NCSA’s CyberSecurity team awarded grants from NSF for attack detection tools, enhancing security
Grants from the National Science Foundation will fund research and development for "Attack Tagger," enhancing security for “Science DMZ,” as well as continuing work on CILogon 2.0 and Center for Trustworthy Scientific Cyberinfrastructure. Read more
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Dark Energy Survey releases early data
Astronomers and astronomy buffs can download the data from the website at NCSA, which manages the processing, calibration, and archiving of all images taken for the Dark Energy Survey. Read more
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Allocation proposals for time on Blue Waters supercomputer due April 4
Researchers who would like computing time on the Blue Waters supercomputer need to submit their application by Apr. 4. Read more
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Blue Waters simulations help determine bacteria’s response to its environment
A new study offers atomic-level details of the molecular machinery that allows swimming bacteria to sense their environment and change direction when needed. Read more
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I-CHASS projects benefit Alaska natives, farmers in Bangladesh
From a fab lab in Alaska to apps for farmers in Bangladesh, I-CHASS is exploring how information technology gets used while helping underserved communities. Read more
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Advanced computing catalyzes science
NSF-supported supercomputing resources enable research that would otherwise be impossible. Read more
