Announcements National Science Foundation Awards More Than $20M to NCSA for its Forthcoming ACCESS Program The follow-on projects to NSF’s successful XSEDE program will be led, in part, by three key investigators from NCSA. April 22, 2022
Profiles NCSA Reflects on 35 Years as a Supercomputing Powerhouse Witnessing the rise of supercomputing over the years, NCSA leaders share milestones and fond memories in this retrospective feature. February 2, 2022
In the News NCSA Supercomputers Help Accurately Predict Volcanic Eruption Using NCSA’s iForge and Blue Waters, UIUC researchers predicted a volcanic event at the Sierra Negra Volcano five months in advance. June 6, 2022
Profiles SPIN Interns Garner Achievements, Success Over Academic Year NCSA’s SPIN program continues to attract and retain outstanding UIUC undergraduates June 3, 2022
In the News NCSA’s McGinty Leading Proposal for New Network of Supercomputing Centers The International Association of Supercomputing Centers would serve centers worldwide. June 3, 2022
Funding USDA NIFA Awards U of I Research $3.9M for I-FARM The Center for Digital Agriculture at NCSA and the Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Environment collaborate to pioneer I-FARM, NIFA’s Farm of the Future Project. June 1, 2022
Announcements Meet HOLL-I: NCSA, Cerebras Systems Unveil New Artificial Intelligence Machine NCSA unveils new system, HOLL-I, equipped with Cerebras CS-2 for public and industrial artificial intelligence research and development. May 31, 2022
Profiles Exploring the Universe Through Gravitational Physics CAPS and ICASU fellow Scott Perkins explains his passion for astrophysics May 26, 2022
Honors and Awards NCSA Awards 2022 Fiddler Innovation Fellowship Gabe Tavas won the $10K fellowship award for developing a sustainable wood alternative to mitigate deforestation. May 18, 2022
Science Features A Reimagined Internet NCSA helps explore an updated network infrastructure as part of the multi-million-dollar FABRIC project. May 13, 2022
In the News NCSA Personnel Join New Research Collaborative Eight institutions form the Taylor Geospatial Institute to further establish the Midwest as the epicenter of national geospatial research. May 4, 2022
Profiles A 32-year Superstar in Cyberinfrastructure Retires Michelle Butler played critical roles in Mosaic and other NCSA milestones. May 3, 2022
Honors and Awards Data Visualization Legend Feted Supercomputing community comes together to celebrate the career of NCSA’s Donna Cox. April 27, 2022
Funding NSF Awards $40M to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Research NSF director, Senator Dick Durbin speak about societal and economic impacts. April 25, 2022
Announcements National Science Foundation Awards More Than $20M to NCSA for its Forthcoming ACCESS Program The follow-on projects to NSF’s successful XSEDE program will be led, in part, by three key investigators from NCSA. April 22, 2022
Science Features New in ’22: Three New Supercomputing Resources and More Our center’s introducing new resources and advancements this year that targets research, academic and industry needs. April 13, 2022
In the News Clowder Helps SMU Researchers Identify Infrastructure Deserts in Dallas Using the Clowder framework developed at NCSA, researchers identified 62 highly deficient neighborhoods, shedding light on the impact of infrastructure on housing, health and quality of life. April 1, 2022
Announcements C3.ai DTI Announces AI to Transform Cybersecurity and Secure Critical Infrastructure Awards The C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute announced advanced research awards for 24 projects focused on using AI to harden information security and secure critical infrastructure. March 28, 2022