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Simulating the Life Cycle of a Cell with NCSA’s Delta

Researchers gained new insights into the essential processes of life by simulating the full cycle of a bacterial cell on NCSA’s Delta supercomputer.

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Srikant Named NCSA’s New Director

R. Srikant took over responsibilities as NCSA director at the start of 2026.

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NCSA Director Bill Gropp on U.S. Research Ecosystem

The Download: A Thought Leadership Series.
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NCSA Welcomes Pengyin Shan to the Center Stage!

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Safer Infrastructure Through AI

A research team at the University of Illinois uses Delta to evaluate corrosion in bridges, pipelines and other essential infrastructure.
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NCSA Awarded Funding to Continue AI-focused NSF REU Program

NCSA renews FoDOMMaT opportunity for undergraduate students to learn about and apply artificial intelligence.
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The Ties That Find

Illinois Computes and NCSA help a University of Illinois professor of anthropology connect families in U.S. and Africa.
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Chan Authors New Book Linking Eugenics, Big Tech

Anita Say Chan, who directs the Community Data Clinic at NCSA, published a new book diving into the connections between eugenics and Big Tech.
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NCSA Awards 17 Students Fiddler Innovation Fellowships

Students in NCSA programs were recognized for their outstanding work and contributions to computational research in a variety of fields.
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Mentorship that Matters

NCSA mentors go above and beyond teaching – they share a passion for the work and help instill that in others.
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Making Maternity Safer

NCSA experts assist the newly launched University of Illinois Chicago center with solving maternal health disparity problems.
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NCSA, NFI University Partners in Geospatial Research 

Newly accredited programs at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will offer students enhanced geospatial education and resources.
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Encouraging the Next Generation of Researchers

NCSA helps bring STEAM-Tacular event to local elementary school, inspiring future scientists.
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Unlocking the Mysteries of the Human Gut 

NCSA researchers used Illinois Computes to better understand the complexities of the human digestive system.
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NCSA Director Bill Gropp on SC24, Focus in 2025

The Download: A Thought Leadership Series.
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A New Community and Sustainability Path for Parsl

Parsl, co-founded by NCSA’s Daniel S. Katz, recently joined the NumFOCUS community as a sponsored project.
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NCSA Welcomes Paige Duncan to the Center Stage!

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NCSA, HCU Join Forces to Accelerate Research in AI

NCSA’s Center for AI Innovation to collaborate with Houston Christian University.
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Visualizations Help Make Sense of Supply Chain Processes

Illinois Computes allocation leads to new ways of presenting flow data.
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Harbor Service, VAST Data Provide Boost for NCSA Systems 

Delta and DeltaAI will utilize Harbor to increase GPU and storage performance.
NCSA's Brett Bode (right) receives two 2024 HPCwire Readers' and Editors' Choice awards from Tom Tabor, CEO of Tabor Communications, the publishers of HPCwire.

NCSA Receives Honors in 2024 HPCwire Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards

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

DeltaAI will enable the nation’s scientists and researchers to address the world’s most challenging problems.
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From Postdoc Affiliate to Award-Winning Researcher

Read the first in a new series catching up with successes who launched their careers at NCSA.
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To the Farthest Reaches in Five Years

The Astrophysical Sciences Project Office celebrates five years of success with its programs, including the Center for AstroPhysical Surveys.
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Security in Quantum Computing

NCSA researchers are addressing potential security challenges resulting from quantum computing before they reach a critical stage.
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Transforming Agriculture with AI

Showcasing the myriad ways in which NCSA’s partner, the Center for Digital Agriculture, is harnessing the power of AI.
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NCSA Director Bill Gropp on ‘Different Approaches to AI’

The Download: A Thought Leadership Series.
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NCSA, NAIRR Providing Greater Access to AI Resources

NCSA’s partnership with NAIRR already producing impactful results.
Participants at the International Climate Computer Summit, hosted by NCSA and CLiMAS, look up and smile for a drone photograph. (Photo credit: Darrell Hoemann.)

Building a ‘Large Hadron Collider for Climate Change’ – Together

The team behind the recent International Climate Computer Summit, co-hosted by NCSA, seeks to empower communities with the information they need to make good decisions about climate change.
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NCSA Welcomes Kenton McHenry to the Center Stage!

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