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NCSA Launches DeltaAI 

DeltaAI will enable the nation’s scientists and researchers to address the world’s most challenging problems.

Illinois Computes Providing Researchers with Jupyter Notebooks

The campus-funded program is making accessible and nimble computing available to Illinois researchers free of charge.

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Astrofest at NCSA

Researchers explored the cosmos at this annual CAPS event hosted by NCSA.
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Upcoming Seminar by NCSA Founder Larry Smarr

Join NCSA for a special seminar with founding director Larry Smarr.
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NCSA Awards 2024 Fiddler Innovation Fellowship

Carle Illinois College of Medicine student Nellie Haug wins $10,000 award for rapid cervical cancer screening test.
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Illinois Computes Adds GPUs to Radiant

The additional hardware strengthens the cloud-like system, offering greater capabilities to ICRN and University of Illinois researchers.
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NCSA Director Bill Gropp on What’s Next for Illinois Computes

The Download: A Thought Leadership Series.
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NCSA and I-Sci Explorers Inspiring Kids in STEAM

Illinois Science Explorers teams up with NCSA and four other campus institutes to get local kids excited about science.
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EOH 2024 at NCSA

NCSA hosted award-winning exhibits, scavenger hunts and future STEM researchers at this year’s Engineering Open House.
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Illinois Computes Hitting Its Stride

One year removed from its public announcement, Illinois Computes is establishing itself as a critical computing and support resource for University of Illinois researchers.
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Training Better STEM Communicators

Midwest Big Data Innovation Hub’s robust science writing internship program gives students hands-on experience creating engaging content.
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Bill Gropp Elected to AAAS Council

The American Association for the Advancement of Science recently announced a new leadership slate for the coming year.
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NCSA Welcomes Keith Norton to the Center Stage!

Get to know some of our amazing staff in our profile series.
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The Future of Digital Agriculture

The Center for Digital Agriculture showcased the many advancements in digital agriculture during its annual conference.
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Defensive Gaming

NCSA Affiliate and UIUC iSchool research scientist Anita Nikolich is leading an effort to help you identify online scams through gamification.
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Mapping the Arctic with Delta

Researchers from the University of Connecticut use NCSA resources to help better understand how permafrost thaw will affect structures.
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Chancellor Announces Funded Projects for 2024-25

Several NCSA staff and affiliates were awarded funding in this year’s Chancellor’s Call to Action Initiative.
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Creating a Network of Cancer-Fighting Researchers

NCSA’s Health Innovation Program Office brings together the Mayo Clinic and UIUC researchers to foster the creation of a new, impactful methodology for treating pancreatic cancer.
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NCSA Aids Researchers with AI on Multiple Fronts

Researchers from the Argonne National Laboratory, Beckman Institute, UIC and Chicago University use Delta to power their research and pay it forward with NCSA-hosted AI training series.
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Simulating Tiny Invaders

Researchers Use Delta to study the life cycle of Hepatitis B in hope of stopping this serious infection in its tracks.
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NCSA Director Bill Gropp on SC23, Future Path of HPC

The Download: A Thought Leadership Series.
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NCSA Joins Newly Launched NAIRR Pilot

A new NSF-led pilot launches an expansive effort to strengthen responsible AI development and research.
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Applications Open for NCSA’s Summer REU Program

Undergraduate students nationwide can apply to study, train and work full-time on cutting-edge machine-learning projects in NCSA’s paid, 10-week program.
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NCSA, DDN Bringing New File System to NSF Community

DDN Infinia will aid data management demands of NSF artificial intelligence and machine learning workloads on Delta and DeltaAI.
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Illinois Computes Enables Novel Engineering AI Research

Researchers utilized domain and AI expertise along with computing resources through Illinois Computes to accurately and extremely efficiently predict thermal and mechanical responses for complex geometries and loads.
CDA Gets New Leadership

CDA Gets New Leadership

John Reid will be the Center for Digital Agriculture’s new executive director, one of four new leadership changes for the NCSA collaboration.
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NCSA Awards Fiddler Innovation Fellowships to 10 Illinois Students

Students in NCSA programs were recognized for their outstanding work and contributions to computational research in a variety of fields.
NCSA Participates in Design of Next-generation Telescopes

NCSA Participates in Design of Next-generation Telescopes

In collaboration with the University of Chicago, NCSA researchers are working to create new telescopes to map the light from the earliest moments of the universe.
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The Luminous Short Gamma-ray Burst

Researchers from Caltech use Delta to investigate the origins of one of the more spectacular celestial events
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NCSA Welcomes Sophie Bui to the Center Stage!

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