Internet2 Community News Spotlight – December 2020

By Sara Aly, Internet2 Communications Manager

This monthly feature spotlights timely community stories from across Internet2 member organizations to share important announcements and celebrate achievements in fulfilling their research, education, and scholarship missions.

• The Women in IT Networking at SC (WINS) program is now accepting applications through January 15 for the 2021 program. Learn more about this immersive “hands-on” mentorship opportunity for early- to mid-career women in the IT field.
• Marin Stanek Named CU Boulder’s Chief Information Officer
• MANRS: Partnering with NSRC on MANRS & Routing Security Training
• OARnet: Last Mile Enhancement Program Brings Tenfold Increase in Broadband Speed to 40 Ohio Colleges and Universities
• Welcome to Neutrino Alley: Q&A with Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Marcel Demarteau
• New Mexico State University Researcher Collaborates on Phase Two of Massive Bird Genome Study
• NASA Discoveries, R&D, Moon to Mars Exploration Plans Persevere in 2020
• Quantum Internet Tested at Caltech and Fermilab
• Ohio Academic Resources Network: OARnet Elevates Fullmer to Chief Technology Officer, Wise To Director of Networking
• The University of Texas at Austin: Major NSF Grant Accelerates Development for the Giant Magellan Telescope
• Trusted CI Webinar Series: Planning for 2021, Review of 2020
• Diverse Issues in Higher Education: House of Representatives Passes HBCU PARTNERS Act
• San Diego State University Expands Research Resources Through Consortium of Libraries
• Cornell University: NSF Backs Project to Create Next-gen Wireless Devices
• OneNet: Yale Public Library Provides Opportunities for Patrons to Connect, Learn, Succeed and Create
• UC Berkeley: Nobel Prize Ceremonies go Virtual for Doudna, Genzel
• San Diego Supercomputer Center’s ‘Expanse’ Supercomputer Formally Enters Production
• UChicago: Astronomer Andrea Ghez on the Responsibility That Comes With a Nobel Prize
• Higher Ed Dive: Is Cal State’s Plan for In-person Classes Next Fall an Early Indicator?
• Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility Reaches New Heights With Andes Cluster
• Donna Kidwell Named ASU’s Chief Information & Digital Trust Officer

Send feedback and share your institution’s stories for consideration to saly@internet2.edu.