26 February 2024 Community News Internet2 Community News Spotlight – February 2024 Edition Subscribe for more like this Share By Amber Rasche - Senior Communications Specialist, Internet2 This monthly feature spotlights timely community stories from Internet2 members, celebrating their achievements and sharing important announcements around their efforts to fulfill their research, education, and scholarship missions. Community News Recap – February 25-29 Congratulations to the ARIN 53 Selected Fellows (See also: Meet the ARIN 53 Fellows) CENIC Recognizes Tribal Broadband Bootcamp for Fostering a Network of Indigenous People to Improve Broadband Access and Adoption on Tribal Lands OneNet is Oklahoma’s Partner in Research and Scientific Discovery NSF and DOE Establish a Research Coordination Network Dedicated to Enhancing Privacy Research Rebecca Cunningham Selected as Next President of the University of Minnesota New Computing Center Expands California State University Research Capabilities Travel Update! The NIST CSF 2.0 is HERE…Along with Many Helpful Resources… Community News Recap – February 18-24 Merit Network Inc. Receives USDA Grant to Expand High-Speed Internet Access for Rural Michigan (PR Newswire) Nathan Flood | Time for All Pennsylvanians to Enjoy the Digital Age (CNHI News) USDA Announces Over $770 Million for Rural Infrastructure (Broadband Breakfast) University of Kentucky and Gen.G Bring Back Award-Winning Conference Campus Takeover UC Santa Cruz Awarded SEA Change Bronze Award for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Community News Recap – February 11-17 Fiber Optic Cables Effective Way to Detect Tsunamis (University of Michigan) Q&A: Stan Waddell Shares How to Balance Cybersecurity with a University’s Mission (EdTech) Indiana University Advancing Safe, Trustworthy AI as Part of New US Government Consortium Bowie State University Modernizes Physical Security System (EdTech) New Caltech-led Mission Will Study Ultraviolet Sky, Stars, Stellar Explosions LIGO Comes to India (Symmetry Magazine) Community News Recap – February 4-10 NIH Selects Dr. Sean Mooney as Director of the Center for Information Technology OARnet Helps K-12 School Districts Meet Rising Technology Needs USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Scientists to Present at Geo Week SDSC to Host 5NRP Workshop Focused on AI in March (HPCwire) Advancing the Cybersecurity of NSF Major Facilities and National Research Cyberinfrastructure: Trusted CI’s Framework Cohort Achievements in 2023 Robot Tech to Clean Oceans Wows International Summit (University of Hawaii) Community News Recap – February 1-3 NSF Selects TACC Supercomputers for National AI Research Resource Pilot Virginia Tech CIO Sharon Pitt Appointed as New Board Chair for EDUCAUSE Bridging the Digital Divide in Research: Introducing Chicago Computes (University of Illinois Chicago) How Three UC Campuses are Phasing Out Fossil Fuels (University of California) Send feedback and share your institution’s stories for consideration to arasche@internet2.edu. About the Author(s) View Author Articles Amber Rasche arasche@internet2.edu Senior Communications Specialist, Internet2 Amber Rasche contributes to Internet2’s strategic communications and public relations efforts. She has 10 years of experience with the research and education community, serving previous roles in both higher education information technology and government high-performance network environments.