Internet2 Community News Spotlight – March 2024 Edition

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 – March 24-31

• Indiana University Researchers Using High-Performance Computing to Improve Cancer Treatment
• Edge Partners with FABRIC, Princeton University, and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, on High Performance Network Infrastructure
• Statewide Point of Pride: Inaugural Conference Highlights Mississippi Excellence in High Performance Computing (Mississippi State University)
• Contribute to NASA Research on Eclipse Day – and Every Day
• University of Cincinnati Reduces the Gender Gap in IT

Community News Recap – March 17-23

• 7 Things You Should Know About Third-Party Risk Management (EDUCAUSE)
• NSF Announcement on JASON Report: Safeguarding the Research Enterprise
• Oklahoma is Leader in Cyberinfrastructure Expansion (OneNet)
• AI at Princeton: Pushing Limits, Accelerating Discovery and Serving Humanity

Community News Recap – March 10-16

• GlobusWorld 2024 Program Announced (Newswise)
• Broadening Access to Bridge the Gap Between Data Innovation and Computing Infrastructure (UC San Diego)
• GP-ENGINE and the Great Plains Network (GPN) Contribute Computing Power to the U.S. National Science Foundation’s National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO)
• Karlis Kaugars Named Vice Provost for ITS and CIO (University of Louisville)
• David Horton Named VP for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer (Penn State)
• HPC Creates Opportunities: Angie Asmus (SC24)
• San Diego State Establishing New High-Performance Computing Center (Campus Technology)
• CENIC Recognizes Pacific Northwest Gigapop for Efforts that Expand Research and Education Networking in North America and Beyond (Business Wire)

Community News Recap – March 1-9

• IceCube Observes Seven Astrophysical Tau Neutrino Candidates
• The Women Behind the Internet (Internet Society)
• Astronomers & Engineers Use a Grid of Computers at a National Scale to Study the Universe 300 Times Faster
• President Bendapudi Shares Insight on Women Leaders in Higher Ed with CBS News (Penn State)

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