28 October 2022 Community News Internet2 Community News Spotlight – October 2022 Edition Subscribe for more like this Share By Amber Rasche - Senior Communications Specialist, Internet2 Estimated reading time: 3 minutes 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 – October 23-31 Happy 25th Birthday, Wi-Fi (Carnegie Mellon University) The Rise of Women Leaders at the National Weather Service: A Conversation with Allison Allen Texas A&M Superfund Center Receives NIH Funding Renewal EDUCAUSE 2022: Top 10 Higher Ed IT Issues List Addresses Foundation Models (EdTech) University of Central Florida Computer Vision Team Receives Prestigious Computer Vision Award for Action Recognition Dataset State Begins Construction on 10,000-mile Broadband Network to Bring High-Speed Internet Service to All Californians (CENIC) EDUCAUSE 2022: Universities Scale Post-Pandemic Hybrid Environments with Collaboration Tools (EdTech) Chi-Chang Kao to Step Down as SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Director Jackson State University Receives $1 Million Grant Toward Mid-South Innovation Corps Hub Funded by the National Science Foundation #OneNetChampions: James Deaton, Great Plains Network Executive Director Texas A&M University Unveils Plans For Faster, Stronger, More Secure Wi-Fi MCNC Names Director of Innovation Community News Recap – October 16-22 MSU Denver Aims to Improve Diversity in Cybersecurity Field (Diverse) EDUCAUSE 2022: Sessions Highlight Cybersecurity, Digital Learning and More (EdTech) Big Data Modeling, Forest Fuels Mapping Aids in Mitigating Catastrophic Wildfire Risk (University of Nevada, Reno) Read the Fall 2022 Link Oregon Connector (Newsletter) Trusted CI 2023 Fellows Program Application is Open Three California Universities Commit to Growing a Community of Cyberinfrastructure Professionals (UC San Diego) OARnet Assists with Expansion of State Narcotics Intelligence Operation Miro Humer Named Vice President for [U]Tech, Chief Information Officer (Case Western Reserve University) New NSF Workforce Development Program Opens New Doors in Emerging Technology Fields Kion Collaborates with Internet2 to Empower the Research and Education Community to Scale Cloud Usage Oregon State University to Launch Nvidia-Powered Supercomputer Center (HPCwire) MOREnet Selects Instructure to Empower Missouri K-12 School Districts (PR Newswire) Seeing Life as a Learning Experience Drives University of Michigan VP & CIO (Crain’s Detroit Business) Community News Recap – October 9-15 Boosted by MPLS, NGI Delivers Results (CENIC) Comet Supercomputer Pilots Extreme Ensemble for Predicting Atmospheric River Events (UC San Diego) NSF to Create New Education Center at Arecibo Observatory New International Center Will Support Collaborative Solutions to Improve Health of World’s Oceans (Georgia Tech) ESnet Launches Next-Generation Network to Enhance Collaborative Science (Berkeley Lab) NCSA Hosts First-Ever Energy Datathon Arecibo Observatory-led Team Discovers Large Near-Earth Asteroid Has Changing Rotation (University of Central Florida) Community News Recap – October 1-8 Ben Canlas Named Interim University of Missouri System Vice President for Information Technology and MU Chief Information Officer ICANN Board Elects New Leadership OneNet’s Systems Team Solves Technology Challenges and Provides Cost Savings for Subscribers Florida A&M University Celebrates 135th Birthday with Wreath Laying Ceremony Understanding the CaRCC Facings CI Compass Fellowship Program Accepting Applications Through Oct. 17 National Cybersecurity Alliance Kicks Off 19th Annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month 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.