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Mar
2021
By Sara Aly 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. Survey: Broadband Infrastructure Support Is Vital for MSIs (Campus Technology)#OneNetChampions: Dr. Leslie WilliamsPublished: The Trusted CI…
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Feb
2021
By Chris Wilkinson, Network Services Director of Planning and Architecture Internet2 today deployed its first 800 Gbps single-carrier optical circuit between Phoenix and Tucson as part of its Next Generation Infrastructure (NGI) program. This circuit leverages a 102 Ghz carrier generated by a single Ciena Waveserver 5 transponder at…
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Feb
2021
A nationwide survey conducted by the Minority Serving-Cyberinfrastructure Consortium (MS-CC) in collaboration with Internet2 determined that there is a strong need for broadband infrastructure support and to prioritize workforce training and development investments for minority-serving institutions. Diverse: Issues in Higher Education recently interviewed members from the MS-CC to learn what…
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Feb
2021
By Sara Aly, Internet2 Communications Manager 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. Study Analyzes Infrastructure Needs of HBCUs, TCUs and HSIs (Diverse Issues in Higher Education)Mastering…
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Feb
2021
Jeffrey G. Evans We are pleased to announce the appointment of Jeffrey G. Evans as the new chief financial officer (CFO) and treasurer, effective March 1, 2021. As CFO, Jeffrey is responsible for developing financial strategies to facilitate the operation of Internet2. Serving as the treasurer for the Internet2 Board…
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Feb
2021
By Dana Brunson, Internet2 Executive Director, Research Engagement Do you support researchers using advanced computing, but need help? Are you or others at your institution interested in becoming more effective at enabling computational and data-intensive research? The free Virtual Residency 2021 Summer Workshop on Introductory/Intermediate/Advanced Research Computing Facilitation, slated for…
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Feb
2021
By Steven Wallace, Internet2 Security Architect While our community led early IPv6 development, the commercial sector has taken the lead. As early founders of the internet, US research and education institutions hold a disproportionate share of IPv4 addresses, lessening incentives to embrace IPv6. While we’ve had enough IPv4 to meet…
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Feb
2021
291 respondents across 144 minority-serving institutions completed the survey; 57% cited funding/resources and 17% cited staff/institutional support as the two biggest barriers to achieving their high-performance computing cyberinfrastructure goals HUNTSVILLE, Ala., and WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 17, 2021 – A nationwide survey conducted in December 2020 by the Minority Serving-Cyberinfrastructure…
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Feb
2021
By Quyen Vaillant, Internet2 Associate Program Manager As online learning continues to be a priority, video storage solutions have become a critical component in facilitating student success and streamlining higher education operations. Join us on Wednesday, March 17th at 2 p.m. ET for an Internet2 NET+ I2 Online…
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Feb
2021
By Robert Vietzke, Internet2 Vice President, Network Services With an unexpected 2020 behind us, the Internet2 Network Services team is focused on 2021 objectives that deliver on the Next Generation Infrastructure (NGI) program: the completion of an upgraded research and education (R&E) network infrastructure with a substantially upgraded capacity that…
