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University of Utah and University of Calgary Launch U.S.-Canada Center on Climate-Resilient Western Interconnected Grid

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Through $5M funding by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and $3.75M funding by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the University of Utah and University of Calgary will establish and co-lead the U.S.-Canada Center on Climate-Resilient Western Interconnected Grid. The Western Interconnected Grid, commonly known as “the Western Interconnection,” is […]

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September 19, 2023

Six New Grants Awarded

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National Data Platform Pilot: Services for Equitable Open Access to Data. NSF. Dates: 2023-2026. PIs: Ivan Rodero (SCI), Ilkay Altintas, overall PI, University of Colorado Boulder and EarthScope. Collaborators from Utah include Todd Green (SCI), Philip Davis (SCI), Joe Breen (CHPC) and Harish Maringanti (Libraires). Abstract: The National Data Platform Pilot (NDP) project aims to […]

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August 25, 2023

John Warnock passes away at 82

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By Chris Johnson. Sadly, our great friend, mentor, and supporter, John Warnock, passed away on Saturday, August 19, 2023. I was fortunate to meet John when I was a young Assistant Professor, and I got to spend time with this amazing person over the past many years. He was always ready to tell stories giving […]

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August 25, 2023

Jake Bergquist Receives HRS Fellowship Award

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Congratulations to Jake Bergquist who received the Heart Rhythm Society fellowship award. This is a one year, $50,000 fellowship to support research in cardiac electrophysiology. The mission of HRS is to improve the care of patients by promoting research, education, and optimal healthcare policies and standards. To this end, HRS has established a post-doctoral research […]

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May 24, 2023

Manish Parashar Receives HPDC’23 Achievement Award

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Manish Parashar is the recipient of the 2023 Achievement Award in High Performance Distributed Computing for pioneering contributions in high performance parallel and distributed computational methods, data management, in-situ computing, and international leadership in cyberinfrastructure and translational computer science. Dr. Parashar will deliver a keynote address and be recognized at the HPDC 2023 conference as […]

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May 11, 2023

Reimagining Data Visualization

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By Despina GiannopoulosMarch 10, 2023 Youjia Zhou is a computing Ph.D. candidate at the University of Utah working to help scientists and mathematicians with their knowledge-discovery process through practical visual analytics systems. Her research focuses on large and complex data, coupling theoretical analysis with interactive visualization to help users quickly gain insights from complex graphs […]

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April 26, 2023

Seal Storage Technology and the University of Utah Announce NASA Climate Data Democratization Partnership

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Over 200TB of NASA climate data is now accessible through the collaboration between Seal Storage Technology and the University of Utah’s Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute (SCI), enabling researchers around the world to access and visualize the data with zero egress fees. TORONTO and SALT LAKE CITY, April 12, 2023 /CNW/ – In an effort […]

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April 12, 2023

SCI Faculty, Valerio Pascucci to Receive 2023 Distinguished Research Award

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The Office of the Vice President for Research (VPR) has selected SCI faculty member Valerio Pascucci as a 2022-2023 Distinguished Research Award (DRA) recipient. The DRA is designed to shine a spotlight on the outstanding achievements of University of Utah research faculty. “Valerio is an outstanding scientist, leader, and mentor. He is integral to the […]

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March 21, 2023

Penny Atkins Named Associate Director of One Utah Data Science Hub

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Penny Atkins, PhD has been named associate director of the One Utah Data Science Hub, which connects the Data Exploration and Learning for Precision Health Intelligence (DELPHI) Initiative, the Data Science and Ethics of Technology (DATASET) Initiative, and the Utah Data Science Center to expand data science research, education, outreach, infrastructure, and datasets at the […]

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December 6, 2022