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

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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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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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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Universities use blockchain-based storage to protect and democratize data

Decentralized solutions can make academic research more secure and more accessible.   Academic institutions house some of the world’s most important data generated from years of research. Yet centralized data storage models are becoming a concern for many universities looking to keep critical information safe and accessible.

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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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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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Reimagining Data Visualization

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

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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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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