Internet2 Community News Spotlight – January 2022 Edition

By Amber Rasche - Senior Communications Specialist, Internet2

Estimated reading time: 4 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 – January 23-31

• Network Nebraska Provides Pandemic Assistance (opens in a new window)
• Caltech Names Laurie Leshin Director of Jet Propulsion Laboratory (opens in a new window)
• Valley Leadership Selects 15 for Inaugural Explore Program (opens in a new window), Including Sun Corridor Network Deputy Director (In Business)
• First-of-Its-Kind Estimate of the Total Number of Tree Species (Purdue University) (opens in a new window)
• Robotic Exploration of Uncharted, Underwater Glacial Walls Set for 2023 (University of Texas at Austin) (opens in a new window)
• Help Celebrate Data Privacy Week & NIST Privacy Framework’s 2nd Birthday! (opens in a new window)
• Trusted CI Launches “Operation Framework Cohort” to Accelerate Framework Adoption Across NSF (opens in a new window)
• Florida A&M University-Florida State University Researcher Combines Climate Change and Land Use Data to Predict Watershed Impact (opens in a new window)
• Immersive Video Game Explores the History of Women at MIT (opens in a new window)
• American Association for the Advancement of Science Honors Outstanding Scientific Contributors as 2021 AAAS Fellows (opens in a new window)
• Supercomputing Exposes Potential Pathways for Inhibiting COVID-19 (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) (opens in a new window)
• Connectivity Solves Challenges for Tenkiller Public Schools (OneNet) (opens in a new window)
• US Ignite Earns $1.17M Contract to Develop a Predictive Model that Analyzes Traffic and Weather Risk to Optimize Fort Carson Operations (opens in a new window)
• Recent Changes in Antarctic Sea Ice are Unique Since Early 20th Century (National Science Foundation) (opens in a new window)
• A New Language for Quantum Computing (MIT) (opens in a new window)
• Webb Day 30: Last Deployment Box Checked Off! (Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy) (opens in a new window)
• National Institute for Student Success Launches Partner Scholarship Program for Minority-Serving Institutions (Georgia State University) (opens in a new window)

Community News Recap – January 16-22

• Quantum Center Unites Virginia Tech’s Broad Expertise in a Vital Field (opens in a new window)
• Understanding a Unique Tsunami Event Caused by the Tonga Volcano Eruption (NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory) (opens in a new window)
• University of Texas at San Antonio to Host “Taking the Pentagon to the People” on Jan. 27 (opens in a new window)
• CI Compass Supports NSF Major Facilities SAGE, GAGE in Search for Best Cloud Computing Solution (opens in a new window)
• Scientists Make First Detection of Exotic “X” Particles in Quark-Gluon Plasma (MIT) (opens in a new window)
• International Research Network Welcomes New Partners (Michigan State University) (opens in a new window)
• Computing for Ocean Environments (MIT) (opens in a new window)
• Kelvin Smith Library’s Big Data Research Study Contributes to National Report (Case Western Reserve University) (opens in a new window)
• Perseverance’s First Year on Mars: Purdue Professor, Mission Team Member Looks at What is Ahead (Purdue University) (opens in a new window)
• Lopez Lab Develops Computational Tools to Further Understanding of Complex Biological Systems (Vanderbilt University) (opens in a new window)
• $317K Grant Helps Launch ‘Desperately’ Needed Data Science Training Program (University of Hawaii) (opens in a new window)
• New Sensor Grids Record Human Brain Signals in Record-Breaking Resolution (UC San Diego) (opens in a new window)
• Dark Energy Survey Verifies Supervoid (NCSA) (opens in a new window)
• NOAA’s National Hurricane Center Dedicates New Research Facility (opens in a new window)
• Carnegie Mellon University-Led Research Team Selected to Develop Robotics Technology to Service Satellites, Build Structures in Orbit

Community News Recap – January 9-15

• Astronomers Confront Massive Black Hole at the Heart of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A* (National Science Foundation) (opens in a new window)
• University of Texas at San Antonio Researcher Part of Team Protecting EV Charging Stations from Cyberattacks (opens in a new window)
• Citizen Astronomers Find Young Jupiter-Like Object Missed by Previous Exoplanet Searches (National Science Foundation) (opens in a new window)
• Computer Wizardry Gives Earthquake Researchers Deeper Insight Into Big Quakes and the Motion They Generate (University of Southern California) (opens in a new window)
• Voyager AI Supercomputer Gives Investigators New Deep Learning Experimental Platform (HPCwire) (opens in a new window)
• Vanderbilt Researchers Contribute to Promising Global Se (opens in a new window)arch for Gravitational Waves
• CHERL Advancing Coastal Research with State-of-the-Art Technology (Stony Brook University) (opens in a new window)
• Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) Creates Largest 3D Map of the Cosmos (Fermilab) (opens in a new window)
• Black Hole Devours a Star Decades Ago, Goes Unnoticed Until Now (Caltech) (opens in a new window)
• Women in IT Networking at SC (WINS): SC22 Call for Participation Deadline January 28, 2022 (opens in a new window)
• Trusted CI Webinar: Populating the HECVAT as an Academic Research Provider, January 24th @11am EST (opens in a new window)
• Apply Now to Use Delta, NCSA’s New Advanced Computing and Data Resource (opens in a new window)
• New Cloud-Based Platform Opens Genomics Data to All (Johns Hopkins University) (opens in a new window)
• The Promise and Pitfalls of Artificial Intelligence Explored at TEDxMIT Event (opens in a new window)
• Trusted CI Engagement with OSC Contributes to HECVAT 3.0 (opens in a new window)

Community News Recap – January 1-8

• The Largest Suite of Cosmic Simulations for AI Training Is Now Free to Download; Already Spurring Discoveries (University of Connecticut) (opens in a new window)
• Edge Supports Member Institution, Rowan University, in Securing National Science Foundation Campus Cyberinfrastructure Planning Grant (opens in a new window)
• USGS, EROS Lead Efforts to Unlock the Potential of Earth Observation (opens in a new window)
• The NSF I-Corps Northeast Hub has Launched, and Applications are Now Open for its Inaugural Innovation Training Program for Researchers (Princeton University) (opens in a new window)
• Announcing the 2022 Trusted CI Annual Challenge on Scientific OT/CPS Security (opens in a new window)
• Michigan Moonshot Webinar: Getting Started on Your Community Broadband Journey (Merit) (opens in a new window)
• Network Upgrades Support Heath Care Growth in Rural Iowa (GCN) (opens in a new window)
• 2021 NSF Cybersecurity Summit Report is Now Available (Trusted CI) (opens in a new window)
• This Supercomputer is a Game-Changer for Researchers (University of Florida) (opens in a new window)
• CCNY is Plugged Into the Fiber Network of the COSMOS Beyond-5G Testbed (CUNY) (opens in a new window)
• Mona Jarrahi Honored by International Institution of Engineering and Technology (UCLA) (opens in a new window)

Send feedback and share your institution’s stories for consideration to arasche@internet2.edu (opens in a new window).