A $95 million facility in Holyoke that was built four years ago for research projects that require intense computing is already at a point where it needs more computer power. Harvard University will be leading a $1.6 million expansion for the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center, which will increase the computing power capacity so that researchers will be able to conduct...
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Application Deadline - February 15, 2015 The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, has announced its inaugural UC Graduate Student Summer Fellowship program, providing opportunities for graduate students throughout the University of California system to learn about SDSC’s expertise and utilize the Center’s wide range of resources to advance...
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HPC in the News   Global Forum: Innovation Creates Opportunity, Causes Disruption Network World The 23rd Global Forum, an annual gathering of technology leaders, was held two weeks ago in Geneva, Switzerland, bringing together representatives from international organizations, vendors, service providers, academia, and government agencies from 35 countries. Among the...
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HPC Happenings   Women in Computer Science Group Launches Inaugural Conference Harvard Crimson Harvard University's Women in Computer Science group this year launched the WECode conference, which took place Feb. 8-9. Women from 40 colleges and universities were in attendance, according to WECode chief organizer JN Fang. Fang was inspired to organize a coding conference...
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HPC Happenings   Intel Etches HPC Niche with Xeon E7 V2 HPCwire Intel has finally pulled the lid off their Westmere-followup processors with the new Xeon E7 v2 series, which while generally targeting enterprise big data and analytics workloads, offers far more for HPC than might meet the eye. Despite the range of targeted application areas, the 22 nanometer process,...
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    Application Deadline - February 15, 2014. This program seeks undergraduates and graduate students for a 10-week project experience this summer. XSEDE Scholars (Cohort 1, 2, and 3) are strongly encouraged to apply. Working...
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HPC Happenings   BioQUEST Study Regarding Undergraduate STEM Reform Initiatives For the past 20 years, countless reports have called for innovation and reform of undergraduate education to improve student learning and success.  Networking efforts have emerged as critical to creating innovation in higher education. Yet, we know very little about networks beyond that...
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HPC Happenings Applications for Broader Engagement Program Due by June 19, 2013 The SC13 Broader Engagement Program is designed to diversify the pool of talent in supercomputing by introducing, engaging and supporting students and professionals belonging to underrepresented groups. Competitive grants are made available to support the travel to, and participation in, the technical...
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HPC Happenings Virtual School Offers Two Summer Computational Science Courses Data Intensive Summer School (July 8-10, 2013) Proven Algorithmic Techniques for Many-core Processors (July 29-Aug. 2, 2013) Graduate students, post-docs and professionals from academia, government, and industry are invited to sign up now for two summer school courses offered by the ...
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Research Features From Across the Country and Around the World   Blue Waters: Security at Scale HPCwire If there's one mandate that all IT and business professionals can agree on, it's the need for security. For the largest systems in the world, keeping IT assets safe presents a unique set of challenges. Take the NCSA Blue Waters supercomputer as an example. The...
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