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MREN collaborations helping create next-gen networks for data intensive science
Each year, with its international, national and regional partners, the Metropolitan Research and Education Network (MREN) collaborates with SCinet to create a national testbed for the annual ACM/IEEE International Supercomputing Conference for High-Performing...
MOREnet celebrates 30 years during a year to remember
In 1991, MOREnet was asked to link together 13 Missouri public colleges and universities in order to share research using the electronic interchange later to be named the World Wide Web or Internet. In 1992, the connection was extended to two-year public, as well as...
FRGP-NTUstar: Using Air (Technology) to Learn and Understand New Things
National Science Foundation Campus Cyberinfrastructure (CC*) award grants improve scientific research by supporting improvements in campus and regional networking on large and small higher education campuses. Navajo Technical University (NTU) in Crownpoint, N.M.,...
OneNet’s Next Generation Classroom Initiative Transforms Learning
Today’s education system is in the midst of a digital transformation. As classrooms become increasingly dependent on technology, tablets are beginning to replace textbooks and educational apps are transforming the way students interact with learning material. The...
MOREnet KIDS: The K-20 Interoperable Data Solution
As key stakeholders in educational institutions make decisions to mold the best learning environment for today’s students, accurate and comprehensive data is crucial. Many struggle with downloading, uploading and merging data from multiple systems to provide...
OARnet Partnership Supplies Network to Boost Ohio Drone Research
For more than 30 years, OARnet has provided statewide connectivity for a wide variety of innovative projects across Ohio. These projects include a booming esports industry, a growing number of next-generation 911 systems, an ever-widening network of telehealth...
CENIC Builds 400G Super-Channel Between Los Angeles and Riverside
CENIC has built a 400 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) single-carrier optical circuit between Los Angeles and Riverside in California, one of the first-ever production 400G super-channels to be deployed by a US regional research and education network. Construction included...
Networkmaine Cultivates Collaboration to Expand Research Capabilities
When faced with a computational biology student who needed to analyze a data set over 11 terabytes in size, Colby College in Waterville, Maine, realized it had a challenge. The data set required for the student’s research took over 11 hours to process on its current...
KyRON Connects Rural Kentucky – One Parking Lot at a Time
What do you do when the neighborhood gas station has a better wireless connection than the local community college? In parts of Kentucky, you turn your car into a personal computing center. The Kentucky Community & Technical College System (KCTCS), the Kentucky...
LONI Speeds Up Research to Improve Machine Parts
A few decades ago, it was common for automobile transmissions to wear out despite having an engine in relatively good condition. Engineers soon discovered that the life of machine components operating at high temperature, pressure, and speed can be significantly...