11/08/2012 04:52 PM EST The National Science Foundation today awarded a $2.5-million grant to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to enable its participation in a new international organization that will accelerate research data sharing among scientists around the globe....

Boulder, Colorado – The WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET) is pleased to announce NJEDge.Net (New Jersey Research & Education Network): NJVID is a recipient of a 2012 WCET Outstanding Work (WOW) award, a competition that recognizes innovative...

Five vendors identified to partner with research and education community on OpenFlow-based solutions and initiatives Seattle, October 24, 2012 – The Quilt, the national coalition of advanced regional research and education (R&E) networks, announces that five...

The Quilt Board of Directors recently completed its annual election for The Quilt Executive Committee. The Quilt is pleased to announce three new members will join the Committee in 2013 for two-year terms: Jeff Custard, Network Engineering Manager, University Center...

October 15, 2012 The National Science Foundation (NSF) dedicated the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center (NWSC), its first facility in decades in Wyoming and one of the world's most powerful supercomputers, as part of dedication ceremonies held in Cheyenne today. "The...

Program highlights included top tech trends and leading-edge applications for R&E   Seattle, October 8 – With over 75 participants from research and education (R&E) networking organizations, The Quilt’s 2012 Fall Member Meeting was The Quilt’s most attended...

  Park City superintendent to lead statewide education network (Salt Lake City) - Dr. Ray Timothy will become the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the Utah Education Network (UEN) effective October 1. The UEN Board announced the decision August 30...

Gathering at Ohio State features celebration of OARnet’s 25th anniversary A lot can happen in a quarter of a century, especially in the field of technology. This week, friends and colleagues of the Ohio Academic Resources Network (OARnet) are traveling here from...

AIR.U to Use Super Wi-Fi networks to Extend Broadband Published: June 26, 2012 A consortium of higher education associations, public interest groups and high-tech companies today announced a partnership named AIR.U (Advanced Internet Regions) to deploy Super Wi-Fi...

Seattle, July 13, 2012 – The Quilt, the national coalition of advanced regional networks for research and education, welcomes new members NJEDge and West Virginia Network (WVNET). NJEDge and WVNET join 29 other regional and state networks from around the country...