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Where thinkers go to do. At NCSA, it’s about more than raw supercomputing power—we pair brilliant minds with transcendent tech to get big things done. http://ncsa.illinois.edu/
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“We are a land grant university. On our seal, we hold up labor and industry. The purpose of the Morrel Act was to work on problems that serve society. NCSA does that every day.” - Larry Smarr, former NCSA director

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Larry Smarr at NCSA's 40th Anniversary
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September 17, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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The SC Conference Series recently profiled Maria Jaromin and her work on MarginDx, which combines optical imaging technologies with #AI screening tools to ensure, in real-time, that tumor tissue and cells are completely removed during surgery. #HPC #SC26

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Behind the Breakthroughs • SC26
Maria Jaromin unites researchers, expertise, and advanced computing that transforms ambitious ideas into solutions that can improve human health.
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September 16, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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Only one week left to register! Details below.
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Faculty, researchers and graduate students of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are invited to join NCSA on September 29 for a showcase of cutting-edge research and services during the 2026 NCSA Research Open House!

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NCSA Research Open House 2026. September 29 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at NCSA.
September 15, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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It’s a wrap for the International #ResearchSoftware Conference. Thanks to our 110+ attendees, presenters & sponsors: @amazonwebservices.bsky.social, @softwaresaved.bsky.social, US NIH, @ncsaatillinois.bsky.social, @esciencecenter.bsky.social, NWO, @schmidtsciences.bsky.social, @society-rse.org.
Audience members in a conference room listening to the keynote speakers present in front of their slides.
September 9, 2026 at 11:10 AM
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NCSA is hosting an in-person “Regional Workshop on AI” on October 5-6 on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus, designed to help researchers from around the Midwest move from AI curiosity to practical capability.

#AI #Midwest #workshop

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NCSA's Delta supercomputer
September 14, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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Women@NCSA invites you to join "WHY did they do that? Generational Differences," featuring Professional Speaker Faith Bresnan Roberts, RN, MSN, NEA-BC on Thursday, September 17 from 2-3 p.m.

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Women@NCSA: "WHY did they do that? Generational Differences" on September 17, 2026 at 2 p.m. by Faith Bresnan Roberts.
September 10, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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“NCSA not only shaped me and my career, but I saw it shape the way the world understands complex concepts. The impact of this has been felt at a state, national and international level.” - Edward Seidel, former NCSA director

#NCSAat40 #HPC #research #innovation

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Ed Seidel at NCSA's 40th Anniversary
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September 3, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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Faculty, researchers and graduate students of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are invited to join NCSA on September 29 for a showcase of cutting-edge research and services during the 2026 NCSA Research Open House!

Details: calendars.illinois.edu/detail/5001?...
NCSA Research Open House 2026. September 29 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at NCSA.
September 1, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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NCSA’s student research programs highlight student innovation, mentorship and campus connections.

#HPC #students #research

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Celebrating Summer Research | NCSA | National Center for Supercomputing Applications | Office of the Vice Chancellor of Research and Innovation | Illinois
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August 31, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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Students in the Center for Digital Agriculture Research Experience for Undergraduates learned what collaboration looks like at a research-driven university.

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2026 CDA REU cohort
August 26, 2026 at 8:17 PM
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NCSA is one of five institutions assisting a new national initiative headed by UCLA to create iDLab, a unified environment for research computing, data and scientific applications across several NSF-supported national computing centers and two cloud platforms.

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NCSA Delta system
August 20, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Using ACCESS allocations on Delta at @ncsaatillinois.bsky.social, researchers have developed a new way to evaluate whether large language models are producing trustworthy plain-language explanations, helping address how people understand critical information.

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Fact-Checking Large Language Models - Access
Researchers use ACCESS-allocated Delta to create new metric for accuracy.
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August 17, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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Happening today! 👇
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Women@NCSA invites you to join us August 17 at 3 p.m. via Zoom for "Tick Tock…Important Time for a Tick Talk," featuring @extension.illinois.edu Horticulture Educator Nancy Kuhajda.

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Women@NCSA invites you to join us August 17 at 3 p.m. via Zoom for "Tick Tock…Important Time for a Tick Talk," featuring @extension.illinois.edu Horticulture Educator Nancy Kuhajda.
August 17, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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NCSA is pleased to host a regional, in-person machine learning (ML) workshop Oct. 5-6 designed to support academic researchers across disciplines who are either new to AI/ML or looking to build intermediate skills.

Details: publish.illinois.edu/regional-ai/
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August 7, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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Women@NCSA invites you to join us August 17 at 3 p.m. via Zoom for "Tick Tock…Important Time for a Tick Talk," featuring @extension.illinois.edu Horticulture Educator Nancy Kuhajda.

Details: calendars.illinois.edu/detail/7363/...
Women@NCSA invites you to join us August 17 at 3 p.m. via Zoom for "Tick Tock…Important Time for a Tick Talk," featuring @extension.illinois.edu Horticulture Educator Nancy Kuhajda.
August 6, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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Scenes from outside the conference center during #PEARC26 last week.

#HPC #research #innovation #Minneapolis
Gold Medal Flour in Minneapolis Minneapolis skyline
August 4, 2026 at 6:34 PM
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The Personalized Nutrition Initiative has moved its home to NCSA thanks to a new two-year memorandum of understanding between the two groups designed to expand interdisciplinary research, strengthen industry partnerships and position the initiative to become a self-sustaining campus center.
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August 3, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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As #PEARC26 wraps up today, we want to give a special thank you to Aliya Yabekova and Stacy Walker for organizing and facilitating the NCSA booth in the exhibitor hall. Congratulations on a successful conference!
Aliya Yabekova and Stacy Walker at the NCSA booth at PEARC26
July 30, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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How high up the (pancake) stack, indeed!

Just things at #PEARC26.
Panel discussion about "How high up the stack?" Oversized pancakes and Bisquick display
July 29, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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The NCSA booth at #PEARC26 is off to a busy start during the first open day in the exhibitor hall! Come find us and pick up some swag if you're also in Minneapolis this week. #HPC #AI #research
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July 28, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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AI is transforming scientific discovery, but how do researchers know the data can be trusted?
 
#iSchoolUI Research Scientist Anita Nikolich is leading VERITAS, a new $896k NSF-funded project to help detect compromised models and other weaknesses.
 
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Research Scientist and Director of Research and Technology Innovation Anita Nikolich
July 27, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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🥈 Meet our #ACM #PEARC26 Silver Exhibitors at Exhibitor Hall!

#AuriStor : Secure, scalable distributed file systems
#MarkIIISystems : AI, GenAI & HPC solutions as an #NVIDIA Elite Partner
@ncsaatillinois.bsky.social : 40 years of advancing science through world-class infrastructure

#RCD #HPC
July 21, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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Listen to former NCSA director Bill Gropp's thoughtful remarks during NCSA's 40th anniversary celebration.

#NCSAat40 #HPC #research #innovation

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Bill Gropp at NCSA's 40th Anniversary
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July 16, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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Using NCSA's Delta supercomputer, researchers built a model that is five times faster at simulating a deadly, unpredictable stage of tropical cyclones.

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Modeling Rapid Intensification of a Tropical Cyclone with GPUs | NCSA | National Center for Supercomputing Applications | Office of the Vice Chancellor of Research and Innovation | Illinois
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July 14, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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The ACCESS Student Training & Engagement Program (STEP-2) full-time summer internship kicked off June 8 with eight students coming together at @ncsaatillinois.bsky.social at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (pictured here in front of NCSA's Delta).

#HPC #EnablingDiscoveryForAll
ACCESS STEP-2 interns in front of NCSA's Delta supercomputer
July 14, 2026 at 4:04 PM