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R&E Networks Empower Communities in a Time of Unprecedented Demands
Categories RENS & NRENS
These days, R&E networks find themselves at a crossroads with big-data science bringing increasing demands and budgets that have not kept pace. Read about ways the networks are stepping up to provide the high-speed connectivity and customized services that bolster scientific discovery and promote digital access.
CENIC Tour Gathers Connectivity Ideas From Regional Broadband Consortia
Categories Private Sector
Tags california emerging technology fund casf digital divide geolinks libraries policy regional broadband consortia rural
Many rural areas in California still lack reliable, or any, Internet connectivity. To find ways that CENIC can help expand Internet access in underserved communities, President and CEO Louis Fox is visiting all 17 regional broadband consortia in California in partnership with California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) leaders.
Fiber-Optic Cables Provide New Tool as Early Earthquake Sensors
Categories Cultural & Scientific RENS & NRENS
Tags earthquake esnet nsf seismometers
Fiber-optic cables, like those in CENIC’s CalREN network and used for internet services everywhere, might eventually serve dual purposes — used not only to transmit data, but also to provide earthquake measurements, and maybe even safety alerts.
The Big Pixel Initiative: Using Satellite Data to Map Urbanization, Schools, and Refugee Camps
Categories Cultural & Scientific University of California
Researchers at UC San Diego used satellite images from multiple sources to map and understand city growth patterns in India, with the help of computers trained to distinguish types of growth.
Life Inside CENIC: Stanley Han & the Network Operations Center
Categories RENS & NRENS The CENIC Community
Engineers in CENIC's Network Operations Center are the first point of contact for all member services, answering calls and emails 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In this installment of "Life Inside CENIC," Manager Stanley Han says high-level skills, teamwork, and a free flow of knowledge sharing help his team achieve their goals.
Collaboration Kept Pepperdine Connected During Wildfires
Categories Independent Universities RENS & NRENS
With the Woolsey wildfire closing in on its campus, Pepperdine University worked with CENIC to save critical internet service and keep the university’s communication lines open for parents, students, faculty, and staff to stay informed during the emergency. Engineers responded quickly, many volunteered to help, and partners collaborated with agility.
CENIC Joins Conversation to Plan for Our Digital Future
Categories RENS & NRENS
More than 50% of the world’s population is now connected online. CENIC joined internet pioneers and visionaries to mark the historic event and discuss digital inclusion, community resiliency, and the future of work. CENIC’s goals align with these themes as our staff work to extend and improve CalREN. Hear the highlights and get involved.
College Course Exchange Aims to Help Students Finish Faster
Online Course Exchange will help address California Community Colleges’ capacity problems and improve graduation rates by increasing access to and success in high-quality online courses. But tackling the challenge of how to set up secure and accurate data sharing among all 115 campuses is no easy feat.
Identifying Tiny Organisms with Giant Impact on Climate
Advances in automated plankton identification will benefit the fields of both computer science and biological science, enabling improved classification algorithms for machine learning and vast new data streams for plankton ecology. With success, the ability to rapidly and automatically find patterns in plankton ecology could drastically speed up observations of climate change challenges and solutions.
Bringing Internet Access to Environmental Education in Yosemite
CENIC, UC Merced, and the National Park Service are collaborating to get Internet access to the new NatureBridge campus in 2019, which will offer many benefits and support environmental education for youths far and wide.