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Solving Network Connections for USC on Catalina Island

CalREN connection and resiliency for USC's Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies and its Marine Science Center on Catalina Island

Network Traffic Analysis Shows Changing Activity Patterns During COVID-19 Pandemic

Even as campuses, schools, libraries, and cultural institutions have closed amid stay-at-home orders, CENIC’s networks have remained a vital part of the Internet ecosystem for online learning and community engagement, remote access to research data and specialized computing facilities, academic medicine and clinical care, and work-from-home operations.

CENIC Recognizes KREONET for Demonstrating Long-Distance, High-Performance Data Transfers

CENIC Recognizes KREONET for Demonstrating Long-Distance, High-Performance Data Transfers

In recognition of work on international cyberinfrastructure research and development, the Korea Research Environment Open NETwork (KREONET) is being awarded the 2020 CENIC Innovations in Networking Award for Research Applications.

Zero-Trust Networking Enhances Security in Research and Education Environments

Zero-trust networking may be uniquely capable of tackling the security issues confronted by R&E environments. Experts from Google, Netflix, the UC Office of the President, San Bernardino County schools, and the San Francisco Library weigh in on security challenges and solutions.

CENIC Recognizes USC-Caltech Team for Record-Breaking Data Transfer Rates

CENIC Recognizes USC-Caltech Team for Record-Breaking Data Transfer Rates

For setting a new record for data transfer rates that will enable researchers to tackle massive datasets faster and satisfy unprecedented scientific needs, a team of computer scientists and network engineers led by the University of Southern California in collaboration with California Institute of Technology is being recognized with CENIC’s 2019 Innovations in Networking Award for Experimental Applications.

Collaboration Kept Pepperdine Connected During Wildfires

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.

Leading the Charge on Science DMZs to Support Big-Data Research

Scientists working in fields such as genomics, climate science, and galaxy exploration accumulate huge data sets that require high-performance computer networking. Science DMZs and the Pacific Research Platform enable researchers to collaborate securely on these data sets from far-flung locations. Learn how UC Santa Cruz developed its cyberinfrastructure.

Founders Circle Award Honors Technology Leaders for their Roles in Creating CENIC

CENIC seeks to honor early members of the board of directors, CENIC employees, and designers of the original CalREN network for their crucial contributions to CENIC in its formative years.

NSF Project Sets Up First Machine Learning Cyberinfrastructure – CHASE-CI

The National Science Foundation has issued a $1 million grant to Larry Smarr, director of Calit2, and his colleagues to create a community cyberinfrastructure in support of machine learning research.