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Press releases

CENIC 2026 Christine Haska Award for Distinguished Service to UC San Diego Professor Emeritus Larry Smarr

CENIC is proud to honor UC San Diego Professor Emeritus Larry Smarr with its 2026 Christine Haska Award for Distinguished Service.

CENIC AIR Pioneering Contributions Advancing Networking and AI Award for 2026 to Joy Sterling, Partner and CEO of Iron Horse Vineyards

CENIC AIR Pioneering Contributions Advancing Networking and AI Award for 2026 to Joy Sterling, Partner and CEO of Iron Horse Vineyards

CENIC is recognizing Joy Sterling, Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Iron Horse Vineyards, with the 2026 CENIC AIR Award for Pioneering Contributions Advancing Networking and AI.

CENIC 2026 Innovations in Networking Award for Network Partner to University of Hawai’i’s David Lassner and Team

CENIC 2026 Innovations in Networking Award for Network Partner to University of Hawai’i’s David Lassner and Team

CENIC is pleased to announce that David Lassner, President Emeritus of the University of Hawai’i (UH), and his team will be recognized with the CENIC 2026 Innovations in Networking Award for Network Partner.

Frank Wuerthwein & UC San Diego Team Recognized with 2026 CENIC AIR Award for Innovative Technical Design & Instructional Support

Frank Wuerthwein & UC San Diego Team Recognized with 2026 CENIC AIR Award for Innovative Technical Design & Instructional Support

CENIC is pleased to announce that Frank Wuerthwein, Executive Director of UC San Diego’s San Diego Supercomputer Center and his team will be recognized with the 2026 CENIC AIR Award for Innovative Technical Design & Instructional Support.

Caltech’s Harvey Newman and His Team Recognized with 2026 CENIC Innovations in Network Award for Experimental Applications

Caltech’s Harvey Newman and His Team Recognized with 2026 CENIC Innovations in Network Award for Experimental Applications

CENIC is pleased to announce that Caltech Professor of Physics Harvey Newman and his team of researchers will be recognized with the 2026 CENIC Innovations in Networking Award for Experimental Applications.

Kendra Ard and Ed Clark of the California State University Chancellor's Chief Information Office Recognized with 2026 CENIC AIR Award for Engagement

Kendra Ard and Ed Clark of the California State University Chancellor's Chief Information Office Recognized with 2026 CENIC AIR Award for Engagement

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CENIC is pleased to announce that Chief Infrastructure Officer Kendra Ard and Chief Information Officer Ed Clark of the California State University (CSU) Chancellor’s Chief Information Office will be recognized with the 2026 CENIC AIR Award for Engagement. 

A Decade of Bringing California Public Libraries State-of-the-Art Broadband on the CENIC Network

A Decade of Bringing California Public Libraries State-of-the-Art Broadband on the CENIC Network

California’s libraries are not just places to borrow books; they are community hubs, educational anchors, and gateways to opportunity. The next decade depends on bold goals and continued investments in our libraries to ensure they remain that way.

CENIC, Juniper Networks Enable 800 Gbps Connections to California Research and Education Network for CENIC Members

CENIC, Juniper Networks Enable 800 Gbps Connections to California Research and Education Network for CENIC Members

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SDSU's 800G connection to CalREN—the first native 800 Gigabit per second (Gbps) connection to a high-performance research and education network—is now active, and CENIC anticipates further interest from other member institutions.

New Connections to Major Cloud Providers Boost Performance and Value for CENIC Members

CENIC now offers direct connections to AWS Direct Connect and Oracle FastConnect through the California Research and Education Network (CalREN) at its Los Angeles and San Jose backbone node sites.

CENIC Honors San Diego State University and the San Diego Supercomputer Center for their Roles in Developing the Technology Infrastructure for Data Exploration (TIDE) Project

CENIC Honors San Diego State University and the San Diego Supercomputer Center for their Roles in Developing the Technology Infrastructure for Data Exploration (TIDE) Project

CENIC honors San Diego State University and the San Diego Supercomputer Center with 2024 Innovations in Networking Award for their roles in developing the Technology Infrastructure for Data Exploration (TIDE) Project.