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PRP Boosts Inter-Campus Collaboration on Brain Research

Neuroscience researchers at the University of California Santa Cruz, University of California San Francisco, and Washington University in St. Louis use the cloud-scale Pacific Research Platform and National Research Platform to share and compute massive open-source datasets, accelerating experiment times from weeks to mere hours.

The Kids Are Online — and Alright: Unexpected Benefits of Broadband Access

Categories Healthcare K-12

Teens, especially in underserved areas, benefit from Internet access in terms of physical and mental health, and social and political connection. CENIC’s conference served as a valuable venue for Camille Crittenden to incubate her ideas, present preliminary concepts, receive valuable feedback, and gauge community interest.

CENIC and Alameda Peer to Connect Students to Saildrone and Berkeley Lab

A new SFI agreement between CENIC and the City of Alameda is a model for local governments that wish to connect technology and R&D companies in their region with a state’s research and education institutions.

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.

GeoLinks Recognized with CENIC Corporate Partnership Award

CENIC is recognizing GeoLinks for their understanding of the importance of high-speed broadband for California research and education communities, and their strategy for reaching those with limited or no access to broadband due remote locations and challenging terrain using fixed wireless technology.

David Lassner of University of Hawai’i Recognized for Distinguished Service

CENIC's inaugural Christine Haska Award for Distinguished Service recognizes David Lassner, UH President, for his lifelong commitment to science, the environment, and communities in the Pacific Islands, and his achievements in securing R&E broadband connectivity.

Broadband Infrastructure Improvement Grants for K-12 Schools Recognized with CENIC Innovations Award

Categories K-12

As a result of the BIIG project, California's most remote public K-12 schools are overcoming barriers to Internet access and being connected to the world-class California Research and Education Network (CalREN), the high-performance broadband network operated by CENIC.

UC ANR Project to Extend Broadband to Rural Researchers Recognized with CENIC Innovations Award

The University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) is being recognized for its work to extend high-speed broadband to UC researchers in rural communities across the state by connecting UC ANR sites to the California Research and Education Network (CalREN).

Cal State’s CMS Data Center Transformation Recognized with CENIC Innovation Award

Categories CSU Libraries

This award recognizes the significant effort required to bring the CMS data center from Salt Lake City to its current state-of-the-art facility in Silicon Valley, thereby enabling CSU to use a hybrid cloud platform. Project leader George Mansoor will accept the award on behalf of the numerous CSU staff who contributed to this project.

CENIC Board of Directors Elects New Officers

Categories RENS & NRENS

The Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) is pleased to announce the election of five board members to its executive committee.