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Discussion series looks at data issues in bioinformatics, genetics

The Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) will host a panel discussion on the data needs of the bioinformatics and genetics communities at research universities in the Triangle from 2:30 – 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26 at the Friday Center, 100 Friday Center Drive, Chapel Hill.

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RENCI, Duke to present first HASTAC international conference

The Humanities, Arts, Science and Technology Advanced Collaboratory (HASTAC, pronounced “haystack”) will hold its first international conference April 19 – 21, 2007, in Durham, NC. The conference, titled Electronic Techtonics: Thinking at the Interface, will be one of the culminating events of HASTAC’s In|Formation Year, which began last June and runs through May 2007. In|Formation […]

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Techno Being 2050

What will it mean to be human in 2050? Environmentalists speculate that by then, the climate in central North Carolina may feel like Central Florida today. A better understanding of genetics could lead to cures for deadly diseases and new technologies could put sensors in our bodies to monitor vital signs and administer personalized doses […]

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RENCI to bring new communities to Open Science Grid

CHAPEL HILL, NC – The Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) will help in the next phase of development of the Open Science Grid by working to make the grid useful to even more scientists representing a wider range of research fields. The National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy’s Office of Science today announced a […]

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RENCI Bioportal enhanced with first workflow

CHAPEL HILL, NC, September 20, 2006 – The North Carolina/TeraGrid Bioportal, the web-based biology environment developed at the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI), now offers scientists a new capability to help them work more efficiently and effectively.

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NSF taps CRA to create Computing Community Consortium

WASHINGTON, DC, September 18, 2006 – The National Science Foundation today announced an agreement with the Computing Research Association (CRA) to establish a consortium of computing experts that will provide scientific leadership and vision on issues related to computing research and future large-scale computing research projects.

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GRIDtoday names RENCI’s Bioportal top life sciences grid implementation

CHAPEL HILL, NC, September 12, 2006 — The North Carolina/TeraGrid Bioportal, developed by the Renaissance Computing Institute, was recognized by the readers of GRIDtoday in the publication’s inaugural Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards.

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RENCI partners on two DOE SciDAC awards

CHAPEL HILL, NC, September 11, 2006 — The Renaissance Computing Institute will play a key role in two national research projects that are among 30 computational science projects being supported by the Department of Energy’s Scientific Discovery (SciDAC) program.

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Summit on Hurricane Katrina includes panel on technology and storm prediction

RENCI Director Dan Reed will join Ed Seidel, director of the Center for Computation and Technology at Louisiana State University, and University of Illinois atmospheric scientist Bob Wilhelmson for a live virtual discussion of how advance technology can aid in understanding hurricanes and other severe storms.

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Reed joins Mikel Rouse for ‘end of cinematics’ symposium

On September 29, the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education in partnership with the Carolina Performing Arts Series and the Carolina Inn, will host UNC-Chapel Hill’s inaugural Performing Arts Symposium.

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