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09/03/2026

“NCSA not only shaped me and my career, but I saw it shape the way the world understands complex concepts. The impact of this has been felt at a state, national and international level.” - Edward Seidel, former NCSA director

Listen to Ed's thoughtful remarks during NCSA's 40th anniversary celebration.

Former NCSA Director Ed Seidel presented to a large audience at NCS...

09/01/2026

Faculty, researchers and graduate students of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are invited to join NCSA on September 29 for a showcase of cutting-edge research and services during the 2026 NCSA Research Open House! Hear from a variety of NCSA associate directors as well as network with NCSA research teams.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to engage with NCSA's distinguished researchers and affiliates, share your research interests and needs, and explore potential collaborations! Register by September 22.

Details: https://calendars.illinois.edu/detail/5001?eventId=33539950

08/31/2026

“I really valued growing as a researcher in an environment that felt so welcoming and supportive. SPIN helped foster a strong sense of community that kept me motivated throughout my project. Getting to share my own progress and learn about my peers’ fascinating research—from extrapolating a much broader field of view from a single camera perspective to testing cutting-edge quantum encryption techniques—was easily one of the highlights of my summer.” - Sophia Moylan, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign student and SPIN participant

NCSA’s student research programs highlight student innovation, mentorship and campus connections.

Celebrating Summer Research Posted on August 31, 2026August 31, 2026 by NCSA News Staff As summer comes to a close at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), student researchers across multiple summer programs are reflecting on their accomplishments over the season. NCSA’s stud...

08/26/2026

“This experience helped me grow academically, professionally and personally, while also increasing my confidence in my ability to contribute to research. I believe this opportunity would be especially valuable for students from communities like mine because it can expose them to possibilities they may not have known existed and inspire them to pursue careers in agriculture, technology and research.” - Scedric Jackson, 2026 CDA REU participant

Students in the Center for Digital Agriculture Research Experience for Undergraduates learned what collaboration looks like at a research-driven university.

Read more: https://www.ncsa.illinois.edu/2026/08/26/cda-summer-program-offers-more-than-technical-expertise/

08/20/2026

NCSA is one of five institutions assisting a new national initiative headed by UCLA to create iDLab, "a unified environment for research computing, data and scientific applications across several U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)-supported national computing centers and two cloud platforms.”

“Joining this new venture of the iDLab aligns seamlessly with the mission of Delta, DeltaAI and NCSA to bring advanced computing resources to the whole of the research community,” said Brett Bode, deputy project director for Delta and DeltaAI, and iDLab co-principal investigator. “We’re excited to work with our colleagues at UCLA and the other supercomputing centers to provide researchers with an intuitive and interactive tool to push innovation and strengthen their work.”

Read more: https://www.ncsa.illinois.edu/2026/08/20/ncsa-partners-with-ucla-for-idlab/

08/18/2026

Researchers use ACCESS-allocated Delta to create new metric for accuracy.

08/17/2026

HAPPENING TODAY: Women@NCSA invites you to join us today, August 17 at 3 p.m. via Zoom for "Tick Tock…Important Time for a Tick Talk," featuring University of Illinois Extension Horticulture Educator Nancy Kuhajda.

Ticks have been a hot topic and everywhere this year. More people have visited the emergency room for tick bites in 2026 than ever before. There’s so much information available, but what is hype and what is real?

Learn all about ticks in Illinois and get tips on how to be proactive and prepared. Nancy will cover tick identification, related diseases, tick prevention and the latest research on ticks.

Details at the link below!

Women@NCSA Events Calendar home Calendar search Share on Facebook Tweet Email add to calendar contact Women@NCSA Events Women@NCSA presents "Tick Tock…Important Time for a Tick Talk!" Women@NCSA presents "Tick Tock…Important Time for a Tick Talk!" Aug 17, 2026   3:00 - 4:00 pm   Join online Se...

08/16/2026

The Mayo Clinic & Illinois Alliance is pleased to host a poster session featuring 18 undergraduates who spent the summer at Mayo Clinic

Join us on Thursday, Sept. 3 from 3 to 5 p.m., at the Beckman Institute at Illinois to meet the student researchers and learn more about their projects and experiences.

The students contributed to research projects addressing a wide range of health challenges like,

🔸cancer

🔹neurological disorders

🔸mental health

🔹diabetes

🔸digestive health

🔹pregnancy and infant health

🔸blood disorders

🔹infectious disease

🔸and the impact that social determinants of health, like socioeconomic and environmental factors, can have on individual health and wellness

Learn more and register by Thursday, Aug. 27, to help us fully accommodate each guest during the event:

Details: https://calendars.illinois.edu/detail/5589/33556525

Registration: https://redcap.healthinstitute.illinois.edu/surveys/?s=TDC8PDTNAELC4WXR

*About the Mayo Clinic & Illinois Alliance*
The Mayo Clinic and Illinois Alliance is administered by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute and led in collaboration with the The Grainger College of Engineering, National Center for Supercomputing Applications - NCSA, and Mayo Clinic. Learn more by visiting https://mayoillinois.org

Students came from majors all across campus, including Health and Kinesiology, Chemistry, Molecular & Cellular Biology, Psychology, Neuroscience, Spanish, Statistics, Marketing in Gies College of Business, Bioengineering, Computing and Data Science, and Materials Science & Engineering.

08/07/2026

NCSA is pleased to host a regional, in-person machine learning (ML) workshop Oct. 5-6 designed to support academic researchers across disciplines who are either new to AI/ML or looking to build intermediate skills. So that means you – yes, you – can join and feel confident you’ll get what you need from this hands-on event.

Participants will gain experience through guided training sessions, real-world examples and interactive exercises, all aimed at lowering barriers to entry and accelerating productive use of advanced computing.

The Delta and DeltaAI project teams at NCSA invite researchers from the region to register and join us in exploring how and can be combined to advance discovery. Space is limited so register early!

Details: https://publish.illinois.edu/regional-ai/

08/06/2026

Women@NCSA invites you to join us August 17 at 3 p.m. via Zoom for "Tick Tock…Important Time for a Tick Talk," featuring University of Illinois Extension Horticulture Educator Nancy Kuhajda.

Ticks have been a hot topic and everywhere this year. More people have visited the emergency room for tick bites in 2026 than ever before. There’s so much information available, but what is hype and what is real?

Learn all about ticks in Illinois and get tips on how to be proactive and prepared. Nancy will cover tick identification, related diseases, tick prevention and the latest research on ticks.

Details: https://calendars.illinois.edu/detail/7363/33556845