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HearstCAVE project presents at ATXpo

Submitted by Quinn Dombrowski on October 4, 2017

Gallant Lab neuroscientists map the human brain using OpenStack and Amazon S3

Submitted by Erica Chen on October 3, 2017

The Gallant Lab's "Brain Viewer " (screenshot)

How might matter give rise to subjective experience? This question helps drive the Gallant Lab at UC Berkeley to find explanations to the mysteries of neuroscience. The Gallant Lab focuses much of its research on functional cartography of the brain, mapping areas of the brain that are involved in cognitive or motor functions.

Welcoming Amy Neeser, RDM Program Manager

Submitted by Christopher R. HOFFMAN on October 2, 2017

Research IT and the Library are happy to welcome Amy Neeser to UCB as our new Research Data Management Program Manager. Amy joins UCB from the University of Michigan where she was the Research Data Curation Librarian. Amy has a joint appointment with the Library and Research IT and has desks in the library Data Lab (Doe 189) and Warren Hall.

Helping Scientists Understand Research Cyber Risks

Submitted by Patrick Schmitz on September 25, 2017

A recent post on the UC IT Blog makes clear the security threat to University researchers: “Cyber attacks don’t just hit big corporations or governments or hospitals. Anything connected to networks is vulnerable, and that includes research and open science.”

Scientific Linux 7 coming to BRC clusters

Submitted by Quinn Dombrowski on September 14, 2017

Berkeley Research Computing staff are preparing for a major upgrade to the high performance computing clusters (Savio, Vector, and Cortex) that will replace the aging Scientific Linux 6 operating system with version 7, which offers many new and frequently-requested software packages. While the clusters have been running Scientific Linux 6 since the beginning of the Berkeley Research Computing program, it is quickly reaching its end-of-life, making an upgrade essential.

Stretch your FCA further using ht_helper for improved efficiency on Savio

Submitted by Maurice M Manning on September 14, 2017

ht_helper usage (screenshot from GitHub)

The ht_helper utility is available to assist researchers in using Savio, the shared campus high performance computing (HPC) cluster, more efficiently. The utility can make a dramatic difference in maximizing the quantity of computation a researcher can perform using the Berkeley Research Computing Program’s free Faculty Computing Allowance.

Research IT hosts Workforce Strategy Panel at annual One IT Summit 2017

Submitted by Aaron Culich on September 13, 2017

Research IT hosted a Workforce Strategy Panel at this year’s One IT Summit, facilitated by Aaron Culich and David Greenbaum. The panel was part of the event’s Track 1: Paving a Path for the Future: Teaching and Research, Cloud Strategy, and Workforce Development.

Research IT presence at annual UCCSC 2017 gathering

Submitted by Aaron Culich on August 28, 2017

UCCSC 2017 - UC Research in the Cloud(s) Panel - slide #1

This year’s University of California Computing Services Conference (UCCSC) included a new track -- Research IT -- and was hosted at the beautiful UC San Diego (UCSD) campus August 7–9, 2017. The annual conference gathered together over 500 people from all 10 UC campuses, 3 Medical Center campuses, and the Office of the President.

BRC is recruiting: Research Computing Support internships and Domain Consultant position

Submitted by Steve Masover on August 25, 2017

It’s the start of Fall semester, and the Berkeley Research Computing (BRC) Program is recruiting for undergraduate and graduate student positions!

Research Computing Support (undergraduate internships)

First, BRC is seeking multiple Research Computing Support interns. The positions are open to UC Berkeley undergraduate students in any year and any major, with expected graduation between May 2018 - May 2022. Here’s the job description:

Seismologist processes earthquake waveforms recorded by smartphones on multiple platforms

Submitted by Erica Chen on August 17, 2017

Growing up in Anyang, in a central region of China greatly impacted by earthquakes, Qingkai Kong was inspired to do research in seismology precisely because earthquakes are serious natural hazards that affect communities worldwide. Berkeley’s proximity to the Hayward Fault influenced his decision to complete his graduate studies under Richard Allen at the UC Berkeley Seismology Lab.

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