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$34.6M investment at Arizona State University to help create reliable internet access, training for the region
Elected officials in Arizona have voted unanimously to provide Arizona State University (ASU) and its collaborators $34.6 million through 2026 to advance broadband, community support, equipment and training across the county, which includes the metro Phoenix area....
NCShare broadband initiative targeting STEM education lands NSF funding
Davidson College, Duke University and North Carolina Central University (NCCU), in collaboration with MCNC, today announced that the newly-created North Carolina Shared Research & Education collaborative infrastructure (NCShare) has received two National Science...
Georgia Tech to help expand research at HBCUs
Georgia Tech’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) was recently awarded a $995,550 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to enable network and research enhancements for nearby historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The NSF grant will fund...
$10.5MM Federal Grant Awarded to MSU and Merit Network to Deliver Statewide Broadband Infrastructure
Project to create Michigan Open Optical Network – Leveraging Innovation to Get High-Speed Technology (MOON-Light) East Lansing, Mich., June 27, 2022 – Merit Network and Michigan State University are joint recipients of a $10.5 million National Telecommunications and...
UETN Board Appoints Spencer Jenkins as the new UETN CEO and Executive Director
The governing board of the Utah Education and Telehealth Network appointed Spencer Jenkins as the new UETN CEO and Executive Director. (SALT LAKE CITY) - Jenkins, who is Associate Commissioner of the Utah System of Higher Education, succeeds Dr. Ray Timothy who is...
The Quilt welcomes Idaho Regional Optical Network (IRON)
SEATTLE, Wash. and BOISE, Idaho (June 20, 2022) – The Quilt, a consortium of regional Research and Education (R&E) Networks throughout the United States, today announced that the Idaho Regional Optical Network (IRON) has become latest member organization to join...
Grant Award Expands Oklahoma’s Research Network to Additional Campuses
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (OSRHE) and OneNet a $942,263 Campus Cyberinfrastructure (CC*) grant to connect additional campuses to the OneOklahoma Friction Free Network (OFFN). This marks the third...
NYSERNet Announces Jeanne Casares as New President and CEO
Syracuse, NY (April 21, 2022) — NYSERNet (New York State Education and Research Network) is pleased to announce that Jeanne Casares has been named the organization’s new president and CEO, effective June 2, 2022. Casares will succeed Stephen Kankus after 28 years with...
The Quilt recognizes UETN’s Jim Stewart for distinguished service
Technology leaders throughout United States celebrate career of Utah innovator with highest honor SEATTLE, Wash. (March 9, 2022) – The Quilt, a consortium of regional Research and Education (R&E) networks in the United States, today announced that Jim Stewart,...
OARnet Among the ‘First to 400G’ on Internet2’s Network: Q&A with Pankaj Shah
Internet2 recently unveiled its fifth-generation backbone, known as the Next Generation Infrastructure (NGI). NGI interconnects with 37 state and regional networks and serves every state in the U.S. Among these 37 are the first five to upgrade to 400 gigabits per...
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$34.6M investment at Arizona State University to help create reliable internet access, training for the region
Elected officials in Arizona have voted unanimously to provide Arizona State University (ASU) and its collaborators $34.6 million through 2026 to advance broadband, community support, equipment and training across the county, which includes the metro Phoenix area....
NCShare broadband initiative targeting STEM education lands NSF funding
Davidson College, Duke University and North Carolina Central University (NCCU), in collaboration with MCNC, today announced that the newly-created North Carolina Shared Research & Education collaborative infrastructure (NCShare) has received two National Science...
Georgia Tech to help expand research at HBCUs
Georgia Tech’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) was recently awarded a $995,550 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to enable network and research enhancements for nearby historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The NSF grant will fund...
$10.5MM Federal Grant Awarded to MSU and Merit Network to Deliver Statewide Broadband Infrastructure
Project to create Michigan Open Optical Network – Leveraging Innovation to Get High-Speed Technology (MOON-Light) East Lansing, Mich., June 27, 2022 – Merit Network and Michigan State University are joint recipients of a $10.5 million National Telecommunications and...
UETN Board Appoints Spencer Jenkins as the new UETN CEO and Executive Director
The governing board of the Utah Education and Telehealth Network appointed Spencer Jenkins as the new UETN CEO and Executive Director. (SALT LAKE CITY) - Jenkins, who is Associate Commissioner of the Utah System of Higher Education, succeeds Dr. Ray Timothy who is...
The Quilt welcomes Idaho Regional Optical Network (IRON)
SEATTLE, Wash. and BOISE, Idaho (June 20, 2022) – The Quilt, a consortium of regional Research and Education (R&E) Networks throughout the United States, today announced that the Idaho Regional Optical Network (IRON) has become latest member organization to join...
Grant Award Expands Oklahoma’s Research Network to Additional Campuses
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (OSRHE) and OneNet a $942,263 Campus Cyberinfrastructure (CC*) grant to connect additional campuses to the OneOklahoma Friction Free Network (OFFN). This marks the third...
NYSERNet Announces Jeanne Casares as New President and CEO
Syracuse, NY (April 21, 2022) — NYSERNet (New York State Education and Research Network) is pleased to announce that Jeanne Casares has been named the organization’s new president and CEO, effective June 2, 2022. Casares will succeed Stephen Kankus after 28 years with...
The Quilt recognizes UETN’s Jim Stewart for distinguished service
Technology leaders throughout United States celebrate career of Utah innovator with highest honor SEATTLE, Wash. (March 9, 2022) – The Quilt, a consortium of regional Research and Education (R&E) networks in the United States, today announced that Jim Stewart,...
OARnet Among the ‘First to 400G’ on Internet2’s Network: Q&A with Pankaj Shah
Internet2 recently unveiled its fifth-generation backbone, known as the Next Generation Infrastructure (NGI). NGI interconnects with 37 state and regional networks and serves every state in the U.S. Among these 37 are the first five to upgrade to 400 gigabits per...