Summertime brings technology camps for precollege students
Indiana University's Pervasive Technology Institute participates in a number of summer programs for school students, most notably the Minority Engineering Advancement Program, Informatics Summer Camp, and the Summer Technology Workshops. These are among the dozens of precollege summer programs at IU's nine campuses. Many of these opportunities are announced during the spring. Parents can visit IU Web sites or talk to their child’s teacher to find that best fits the needs and interests of their child.
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Cyberinfrastructure consists of high performance computers, massive data storage systems, data resources, advanced instruments, sensor networks, and people all linked together by advanced software and high performance networks to improve research productivity and enable breakthroughs not otherwise possible. "Indiana University's Advanced Cyberinfrastructure: The Least You Need To Know" has been revised for the new academic year. The purpose of this document is to indicate what IU's facilities make possible, to discuss how to use them and to introduce the professional staff available to work with you.
National LambdaRail (NLR), a coast-to-coast, high-performance network owned by the research and education community, has promoted Grover Browning to Director, Engineering and Operations. Browning will now oversee all technical operations for NLR under a contract with IU, where Browning is Manager, National Optical Infrastructures. IU also provides Network Operations Center (NOC) services support for NLR.
The efforts of IU faculty members to create educational software nine years ago paid off as the University's largest commercial transaction. Blackboard Inc., an educational software provider, announced last week it will purchase ANGEL Learning, the educational software produced from IU technology, for $100 million.
ANGEL Learning software serves as an educational tool for students and
teachers to track academic progress and manage teaching and learning
goals.
The software offers products varying from technology to computer-
generated material.
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The Research Technologies division of UITS maintains some of the most powerful supercomputers in the world, as part of a comprehensive strategy which includes computers, data storage systems, data collections, instruments and sensor networks, and technical support.
The mission of the Research Technologies division of UITS is to develop, deliver, and support advanced technology solutions that enable new possibilities in research, scholarly endeavors, and creative activity at Indiana University and beyond; and to complement this with education and technology translation activities to improve the quality of life of people in Indiana, the nation, and the world. Our values statement is also available online.
