21st Century Workforce News

Ready, Set, Robots! Workshop for Teens Celebrates Fifth Year

dsiefert — Fri, 27 May 2011 21:38:48 +0000

2011 Ready, Set, Robots! Workshops were a huge success! Read on to learn more about the camps and please join us in 2012!

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – It was the birthday bash of the summer as the robots turned five at 2011 Ready, Set, Robots! technology workshop for teens. Indiana middle and high school students with an interest in computer technology learned to command robots and engaged in some friendly team competition during this hands-on workshop sponsored by the IU Pervasive Technology Institute with University Information Technology Services (UITS) Research Technologies and the IU GlobalNOC.

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PTI and TeraGrid at the USA Science and Engineering Expo

plinden — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 05:00:00 +0000

On October 23-24, 2010, 500,000 people flocked to Washington D.C. to celebrate science and engineering innovation and inventions at the inaugural USA Science and Engineering Expo.

D2I Introduces Two Courses in Managing and Archiving Data

robping — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 19:02:26 +0000

Courses taught by D2I faculty through SLIS and CSCI offer students the chance to learn about scientific data preservation.

IU event to help Indiana business leaders get their heads in the clouds

plinden — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 04:00:00 +0000

Turn on any technology-related news program or radio show these days and you're likely to hear someone mention cloud computing. "Cloud" has become a hot technology buzzword, in part due to the substantial promise cloud applications hold for business and industry.

IU News Room

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IU to participate in Inaugural USA Science & Engineering Expo on the National Mall

plinden — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:18:26 +0000

Mike Boyles, Robert Ping, and Eran Withana, Data to Insight Center, will travel to Washington D.C. for the Inaugural USA Science & Engineering Expo on the National Mall.

Fun, Sun and Robots!

plinden — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:20:18 +0000

Indiana high school students with an interest in computer technology, programming or networking worked alongside IU technology professionals during the Fun, Sun and Robots! Summer Technology Workshop.

IU named as 2010 Best Place to Work in IT

hrussick — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 05:01:00 +0000

IU was recognized by Computerworld magazine as one of the Best Places to Work in IT, adding to IU's long list of honors in information technology.

IU Newsroom

IU named as 2010 Best Place to Work in IT

Indiana University was recognized today (June 21) by "Computerworld" magazine as one of the Best Places to Work in IT. This adds a human-centric distinction to IU's long list of honors in information technology (IT), which includes numerous awards for advanced networks, software, and services. IU and WellPoint are the only Indiana IT employees to rank in the top 100, and IU is one of only six higher education institutions on the list, featured alongside a prestigious lineup of corporations ranging from Aflac to Xerox.

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Ready, set, robots! ANML summer workshop for teens

dsiefert — Wed, 05 May 2010 16:42:39 +0000

Members of the CACR Advanced Network Managment Lab host their fourth annual Summer Technology Workshop for teens in Bloomington June 15 and 17.

IU News Room

May 5, 2010

IU gears up for fourth annual Summer Technology Workshop for teens

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The robots are back and ready for another summer showdown at the fourth annual Summer Technology Workshop for teens. Indiana high school students with an interest in computer technology, programming, or networking can once again work side-by-side with IU technology professionals to build a robot and compete against other teams during this hands-on workshop sponsored by Indiana University's Pervasive Technology Institute.

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IU to host workshop on Vampir, performance analysis tool for supercomputers

dsiefert — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:18:51 +0000

Free hands-on workshop to be held April 21 in Bloomington, hosted by the PTI/UITS High Performance Applications Group.

IU News Room

March 22, 2010

IU to host workshop on Vampir performance analysis tool for supercomputers

On April 21, Indiana University and Technische Universität will co-host a hands-on workshop on Vampir, a tool designed to conduct performance analyses and diagnose problems in serial and parallel supercomputing applications.

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Registration Now Open for the 2010 Higher Education Cybersecurity Summit

baoleary — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:00:00 +0000

Bruce Schneier to keynote sixth annual Cybersecurity Summit

Summit registration (required) is now open at: http://www.indiana.edu/~uits/cacrsummit10/

Video: Inspiring Tomorrow's Technology Leaders

baoleary — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:07:44 +0000

PTI and the Minority Engineering Advancement Program welcome students into the world of computing.

Summertime brings technology camps for precollege students

ptinews — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:32:03 +0000

PTI 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.

IU workshop to increase awareness about advantages of databases in research

baoleary — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:19:00 +0000

PTI's Data Services Day offers presentations on various database and data management features of interest to researchers from a wide range of disciplines.

UITS News Room

July 28, 2009

IU workshop to increase awareness about advantages of databases in research

Rapid technological advances now offer new research opportunities through the unprecedented explosion of digital data. As a result, researchers are finding that manual processes for data and traditional tools such as Excel are no longer adequate and they need assistance with data-related issues.

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Keeping cool: Polar Grid summer interns develop collaborative space for scientists

dsiefert — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:43:24 +0000

Visitng undergrads from Elizabeth City State University are exploring the value of social networks for scientific collaboration

Ready, set, robots: IU summer technology workshop for teens

dohunger — Wed, 20 May 2009 15:16:08 +0000

The Advanced Network Management Lab holds summer workshop to teach students about computers and building robots.

IU News Room

May 20, 2009

Ready, set, robots: IU summer technology workshop for teens

Indiana high school students with an interest in computer technology, programming, or networking can work alongside IU technologists to build a robot and compete against other teams in a "robot showdown" during a hands-on workshop sponsored by the IU Pervasive Technology Institute.

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Hands-on technology engages kids in science

baoleary — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:31:41 +0000

Students explore ecology and the environment with interactive tools developed by the Visualization and Interactive Spaces Lab.

IU and Technische Universität Dresden undergraduates win supercomputing competition

baoleary — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:35:37 +0000

Open Systems Lab faculty and staff serve as advisors to winning team of IU undergraduates in the SC08 Cluster Challenge.

IU News Room

November 24, 2008

IU and Technische Universität Dresden undergraduates win supercomputing competition

Not even an ocean could stand between them and success. The "ClusterMeisters," a team of students from the Indiana University School of Informatics and Technische Universität Dresden (TUD) were awarded first place in the SC08 Cluster Challenge, an international collegiate competition for leading-edge, energy-efficient high performance computing.

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Purdue, IU consortium aims to drive new era for research, education online

baoleary — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:14:26 +0000

A powerful Web platform allows scientists to share research modeling tools, presentations and experimental findings.

IU News Room

February 13, 2009

Purdue, IU consortium aims to drive new era for research, education online

A powerful Web platform that allows scientists to share research modeling tools, presentations and experimental findings is the focus of a new partnership between Purdue and Indiana universities.

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IU to Offer Life Sciences Internships

baoleary — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:03:10 +0000

PTI and the Center for the Business of Life Sciences at the Kelley School of Business will partner to employ six student interns during the spring 2009 semester.

Inside Indiana Business

February 2, 2009

IU to Offer Life Sciences Internships

A new internship program will allow students to experience the business side of life sciences information technology. The Indiana University Pervasive Technology Institute and the Center for the Business of Life Sciences at the Kelley School of Business will partner to employ six student interns during the spring 2009 semester. One intern will identify the data management needs of the IU life sciences research community. Another five interns will work together as part of a Master of Information Systems capstone project.

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