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First of all, we would like to express our gratitude to all the members who joined us for the CASC luncheon, visited our inaugural booth at the SC23 conference, and actively contributed to the SC23 Inclusivity BoF, titled "Fostering Inclusivity in Research Computing and Data: Case Studies, Best Practices, and Scaling Strategies." Here are some… Continue reading CASC @ SC23 Highlights

By AJ Lauer, reposted from HPCwire November 21, 2023 New to SC23 was a series of talks on Inclusivity topics. Sponsored by the Inclusivity Committee and open to all conference attendees, these 90-minute birds-of-a-feather-style (BOF) presentations covered a range of topics, from broadening participation in the Student Cluster Competition to the use of Hollywood-style films… Continue reading CASC Hosts SC23 Session on Inclusivity Progress and Challenges

Women in HPC chapter members participated in an informal mentor-mentee activity at the Coalition for Academic Scientific Computation reception on July 24 at the PEARC23 conference in Portland, Oregon.  This year the CASC team was excited to host an informal session focused on building up the network of early career women in High Performance Computing (HPC) at… Continue reading Women in HPC engaged in mentor-mentee activities at CASC PEARC 23 event

by: Damian Hopkins, TACC This May at TACC, the mood was familial and festive as Code@TACC alumni gathered with their families to celebrate the inaugural class of Susan Fratkin Scholarship recipients. A total of 23 students received scholarships in the amount of $500 to be used for higher education purposes. “I loved celebrating with Code@TACC… Continue reading TACC event celebrates inaugural Susan Fratkin Scholarship recipients

CASC along with other groups has signed onto a letter urging the Senate and House to negotiate a final bill from the US Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) and NSF for the Future Act, both of which represent historic investments in the National Science Foundation. Read more on the CASC Position Statements page.

CASC along with other groups has endorsed two letters by the Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) that were recently dispatched to OMB/OSTP and Capitol Hill in support of robust funding for the National Science Foundation in the FY22 federal budget. You can read the letters on CASC's Position Statements page.

Universities and research institutions around the world are devoting their scientific knowledge and computing resources to confront the global pandemic. Researchers are joining together to slow the spread of COVID-19 and quickly discover effective treatments and prevention methods. On this page, we're tracking those efforts.