Join us 10/ 2 for the virtual workshop ML Fundamentals I: Supervised Learning. This workshop is for researchers, analysts, engineers, and students with basic programming or data science experience who want to build a solid foundation in machine learning. rcac.purdue.edu/news/7905
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RCAC is headed to D.C.! On September 24, 2026, RCAC's Envision Center, alongside @PurduePhysAstro's Danny Milisavljevic, will be on-site at Capitol Hill to present CollabXR—our open-source, shared learning platform—at the Coalition for National Science Funding Science Showcase.
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The Purdue chapter of Women in High Performance Computing invites you to an afternoon full of food and conversation! Please join us on October 2, from 12:00 p.m. until 2 p.m., for our annual networking event. Lunch will be provided. Register here: purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe…
Anvil was used to host the “AI for All: Practical and Accessible AI for Research and Education” workshop, in partnership with @ASU and @msstate. The workshop was a great success, with more than 65 attendees learning how to harness the power of AI in research computing.
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Join us on September 29th for Genomics Exchange, Session 2: Data management for biologists, with instructor, Arun Seetharam. This workshop is suitable for users at all experience levels. To learn more and register, please visit: rcac.purdue.edu/news/7908
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The Purdue chapter of Women in High Performance Computing invites you to an afternoon full of food and conversation! Please join us on October 2, from 12:00 p.m. until 2 p.m. for our annual networking event. Lunch will be provided. Register here: purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe…
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Join us on September 25th from 1 - 2 pm for AI Ecosystem 2026: What’s New and What Matters. This virtual training will provide a practical overview of the most important developments shaping the field of AI. To learn more and register, please visit:rcac.purdue.edu/news/7898
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Recently, RCAC’s Anvil supercomputer supported the 2026 NSF CyberTraining Quantum Computing for Materials Science and Chemistry (QC4MC) Summer School for the second year in a row. Held this year at @ASU, RCAC's David Liu was an instructor. Great work to everyone who attended!
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Ethan Dickey is a sixth-year PhD candidate in CS at Purdue who won Top Poster Award at our CI Symposium, earning him a travel scholarship from Purdue’s WHPC group. He used this scholarship to attend SIGCSE TS 2026. Click here to learn more: rcac.purdue.edu/news/7897
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RCAC Executive Director Preston Smith sat down with @AMD to discuss how Purdue researchers and students benefit from AMD’s EPYC Server CPUs. Check it out! amd.com/en/resources/case-st…
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RCAC participated in the ACM PEARC26 conference last month. RCAC’s presence at PEARC26 bolstered Purdue’s position as one of the top research institutions in the nation and highlighted the university's commitment to the persistent pursuit of innovation. rcac.purdue.edu/news/7895
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Recently, @UCIrvine used Purdue’s Anvil supercomputer to host the BigCARE workshop. Attendees received guidance and training on HPC in the weeks before the workshop, then spent a week on-site at UCI learning how to optimize research computing workflows for cancer research.
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Join us for our HPC Exchange series, starting on September 8th. Through four 90-minute sessions, participants will increase their ability to navigate HPC systems and use them to run efficient workflows. No experience required. Register Here: rcac.purdue.edu/news/7790
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RCAC has recently secured funding as a partner on multiple NSF grants. The grants come from the IDSS program, and RCAC is a partner on three of the awards in this first cycle, with a total intended award amount exceeding $42 million. rcac.purdue.edu/news/7791@UCLA@UTKnoxville
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For the past 2 years, RCAC has been developing summer camps focused on computing and STEM for high school students. This year we added a 3rd! The camps hosted nearly 100 students in total, and highlighted why Purdue is a national leader in STEM education! rcac.purdue.edu/news/7789
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CALLING ALL PURDUE STUDENTS! Are you looking for a paid internship to gain hands-on work experience? Check out RCAC’s CI-XP program! Students gain real workplace experience by taking on tasks with real-world impact. Learn more and apply rcac.purdue.edu/ci-xp
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The Purdue Envision Center welcomed colleagues from @NotreDame for a visit focused on extended reality, advanced visualization, and immersive technology. During the visit, our guests spent hands-on time using CollabXR, our platform for collaborative immersive environments.
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Congratulations to George Takahashi & Jake White, from the Envision Center for winning the Best Visualization award at PEARC26! Their submission,“CollabXR: immersive spatial communication of 3D materials,” highlighted the innovative ways in which the CollabXR can be used.
Shoutout to all of our CI-XP students participating at @PEARC_Conf! Our CI-XP program is designed as the workforce development pipeline for HPC at Purdue. Part of this involves supporting students as they travel to HPC conferences to network & learn. rcac.purdue.edu/ci-xp
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RCAC’s CI-XP Program is designed as the workforce development pipeline for HPC at Purdue. Shubham Jha, a Master’s student leveraged this pipeline to not only increase his knowledge while gaining real-world experience to help him take his next giant leap. rcac.purdue.edu/news/7781
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