Research Computing News

Hubbel Space Telescope image of Abell 370 galaxy cluster

Virtual 'Universe Machine' Sheds Light on Galaxy Evolution

By creating millions of virtual universes and comparing them to observations of actual galaxies, a UA-led research team has made discoveries that present a powerful new approach for studying galaxy formation.

Alec Scott, a student worker in the RDC, replacing hardware in the El Gato system

High Performance Computing Updates Mean More Compute Time for Researchers

UA’s free HPC resources are popular and demand is increasing. Researchers from a broad spectrum of disciplines are exploring new areas such as machine learning and deep learning. The UITS Research Technologies group has been working to meet this new demand head on.

Black Hole Modeling in Research Data Center

What the Messier 87 black hole would look like? UA researchers Dimitrios Psaltis, Feryal Ozel, Chi-kwan Chan, and Lia Medeiros used the El Gato system in the Computer Center's Research Data Center to model it before processing of the Event Horizon Telescope data was completed.

A person looking at a computer screen with illustrations of data

UA Institutes Work to Build Data Literacy and Transdisciplinary Research

Two new institutes have put the UA on track to become a data science powerhouse at the national level and leader in promoting data science literacy and transdisciplinary research.