February 2025

Inside ACCESS is a monthly newsletter produced for all ACCESS program staff. It contains programwide announcements and updates from each of the program's service areas. Questions or comments? Email us at communi catio ns@access-ci.org.

In this Issue

March Quarterly Meeting to be Virtual Only
Follow ACCESS on Bluesky
ACCESS On-Ramps is Easy to deploy
Spotlight: Anvil Gets an Upgrade

Opportunities

Events & Trainings

Community Announcements

What's New?

March Quarterly Meeting to be Virtual Only

Due to funding issues related to recent Executive Orders, the upcoming ACCESS Quarterly Meeting, originally scheduled to be held at Chicago's Big 10 Center, will now be fully virtual. Zoom links will be emailed soon; please adjust your plans accordingly and we apologize for any inconvenience.

Follow ACCESS on Bluesky

ACCESS has made the move from X (formerly Twitter) to Bluesky. While you'll still see our account on X, we're now posting all our new content to this X alternative. If you’re on Bluesky, please follow us, @accessforci.bsky.social. And don't forget to follow us on our other social media accounts: LinkedIn: accessforci; Facebook: @ACCESSforCI; YouTube: @ACCESSforCI.

ACCESS On-Ramps is Easy For Institutions to Deploy

Institutions are rapidly adopting ACCESS On-Ramps, a user-friendly JavaScript component that simplifies the discovery of ACCESS cyberinfrastructure for their audiences. Embedding On-Ramps into a website is as easy as copying and pasting a few lines of Javascript, with most organizations able to implement it independently. One partner noted about the process, “It was so easy!” while another partner called it “seamless.” At this time, 19 institutions have adopted On-Ramps, including Columbia University, Boston University, and Texas A&M. That number continues to grow; view an updated list of participating institutions below.

Visit the On-Ramps page

List of On-Ramps participants

Spotlights & Shout Outs

Anvil Gets an Upgrade

Purdue University's ACCESS-allocated Anvil supercomputer recently added 84 Nvidia H100 SXM GPUs to the system thanks to funding provided by the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot Program. With this upgrade, Anvil is now poised to deliver a world-class AI supercomputing resource to researchers nationwide. The system will enhance artificial intelligence workflows and help the U.S. lead the charge in AI research.The photo above shows the Anvil team, from left to right: Arman Pazouki, Carol Song, Preston Smith, and Rajesh Kalyanam. Find out more about this expansion – and learn more about NAIRR – at the links below.

Learn more about Anvil

Learn more about NAIRR Pilot