CHAPEL HILL, NC, May 24, 2011—New companies developing technologies to improve patient care in hospitals, combat childhood obesity and create a personalized, data rich version of the Internet will join the Carolina Launch Pad, UNC Chapel Hill’s pre-commercial technology startup incubator, beginning July 1. Read more
MCNC plans video upgrade on statewide education network
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., June 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — MCNC announced today that the video services infrastructure on the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN) is scheduled to be upgraded on July 1.
MCNC has entered the final testing phases of Cisco TelePresence interoperability with H.323 point-to-point (standard on most desktops) and multipoint video services, and TelePresence Management System (TMS) scheduling. Also, a select pilot group is testing centrally-managed soft client licenses for additional devices including laptop and desktop computers and tablets. New services are scheduled to be widely available to NCREN users during the fall semester of the 2011-2012 school year. Read more
Tagged Cisco Systems, distance learning, e-learning, MCNC, NCREN, Telepresence, UNC, Video Services, VoIP
No Exit
RENCI team tackles the challenge of securing sensitive medical research data
For medical researchers, clinical data means opportunities and risks: Opportunities for experiments and analyses that will lead to new knowledge about human diseases; and risks because the burden of keeping personal medical data secure usually falls on the shoulders of the researchers. Read more
NSF campus bridging workshop report now available online
A new report includes recommendations to help campuses create cyberinfrastructure that allows seamless collaboration and data sharing.
The organizers of a campus bridging workshop held last October in Anaheim, CA, have released a final workshop report that includes recommendations to help campuses create cyberinfrastructure that allows seamless collaboration and data sharing across a campus, across multiple campuses and on the national and international levels. Read more
Catch a wave
Where can North Carolina find alternative sources of energy to generate new economic opportunities as well as electrical power?
A research team led by the University of North Carolina’s Coastal Studies Institute (CSI) is looking east to the waters off the North Carolina coast for answers. Read more
Tagged ADCIRC, CSI, Jennette’s Pier, renewable energy, Wave Energy
Emerging company showcase presents 12 startups from UNC
Twelve startup companies based on innovations at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will present at the annual Emerging Company Showcase on May 3.
The new scientific and technology firms are poised to market discoveries such as devices for diagnosing and treating cancer, gaming that encourages more physical activity by children, and technologies for better managing academic research laboratories. Read more
RENCI at ECU announces Visualization Challenge winners
The Visualization Challenge hosted by RENCI at East Carolina University (ECU) drew excellent presentations again this year.
Cal Scheinert, undergraduate winner, and Thad Wester, graduate winner, as well as Hillary Huffer, first runner up, were recognized at the 2011 Research and Creative Week Luncheon at ECU on April 8. Read more
Tagged RENCI at ECU, visualization
Sea Change
Researchers use computer modeling to understand rising seas and coastal risks.
Laid back beach communities, fragile wetlands perfect for canoeing or kayaking, and iconic lighthouses come to mind when picturing North Carolina’s coast. Read more
Tagged ADCIRC, Brian Blanton, coastal modeling, sea level rise, Tom Shay
Journal article by RENCI researcher and UNC partners explores properties of microRNAs
One of biology’s most talked-about breakthroughs of the past decade involves microRNAs—small, non-coding strands of RNA—and their prevalence in all living cells. Read more
Tagged Clark Jeffries, microRNAs, RNA Journal
Carolina Launch Pad invites applications from UNC entrepreneurs
Russell Taylor, Ricky Spero and Richard Superfine of Rheomics, a Carolina Launch Pad firm.
CHAPEL HILL, NC, March 14, 2011—Entrepreneurs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are encouraged to apply for a spot in the Carolina Launch Pad, the pre-commercial technology business accelerator located at the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI).
