{"id":8272,"date":"2013-10-10T08:42:53","date_gmt":"2013-10-10T12:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rcwebsite2.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/?page_id=8272"},"modified":"2017-12-05T14:08:23","modified_gmt":"2017-12-05T19:08:23","slug":"feature-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Feature Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/blog\/rspace-report\/\">RSpace Support Group Pilot Project Report<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/blog\/rspace-report\/\" title=\"RSpace Support Group Pilot Project Report\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/rspace_070826.jpg\" class=\"alignleft\"  alt=\"RSpace Support Group Pilot Project Report\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nBy Sarah Marchese - FASRC Research Data Manager - July 8, 2026\nThe RSpace Support Group pilot project was launched in July 2025 to assess awareness, use, and support of RSpace, an FAS-supported electronic lab notebook (ELN) available to Harvard researchers. Representatives from Harvard Library, University Research Computing (URC), the Office of the Vice Provost for ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/blog\/rspace-report\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/blog\/fasrc-collaboration-with-starfish\/\">FASRC Collaboration With Starfish<\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">FASRC has worked closely with Starfish to create a system allowing not only accurate storage cost recovery, but to allow researchers and PIs an insight into their storage usage and tools for managing that storage.:th\nYou can read more in a two-part blog series from Starfish:\nChapter One: How Harvard Faculty of Arts and Science Research Computing ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/blog\/fasrc-collaboration-with-starfish\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/blog\/new-h200-partition\/\">FASRC Adds New H200 Partition to Cannon<\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Over the past several years FASRC has seen remarkable growth in GPU demand. The gpu partition has been regularly oversubscribed with near constant 100% utilization. Looking at future trends, GPU computation will only become more popular.\nWith this in mind, FASRC is pleased to announce the new gpu_h200 partition on Cannon. This partition is made up ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/blog\/new-h200-partition\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/blog\/2025-compute-os-upgrade\/\">2025 Compute OS Upgrade<\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">It is time for our annual operating system (OS) upgrade for our two clusters, Cannon and FASSE. Unlike previous years we have separated the upgrade from our annual power outage. This was to make it easier for FASRC staff to deal with any unforeseen issues coming out of the power outage and to simplify the ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/blog\/2025-compute-os-upgrade\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/2024-fasrc-user-survey-summary\/\">2024 FASRC User Survey Summary:<\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Out of 2000+ active users on the cluster, 195 users participated in this survey. The survey covered demographics, cluster use, storage, support, training and documentation.\u00a0\nIf you would like to provide additional feedback, please use the following link: User Survey Comments\nUser Demographics:\nThe distribution of respondents was: \n\nGraduate Students (30%)\nResearch Staff (16%)\nFaculty and PIs (19%)\n Postdocs (15%)\nResearch ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/2024-fasrc-user-survey-summary\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/social-capital-chetty\/\">Social Capital &#8211; The strength of our relationships and communities<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/social-capital-chetty\/\" title=\"Social Capital - The strength of our relationships and communities\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/chetty-social-2022-1024x384.jpg\" class=\"alignleft\"  alt=\"Social Capital - The strength of our relationships and communities\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nIn a new paper published in Nature, Raj Chetty's group unearths insights into social capital and how it shapes our nation and our people, both socially and economically.\u00a0\nVisit The Social Capital Atlas: https:\/\/www.socialcapital.org\/\nRead the paper: Nature 608, pages108\u2013121 (2022)\u00a0\nRead the Harvard Gazette story: How Childhood Friendships Sway Economic Mobility\u00a0\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/social-capital-chetty\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/couger-science-may2021\/\">Sex chromosome transformation and the origin of a male-specific X chromosome in the creeping vole<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/couger-science-may2021\/\" title=\"Sex chromosome transformation and the origin of a male-specific X chromosome in the creeping vole\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/couger_science_052021-1024x384.jpg\" class=\"alignleft\"  alt=\"Sex chromosome transformation and the origin of a male-specific X chromosome in the creeping vole\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nMatthew B. Couger, Scott W. Roy, Noelle Anderson, Landen Gozashti, Stacy Pirro, Lindsay S. Millward, Michelle Kim, Duncan Kilburn, Kelvin J. Liu, Todd M. Wilson, Clinton W. Epps, Laurie Dizney, Luis A. Ruedas, Polly Campbell\n\nMystery solved?\nChromosomal sex determination arises when an autosomal locus acquires a sex-determining function. In some taxa, this process occurs often. The ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/couger-science-may2021\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/eht-m87-results\/\">Event Horizon Telescope Maps Emissions From Black Hole<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/eht-m87-results\/\" title=\"Event Horizon Telescope Maps Emissions From Black Hole\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"43\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Event_Horizon_Telescope-150x100.png\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"Event Horizon Telescope Maps Emissions From Black Hole\" data-attachment-id=\"23938\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/eht-m87-results\/attachment\/event_horizon_telescope\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Event_Horizon_Telescope.png\" data-orig-size=\"652,141\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Event_Horizon_Telescope\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Event_Horizon_Telescope.png\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nThe Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration has published results showing how the project was able to map and create imagery of polarized emissions from material rotating within the magnetic field near the event horizon of the supermassive black hole in galaxy M87.\u00a0\nScientists from Harvard's Center for Astrophysics and Black Hole Initiative\u00a0used the FASRC cluster for several ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/eht-m87-results\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/polar-hexagon-on-saturn\/\">Deep rotating convection generates the polar hexagon on Saturn<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/polar-hexagon-on-saturn\/\" title=\"Deep rotating convection generates the polar hexagon on Saturn\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saturnhex-200x200.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"Deep rotating convection generates the polar hexagon on Saturn\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saturnhex-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saturnhex-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 64px) 100vw, 64px\" data-attachment-id=\"23788\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/polar-hexagon-on-saturn\/attachment\/saturnhex\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saturnhex.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"760,380\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"saturnhex\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/saturnhex.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nRakesh K. Yadav Jeremy Bloxham\nPNAS\u00a0June 23, 2020 117\n\"The hexagonal flow pattern on Saturn is a striking example of turbulent self-organization. However, the mechanism of its formation and its depth remain unclear. There are two hypotheses: in one, the hexagon is shallow, extending to depths ranging from tens to hundreds of kilometers; in the other, it ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/polar-hexagon-on-saturn\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/giant-wave-like-collection-of-gas\/\">The Milky Way&#8217;s giant, wave-like collection of gas<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/giant-wave-like-collection-of-gas\/\" title=\"The Milky Way&#039;s giant, wave-like collection of gas\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/radwave_010820-200x200.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Milky Way&#039;s giant, wave-like collection of gas\" data-attachment-id=\"22529\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/giant-wave-like-collection-of-gas\/attachment\/radwave_010820\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/radwave_010820.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,450\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"radwave_010820\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/radwave_010820-1024x384.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\n\n\n\n\nAstronomers at Harvard University have discovered a monolithic, wave-shaped gaseous structure - the largest ever seen in our galaxy - made up of interconnected stellar nurseries. Dubbed the \u201cRadcliffe Wave\u201d in honor of the collaboration\u2019s home base, the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, the discovery transforms a 150-year-old vision of nearby stellar nurseries as an ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/giant-wave-like-collection-of-gas\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/new-scratchlfs02\/\">New scratchlfs02 online, see details<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/new-scratchlfs02\/\" title=\"New scratchlfs02 online, see details\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fasrc_64x64.png\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"New scratchlfs02 online, see details\" data-attachment-id=\"18882\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/?attachment_id=18882\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fasrc_64x64.png\" data-orig-size=\"64,64\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fasrc_64x64\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fasrc_64x64.png\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Dec 18, 2019\n\u00a0\nAs most of you know, the scratchlfs system has exhibited performance issues and instability for some time. We're pleased to announce that a replacement system has been delivered, built, tested, benchmarked, and is ready for your use now at \/n\/scratchlfs02 .\n\u00a0\nAlong with regular monthly maintenance on January 13th, 2020 ( https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/monthly-maintenance ), some ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/new-scratchlfs02\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/blog\/harvard-yale-2019\/\">Harvard\/Yale meetup at MGHPCC<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/blog\/harvard-yale-2019\/\" title=\"Harvard\/Yale meetup at MGHPCC\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191028_132420-200x200.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"Harvard\/Yale meetup at MGHPCC\" data-attachment-id=\"22142\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/blog\/harvard-yale-2019\/attachment\/20191028_132420\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191028_132420.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-N960U1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1572269060&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0012738853503185&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20191028_132420\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20191028_132420-1024x768.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">by Maggie McFee - Nov. 13, 2019\n&nbsp;\nWhile attending the PEARC conference, Maggie and Austin ran into some of our Yale Research Computing counterparts: Kaylea, Robert, and Ben. While there's an intense sports rivalry between the two schools, this wasn't the case with our RC departments. We really hit it off well and we talked about ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/blog\/harvard-yale-2019\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/convergent-regulatory-evolution-and-loss-of-flight-in-paleognathous-birds\/\">Convergent regulatory evolution &#038; loss of flight in paleognathous birds<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/convergent-regulatory-evolution-and-loss-of-flight-in-paleognathous-birds\/\" title=\"Convergent regulatory evolution &amp; loss of flight in paleognathous birds\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/flightlessbirds-050719-200x200.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"Convergent regulatory evolution &amp; loss of flight in paleognathous birds\" data-attachment-id=\"21082\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/convergent-regulatory-evolution-and-loss-of-flight-in-paleognathous-birds\/attachment\/flightlessbirds-050719\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/flightlessbirds-050719.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,450\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"flightlessbirds-050719\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/flightlessbirds-050719-1024x384.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The Evolution of Flightless Birds: Study explores the genetics behind how they developed\n&nbsp;\n\n\"Since Darwin\u2019s era, scientists have wondered how flightless birds like emus, ostriches, kiwis, cassowaries, and others are related, and for decades the assumption was that they must all share a common ancestor who abandoned the skies for a more grounded life.\nBy the early ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/convergent-regulatory-evolution-and-loss-of-flight-in-paleognathous-birds\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/blog\/fasrc-cluster-refresh-2019\/\">FASRC Cluster Refresh 2019<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/blog\/fasrc-cluster-refresh-2019\/\" title=\"FASRC Cluster Refresh 2019\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ThinkSystem-SD650-rear-left-200x200.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"FASRC Cluster Refresh 2019\" data-attachment-id=\"20380\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/blog\/fasrc-cluster-refresh-2019\/attachment\/thinksystem-sd650-rear-left\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ThinkSystem-SD650-rear-left.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,616\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ThinkSystem SD650 rear left\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ThinkSystem-SD650-rear-left-1024x526.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nAs of the November 2019 rankings, Cannon has ranked #144 on the Top500 list!\u00a0\nFor current cluster details, please see: https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/about\/cluster-architecture\/\nFor current partition configurations and changes, please see the Running Jobs page\n\nThe lease on the Odyssey compute cluster comes to an end this year, and a hardware refresh of the cluster will occur in September. \nCurrent ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/blog\/fasrc-cluster-refresh-2019\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/deep-learning-of-aftershock-patterns\/\">Deep learning of aftershock patterns following large earthquakes<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/deep-learning-of-aftershock-patterns\/\" title=\"Deep learning of aftershock patterns following large earthquakes\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/meade_0918-200x200.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"Deep learning of aftershock patterns following large earthquakes\" data-attachment-id=\"18986\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/deep-learning-of-aftershock-patterns\/attachment\/meade_0918\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/meade_0918.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,450\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"meade_0918\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/meade_0918-1024x384.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nPhoebe M. R. DeVries, Fernanda Vi\u00e9gas, Martin Wattenberg &amp; Brendan J. Meade \n\"Aftershocks are a response to changes in stress generated by large earthquakes and represent the most common observations of the triggering of earthquakes. The maximum magnitude of aftershocks and their temporal decay are well described by empirical laws (such as Bath\u2019s law\u00a0and Omori\u2019s ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/deep-learning-of-aftershock-patterns\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/unraveling-the-stellar-content-of-young-clusters\/\">Unraveling the Stellar Content of Young Clusters<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/unraveling-the-stellar-content-of-young-clusters\/\" title=\"Unraveling the Stellar Content of Young Clusters\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/clusteredyso_2018-200x200.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"Unraveling the Stellar Content of Young Clusters\" data-attachment-id=\"18801\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/unraveling-the-stellar-content-of-young-clusters\/attachment\/clusteredyso_2018\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/clusteredyso_2018.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,450\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"clusteredyso_2018\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/clusteredyso_2018-1024x384.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\n\"CfA astronomers Rafael Martinez-Galarz and Howard Smith and their two colleagues have developed a new statistical analysis technique to address the problem of confused SEDs in clustered environments. Using the highest spatial resolution images for each region, the team identifies the distinguishable stars (at least this many are in the cluster) and their emission at ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/unraveling-the-stellar-content-of-young-clusters\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/revisiting-the-six-city-study\/\">Revisiting the Six City Study<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/revisiting-the-six-city-study\/\" title=\"Revisiting the Six City Study\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sixcity2018-200x200.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"Revisiting the Six City Study\" data-attachment-id=\"18796\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/revisiting-the-six-city-study\/attachment\/sixcity2018\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sixcity2018.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,450\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sixcity2018\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sixcity2018-1024x384.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\n&nbsp;\n\"Last June, eight new Harvard-affiliated researchers revisited the study, using new technologies and innovations in statistical analysis and examining Medicare data\u2014the largest and most public dataset available documenting the health of U.S. citizens\u2014thus presumably averting renewed charges of secret science (an issue raised anew by current EPA administrator Scott Pruitt). Their findings breathe new life ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/revisiting-the-six-city-study\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/mapping-invisible-ocean-pollutants\/\">Mapping Invisible Ocean Pollutants<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/mapping-invisible-ocean-pollutants\/\" title=\"Mapping Invisible Ocean Pollutants\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sunderland_august2018-200x200.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mapping Invisible Ocean Pollutants\" data-attachment-id=\"18724\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/mapping-invisible-ocean-pollutants\/attachment\/sunderland_august2018\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sunderland_august2018.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,450\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sunderland_august2018\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sunderland_august2018-1024x384.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nProf. Elsie Sunderland's lab seeks to build a picture of pollutants which threaten our oceans.\n\u201cPeople struggle with this idea that we could impact planetary level processes. But we do. There\u2019s irrefutable\nevidence on many, many scales that we\u2019re changing the natural functioning of these ecosystems.\u201d\n&nbsp; &nbsp;\nRead more in Harvard Magazine's full story\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/mapping-invisible-ocean-pollutants\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/accelerating-viscoelastic-calculations\/\">Accelerating Viscoelastic Calculations<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/accelerating-viscoelastic-calculations\/\" title=\"Accelerating Viscoelastic Calculations\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/meade_10-2017-200x200.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"Accelerating Viscoelastic Calculations\" data-attachment-id=\"17055\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/accelerating-viscoelastic-calculations\/attachment\/meade_10-2017\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/meade_10-2017.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,450\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"meade_10-2017\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/meade_10-2017-1024x384.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nRead more about how Brendan Meade's group used machine learning and the Odyssey cluster\n to accelerate\u00a0large-scale viscoelastic calculations using neural net concepts at Harvard Magazine.\n  Earthquakes Around the World - Harvard Magazine\nFor a deeper dive, you'll find their paper describing the work at\u00a0https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/1701.08884\n\n\n\n\n\nABSTRACT: \"One of the most significant challenges involved in efforts to understand ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/accelerating-viscoelastic-calculations\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/dominici-06-30-17\/\">Air Pollution and Mortality in the Medicare Population<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/dominici-06-30-17\/\" title=\"Air Pollution and Mortality in the Medicare Population\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/dominici_063017-200x200.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"Air Pollution and Mortality in the Medicare Population\" data-attachment-id=\"16497\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/dominici-06-30-17\/attachment\/dominici_063017\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/dominici_063017.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,450\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dominici_063017\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/dominici_063017-1024x384.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nABSTRACT - We constructed an open cohort of all Medicare beneficiaries (60,925,443 persons) in the continental United States from the years 2000 through 2012, with 460,310,521 person-years of follow-up. Annual averages of fine particulate matter (particles with a mass median aerodynamic diameter of less than 2.5 \u03bcm ) and ozone were estimated according to the ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/dominici-06-30-17\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/language-out-of-nothing\/\">A Language Out of Nothing<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/language-out-of-nothing\/\" title=\"A Language Out of Nothing\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/davidson_0517-200x200.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"A Language Out of Nothing\" data-attachment-id=\"16328\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/language-out-of-nothing\/attachment\/davidson_0517\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/davidson_0517.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,450\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"davidson_0517\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/davidson_0517-1024x384.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nSearching for the nature of speech, sign, and universal grammar\n\"Davidson\u2019s work on sign languages spans the divide between applied and theoretical linguistics, contributing to both abstract debates about language in the mind and questions with immediate impacts on people\u2019s lives. Harvard\u2019s small but formidable linguistics department thrives on its interest in the union of theory ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/language-out-of-nothing\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/green-computing\/\">Green Computing Today, Not Tomorrow<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/green-computing\/\" title=\"Green Computing Today, Not Tomorrow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/slider_solar-200x200.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"Green Computing Today, Not Tomorrow\" data-attachment-id=\"16253\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/slider_solar\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/slider_solar.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,450\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"slider_solar\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/slider_solar-1024x384.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Harvard and FASRC believe in innovation and a sustainable energy footprint. From our green data center in Holyoke, MA to clean energy initiatives on campus, we are committed to improving the world around us.\nMGHPCC is our green data center in Holyoke, MA which was purpose-built to achieve sustainable, clean energy and cooling. The new solar ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/green-computing\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/nese-storage\/\">NESE: Large-Scale Extendable Storage<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/nese-storage\/\" title=\"NESE: Large-Scale Extendable Storage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nese_112816_sm-200x200.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"NESE: Large-Scale Extendable Storage\" data-attachment-id=\"15736\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/nese-storage\/attachment\/nese_112816_sm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nese_112816_sm.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"740,278\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"nese_112816_sm\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nese_112816_sm.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\n\"As big data becomes a common analytical tool in fields from the sciences to the humanities, Harvard\u2019s computer infrastructure experts are turning their attention to an increasingly pressing question: How do you manage it all?\nIn recent years, Harvard invested in the Odyssey computing cluster, whose 60,000 CPUs provide the sheer computing horsepower needed to crunch ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/nese-storage\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/teaching-computers-to-identify-odors\/\">Teaching Computers to Identify Odors<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/teaching-computers-to-identify-odors\/\" title=\"Teaching Computers to Identify Odors\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/murthy_092316-200x200.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"Teaching Computers to Identify Odors\" data-attachment-id=\"15468\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/murthy_092316\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/murthy_092316.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,450\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"murthy_092316\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Teaching Computers to Identify Odors&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/murthy_092316-1024x384.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\n\"Using a machine-learning algorithm,  Murthy and colleagues were able to \u201ctrain\u201d a computer to recognize the neural patterns associated with various scents, and to identify whether specific odors were present in a mix of smells. The study is described in a Sept. 1 paper in the journal Neuron.\" - Harvard Gazette\nRead more at ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/teaching-computers-to-identify-odors\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/redox-flow-battery\/\">A Redox-flow Battery with an Alloxazine-based Organic Electrolyte<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/redox-flow-battery\/\" title=\"A Redox-flow Battery with an Alloxazine-based Organic Electrolyte\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/redoxflow_aug2016_sm-200x200.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"A Redox-flow Battery with an Alloxazine-based Organic Electrolyte\" data-attachment-id=\"15347\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/redox-flow-battery\/attachment\/redoxflow_aug2016_sm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/redoxflow_aug2016_sm.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"740,278\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"redoxflow_aug2016_sm\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/redoxflow_aug2016_sm.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nOdyssey helps researchers create the next generation of energy storage systems. Using organic electrolytes, a redox-flow battery offers many benefits and improvements over current energy storage schemes using more environmentally-friendly compounds.\nExcerpt: Redox-flow batteries (RFBs) can store large amounts of electrical energy from variable sources, such as solar and wind. Recently, redox-active organic molecules in aqueous ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/redox-flow-battery\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/iarpa-advanced-machine-learning-challenge\/\">IARPA ADVANCED MACHINE LEARNING CHALLENGE<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/iarpa-advanced-machine-learning-challenge\/\" title=\"IARPA ADVANCED MACHINE LEARNING CHALLENGE\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iarpa_jan2016-840-200x200.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"IARPA ADVANCED MACHINE LEARNING CHALLENGE\" data-attachment-id=\"14627\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/iarpa-advanced-machine-learning-challenge\/attachment\/iarpa_jan2016-840\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iarpa_jan2016-840.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"840,315\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"iarpa_jan2016-840\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/iarpa_jan2016-840.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nIARPA has awarded more than $28 million to Harvard\u2019s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS),  Center for Brain Science (CBS), and Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology for research into advanced neuroscience and machine learning.\nProfessors David Cox, Jeff Lichtman, Hanspeter Pfister, Haim Sompolinsky and Ryan Adams look to push the ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/iarpa-advanced-machine-learning-challenge\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/new-methods-for-flu-tracking-and-prediction\/\">New Methods for Flu Tracking and Prediction<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/new-methods-for-flu-tracking-and-prediction\/\" title=\"New Methods for Flu Tracking and Prediction\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/flu_fasrc-200x200.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"New Methods for Flu Tracking and Prediction\" data-attachment-id=\"14227\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/flu_fasrc\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/flu_fasrc.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,450\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"flu_fasrc\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;REAL-TIME TRACKING OF INFLUENZA OUTBREAKS&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/flu_fasrc-1024x384.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Statistics Professor Samuel Kou and colleagues have created new tracking methods for influenza using data from across the Internet and the power of Odyssey.\n\n\"The approach, called ARGO, for AutoRegression with Google search data, combines Google data with historical records from the CDC and information on seasonality of the flu. It also accounts for changes in ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/new-methods-for-flu-tracking-and-prediction\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/brain-genomics-superstruct-project\/\">Brain Genomics Superstruct Project<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/brain-genomics-superstruct-project\/\" title=\"Brain Genomics Superstruct Project\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/rc_gsp_2015-200x200.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"Brain Genomics Superstruct Project\" data-attachment-id=\"13788\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/brain-genomics-superstruct-project\/attachment\/rc_gsp_2015\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/rc_gsp_2015.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,450\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rc_gsp_2015\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;BRAIN GENOMICS SUPERSTRUCT PROJECT (Nature\/Scientific Data)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/rc_gsp_2015-1024x384.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nABSTRACT\nThe goal of the Brain Genomics Superstruct Project (GSP) is to enable large-scale exploration of the links between brain function, behavior, and ultimately genetic variation. To provide the broader scientific community data to probe these associations, a repository of structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans linked to genetic information was constructed from a ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/brain-genomics-superstruct-project\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/odyssey-software-updates-june-2015\/\">Odyssey Software Updates, June-2015<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/odyssey-software-updates-june-2015\/\" title=\"Odyssey Software Updates, June-2015\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/1385493332_megafone-300x300.png\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"Odyssey Software Updates, June-2015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/1385493332_megafone-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/1385493332_megafone-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/1385493332_megafone.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 64px) 100vw, 64px\" data-attachment-id=\"8913\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/1385493332_megafone\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/1385493332_megafone.png\" data-orig-size=\"512,512\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1385493332_megafone\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/1385493332_megafone.png\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Software updates and installs since May 1st:\nNOTE: All software is installed under the Lmod module system on Odyssey. And please read our guidelines for software install requests.\n\n\narmadillo\n5.100.2\nFast C++ matrix library with easy to use functions and syntax, deliberately similar to Matlab\n\n\nART\n031915\nSimulation tools to generate synthetic next-generation sequencing reads\n\n\nbcftools\n1.2\nSet of utilities that manipulate variant calls in ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/odyssey-software-updates-june-2015\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/odyssey-mars-and-beyond\/\">Odyssey helps simulate conditions on Mars &#038; beyond<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/odyssey-mars-and-beyond\/\" title=\"Odyssey helps simulate conditions on Mars &amp; beyond\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/wordsworth_slider-june2015-200x200.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"Odyssey helps simulate conditions on Mars &amp; beyond\" data-attachment-id=\"13593\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/odyssey-mars-and-beyond\/attachment\/wordsworth_slider-june2015\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/wordsworth_slider-june2015.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,450\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"wordsworth_slider-june2015\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;ODYSSEY HELPS UNRAVEL CONDITIONS ON MARS AND BEYOND&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/wordsworth_slider-june2015-1024x384.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nSimulations using the Odyssey cluster played a key role in two new papers, one authored by Harvard Assistant Professor Robin Wordsworth and one by Prof. Wordsworth along with colleagues across the country, which concern planetary conditions on Mars and on tidally locked rocky planets.\nThe first, Atmospheric Heat Redistribution and Collapse on Tidally Locked Rocky Planets ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/odyssey-mars-and-beyond\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/fas-research-computing-implements-novel-big-data-storage-system\/\">FAS Research Computing Implements Novel Big Data Storage System<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/fas-research-computing-implements-novel-big-data-storage-system\/\" title=\"FAS Research Computing Implements Novel Big Data Storage System\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/trashcan-200x200.png\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"FAS Research Computing Implements Novel Big Data Storage System\" data-attachment-id=\"13241\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/fas-research-computing-implements-novel-big-data-storage-system\/attachment\/trashcan\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/trashcan.png\" data-orig-size=\"401,526\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"trashcan\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/trashcan.png\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (on April Fools' Day)\nCAMBRIDGE, M.A. - After years of careful research, scientists in the FAS Research Computing organization have noticed that a large proportion of the \u201cbig data\u201d we generate as part of our research isn\u2019t actually of all that much value.\nToday we are announcing our new storage system called DevNull&#x2122;. DevNull&#x2122; ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/fas-research-computing-implements-novel-big-data-storage-system\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/harvards-odyssey-unlocks-big-data\/\">Harvard\u2019s Odyssey unlocks big data<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/harvards-odyssey-unlocks-big-data\/\" title=\"Harvard\u2019s Odyssey unlocks big data\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/download-200x200.png\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"Harvard\u2019s Odyssey unlocks big data\" data-attachment-id=\"12921\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/harvards-odyssey-unlocks-big-data\/attachment\/download\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/download.png\" data-orig-size=\"640,360\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"download\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/download.png\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nIncreasingly, big data is changing life\u2019s game board.\nAs technology evolves and becomes further integrated into society, massive amounts of data are being collected and stored. From the app on your cellphone to the swipe of your credit card to the systems that monitor everyday activities, data is endlessly transmitted and interpreted. With supercomputers within easy ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/harvards-odyssey-unlocks-big-data\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/explosion-research-data-drives-tipping-point-facilities\/\">Explosion of Research Data Drives \u201cTipping Point\u201d for IT Facilities<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/explosion-research-data-drives-tipping-point-facilities\/\" title=\"Explosion of Research Data Drives \u201cTipping Point\u201d for IT Facilities\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"43\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/8252149527_8f3b9ee3b1_q-150x100.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"Explosion of Research Data Drives \u201cTipping Point\u201d for IT Facilities\" data-attachment-id=\"8306\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/attachment\/8252149527_8f3b9ee3b1_q\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/8252149527_8f3b9ee3b1_q.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"150,150\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MGHPCC Windows\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/8252149527_8f3b9ee3b1_q.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">James Cuff, Assistant Dean for Research Computing, sits down with Data Center Knowledge to discuss his upcoming keynote address at the 2015 Data Center World Global Conference. Cuff will talk about the current and future state of the data center in his address.\u00a0\u201cData centers are the back bone of civilization,\u201d Cuff said. \u201cBasic science is ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/explosion-research-data-drives-tipping-point-facilities\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/evolution-yeast\/\">Evolution in Action: Observing Yeast Over 500 Generations<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/evolution-yeast\/\" title=\"Evolution in Action: Observing Yeast Over 500 Generations\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Yeast_96wp-200x200.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"Evolution in Action: Observing Yeast Over 500 Generations\" data-attachment-id=\"12551\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/yeast_96wp\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Yeast_96wp.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,665\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1410199134&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Yeast_96wp\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Yeast_96wp.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">What does evolution look like? How much does genetic background influence evolution? Is evolutionary adaptability random or predictable? These are questions the\u00a0Desai Lab\u00a0has set out to answer. With a research focus on evolutionary dynamics, the Desai Lab observes evolution in action. To do this, the lab has designed experiments that allow them to quickly detect ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/evolution-yeast\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/research-computing-among-sponsors-martin-karplus-celebration-symposium\/\">Research Computing Among Sponsors for Martin Karplus Celebration Symposium<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/research-computing-among-sponsors-martin-karplus-celebration-symposium\/\" title=\"Research Computing Among Sponsors for Martin Karplus Celebration Symposium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/mKarplus_BnF2013-200x200.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"Research Computing Among Sponsors for Martin Karplus Celebration Symposium\" data-attachment-id=\"12236\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/research-computing-among-sponsors-martin-karplus-celebration-symposium\/attachment\/mkarplus_bnf2013\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/mKarplus_BnF2013.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2333,3500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Emmanuel NGUYEN NGOC_enn2004@free.fr&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1368471149&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Emmanuel Nguyen Ngoc&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mKarplus_BnF2013\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/mKarplus_BnF2013-682x1024.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Harvard FAS Research Computing (FASRC) has partnered with Dell to sponsor part of the Martin Karplus Celebration Symposium on October 1, 2014.\nThe Symposium is a one-day event celebrating the life and work of Martin Karplus, the Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemistry Emeritus at Harvard University. Karplus was one of three winners of the 2013 ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/research-computing-among-sponsors-martin-karplus-celebration-symposium\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/simulations-run-on-odyssey-lead-to-first-realistic-virtual-universe\/\">Simulations run on Odyssey lead to first realistic virtual universe<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/simulations-run-on-odyssey-lead-to-first-realistic-virtual-universe\/\" title=\"Simulations run on Odyssey lead to first realistic virtual universe\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/illustris_box_dmdens_gasdens-200x200.png\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"Simulations run on Odyssey lead to first realistic virtual universe\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/illustris_box_dmdens_gasdens-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/illustris_box_dmdens_gasdens-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/illustris_box_dmdens_gasdens-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/illustris_box_dmdens_gasdens.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 64px) 100vw, 64px\" data-attachment-id=\"11294\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/attachment\/illustris_box_dmdens_gasdens\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/illustris_box_dmdens_gasdens.png\" data-orig-size=\"2000,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"illustris_box_dmdens_gasdens\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/illustris_box_dmdens_gasdens-1024x1024.png\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Astronomers have created the first realistic virtual universe by running large-scale cosmological simulations on supercomputers. The project, known as Illustris, was led by Mark Vogelsberger of MIT and the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Illustris produced detailed galaxy simulations by using complex computer models that captured the physical components and processes of the universe from 12 ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/simulations-run-on-odyssey-lead-to-first-realistic-virtual-universe\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/research-computing-partner-in-massachusetts-open-cloud-project\/\">Research Computing partner in Massachusetts Open Cloud project<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/research-computing-partner-in-massachusetts-open-cloud-project\/\" title=\"Research Computing partner in Massachusetts Open Cloud project\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/moc.jpg\" class=\"alignleft\"  alt=\"Research Computing partner in Massachusetts Open Cloud project\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">HOLYOKE \u2013 Friday, April 25, 2014 \u2013 Governor Deval Patrick today announced a $3 million capital investment to launch the Massachusetts Open Cloud project, a university-industry collaboration designed to create a new public cloud computing infrastructure to spur big data innovation. Governor Patrick also announced the release of the 2014 Mass Big Data Report, which ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/research-computing-partner-in-massachusetts-open-cloud-project\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/research-computing-announces-internet2-hpc-advisory-group-membership\/\">Research Computing Announces Internet2 HPC Advisory Group Membership<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/research-computing-announces-internet2-hpc-advisory-group-membership\/\" title=\"Research Computing Announces Internet2 HPC Advisory Group Membership\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/internet2-200x200.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"Research Computing Announces Internet2 HPC Advisory Group Membership\" data-attachment-id=\"11005\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/attachment\/internet2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/internet2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"846,628\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"internet2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/internet2.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">DENVER\u2014April 7, 2014\u2014Internet2 today announced at the 2014 Internet2 Global Summit the creation of the Internet2 Program Advisory Group for High Performance and Research Computing and the inaugural co-chairs and members.\n\"I'm excited to lead this important venture along with my colleague and friend Dave Lifka,\" said\u00a0Jim Bottum, the Group\u2019s Co-Chair and Clemson University\u2019s Chief Information ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/research-computing-announces-internet2-hpc-advisory-group-membership\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/mghpcc-project-team-wins-harvard-green-carpet-award\/\">MGHPCC project team wins Harvard Green Carpet Award<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/mghpcc-project-team-wins-harvard-green-carpet-award\/\" title=\"MGHPCC project team wins Harvard Green Carpet Award\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Green-Carpet-Award-Image-cropped-200x200.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"MGHPCC project team wins Harvard Green Carpet Award\" data-attachment-id=\"10517\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/mghpcc-project-team-wins-harvard-green-carpet-award\/attachment\/green-carpet-award-image-cropped\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Green-Carpet-Award-Image-cropped.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"275,339\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Green Carpet Award Image cropped\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Green-Carpet-Award-Image-cropped.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\n&nbsp;\nThe Harvard Office for Sustainability has awarded the Harvard project team for the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC) a Green Carpet Award. The award recognizes Sustainability Leaders at Harvard who exemplify innovation and creativity through the development and execution of campus sustainability plans that focus on the reduction of energy use, green house ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/mghpcc-project-team-wins-harvard-green-carpet-award\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/research-computing-powers-computation-behind-bicep2-discovery\/\">Research Computing powers computation behind BICEP2 discovery<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/research-computing-powers-computation-behind-bicep2-discovery\/\" title=\"Research Computing powers computation behind BICEP2 discovery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/bicep2-station-200x200.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"Research Computing powers computation behind BICEP2 discovery\" data-attachment-id=\"10461\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/research-computing-powers-computation-behind-bicep2-discovery\/attachment\/bicep2-station\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/bicep2-station.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bicep2 station\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/bicep2-station.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nResearch Computing has provided computational support and infrastructure for the BICEP2 project. Research Computing provided the BICEP2 project with 400TB of storage space and access to more than 30,000 cores of compute.Research Computing also provided virtual machine support for BICEP2 websites and data. The project consumed 5.1 million CPU hours on Odyssey since 2010.\nOf those ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/research-computing-powers-computation-behind-bicep2-discovery\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/nba-drafts-big-data\/\">NBA drafts Big Data<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/nba-drafts-big-data\/\" title=\"NBA drafts Big Data\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/epv-chart-features-200x200.png\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"NBA drafts Big Data\" data-attachment-id=\"10287\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/attachment\/epv-chart-features\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/epv-chart-features.png\" data-orig-size=\"1152,760\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"epv-chart-features\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Credit: POINTWISE: Predicting Points and Valuing Decisions in Real Time with NBA Optical Tracking Data&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/epv-chart-features-1024x675.png\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nHarvard researchers have used Odyssey to dig deep into NBA player data, creating a new statistical framework for basketball analytics. The research, led by Kirk Goldsberry, Visiting Scholar at the Center for Geographic Analysis, Luke Bornn, Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistics, Dan Cervone, and Alex D\u2019Amour both PhD students in the Department of ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/nba-drafts-big-data\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/fas-research-computing-advanced-cyberinfrastructure\/\">Research Computing part of $5.3M NSF award for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure<\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">CAMBRIDGE, M.A. \u2013 The National Science Foundation has awarded a consortium of six universities a $5.3 million grant to support a national network of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Research and Education Facilitators (ACI-REFs). Harvard University\u2019s FAS Research Computing group is one of the collaborating institutions. The project, called Advanced Cyberinfrastructure - Research and Educational Facilitation: Campus-based Computational ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/fas-research-computing-advanced-cyberinfrastructure\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/fas-research-computing-to-join-gluster-community-board\/\">FAS Research Computing to join Gluster Community Board<\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">CAMBRIDGE, M.A. \u2013 FAS Research Computing (FASRC) has signed a letter of intent to join the Gluster Community Board, the leading community for open software-defined storage. James Cuff, Assistant Dean for Research Computing at Harvard University, will represent FASRC. The board is comprised of individuals and organization representatives committed to the success of the GlusterFS ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/fas-research-computing-to-join-gluster-community-board\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/altered-diet-can-quickly-change-gut-microbiome-in-humans\/\">Altered diet can quickly change gut microbiome in humans<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/altered-diet-can-quickly-change-gut-microbiome-in-humans\/\" title=\"Altered diet can quickly change gut microbiome in humans\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Nature-4-200x200.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"Altered diet can quickly change gut microbiome in humans\" data-attachment-id=\"9175\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/altered-diet-can-quickly-change-gut-microbiome-in-humans\/attachment\/nature-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Nature-4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"930,811\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Animal and plant-based foods have contrasting effects on the human gut microbiome. Credit: John Kaufmann, http:\/\/www.jek2004.com&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;DIET AND GUT MICROBIOME&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Nature-4.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\"> Animal and plant-based foods have contrasting effects on the human gut microbiome. Credit: John Kaufmann, http:\/\/www.jek2004.com\nLed by the Turnbaugh lab in the Center for Systems Biology at Harvard University, researchers have discovered that the microbes found in the human gut respond rapidly to a new diet. The researchers placed ten people on two defined ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/altered-diet-can-quickly-change-gut-microbiome-in-humans\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/the-clean-energy-project\/\">The Clean Energy Project<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/the-clean-energy-project\/\" title=\"The Clean Energy Project\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"43\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/cleanenergy-150x100.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Clean Energy Project\" data-attachment-id=\"5051\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/case-studies\/designing-new-materials-for-clean-energy\/attachment\/cleanenergy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/cleanenergy.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"426,251\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Clean Energy &amp;#8211; Credit: Mark Matson\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/cleanenergy.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The Clean Energy projects searches for next generation plastic solar cell materials using RC computational resources. The project, led by Professor Al\u00e1n Aspuru-Guzik, has generated data about 2.3 million candidate compounds for organic electronic materials. To find out more about the project see here.\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/the-clean-energy-project\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/migratory-behavior-of-planetary-systems\/\">Migratory behavior of planetary systems<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/migratory-behavior-of-planetary-systems\/\" title=\"Migratory behavior of planetary systems\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"43\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/planets-150x100.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"Migratory behavior of planetary systems\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/planets-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/planets-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/planets.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 64px) 100vw, 64px\" data-attachment-id=\"8842\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/attachment\/planets\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/planets.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,415\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"planets\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/planets.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Using Odyssey to run numerical integrations, research on how planetary systems evolve and migrate has provided new insights. The centuries old theory of orderly planetary system architectures is being challenged by new evidence that suggests many planetary systems underwent a period of upheaval during which giant planets \u201cmigrated\u201d from where they formed. For a full ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/migratory-behavior-of-planetary-systems\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/the-equality-of-opportunity-project\/\">The Equality of Opportunity Project<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/the-equality-of-opportunity-project\/\" title=\"The Equality of Opportunity Project\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"43\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/fallback-150x100.png\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Equality of Opportunity Project\" data-attachment-id=\"8841\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/attachment\/fallback\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/fallback.png\" data-orig-size=\"599,380\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"US\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/fallback.png\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Harvard economists measure the upward mobility of children in the bottom fifth of U.S. households using big data and Odyssey. The economists found that there is substantial variation in the U.S. in the prospects for escaping poverty and some of the strongest predictors of upward mobility are social capital and family structure. For more details ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/the-equality-of-opportunity-project\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/temperature-extremes-unprecedented-in-the-past-600-years\/\">Temperature extremes unprecedented in the past 600 years<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/temperature-extremes-unprecedented-in-the-past-600-years\/\" title=\"Temperature extremes unprecedented in the past 600 years\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"43\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/nature11969-f2.2.2-150x100.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"Temperature extremes unprecedented in the past 600 years\" data-attachment-id=\"8840\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/attachment\/nature11969-f2-2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/nature11969-f2.2.2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"267,247\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"figure 2.2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/nature11969-f2.2.2.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Harvard scientists use Odyssey to run climate models measuring the scale and frequency of recent warm temperature extremes. The results led to conclusive evidence that the summers of 2005, 2007, 2010 and 2011 in the high northern latitudes were warmer than those of all prior years back to 1400.\nFor the full paper see here.\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/temperature-extremes-unprecedented-in-the-past-600-years\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/mghpcc-becomes-first-university-research-data-center-awarded-leed-platinum-certification\/\">MGHPCC Awarded LEED\u00ae Platinum Certification<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/mghpcc-becomes-first-university-research-data-center-awarded-leed-platinum-certification\/\" title=\"MGHPCC Awarded LEED\u00ae Platinum Certification\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"43\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/8252149527_8f3b9ee3b1_q-150x100.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"MGHPCC Awarded LEED\u00ae Platinum Certification\" data-attachment-id=\"8306\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/attachment\/8252149527_8f3b9ee3b1_q\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/8252149527_8f3b9ee3b1_q.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"150,150\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MGHPCC Windows\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/8252149527_8f3b9ee3b1_q.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nThe Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC) has become the first university research data center to receive a LEED\u00ae Platinum certification, the highest green building ranking. The MGHPCC is also one of only 13 data centers in the country to receive a Platinum certification. Computing centers are typically large users of energy.\n\u201cAs our name ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/mghpcc-becomes-first-university-research-data-center-awarded-leed-platinum-certification\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/research-computing-adds-28000-processors-to-cluster\/\">Research Computing Adds 28,000 Processors to Cluster<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/research-computing-adds-28000-processors-to-cluster\/\" title=\"Research Computing Adds 28,000 Processors to Cluster\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"43\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/9008033397_4a4c0212c0_m-150x100.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"Research Computing Adds 28,000 Processors to Cluster\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/9008033397_4a4c0212c0_m-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/9008033397_4a4c0212c0_m.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 64px) 100vw, 64px\" data-attachment-id=\"8285\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/research-computing-adds-28000-processors-to-cluster\/attachment\/9008033397_4a4c0212c0_m\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/9008033397_4a4c0212c0_m.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"240,159\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Server Row\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/9008033397_4a4c0212c0_m.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\"> With the opening of the\u00a0Massachusetts\u00a0Green High Performance Computing Center\u00a0(MGHPCC) in November 2012, Research Computing began the build out of its new server infrastructure located in Holyoke, MA. The end result was a cluster 28,000 processors stronger bringing total compute to over 54,000 CPUs. While computing power went up, total energy consumption went down. The ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/research-computing-adds-28000-processors-to-cluster\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/mghpcc-open-for-business\/\">MGHPCC Open for Business<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/mghpcc-open-for-business\/\" title=\"MGHPCC Open for Business\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"43\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/8227677258_8508c43781_m-150x100.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"MGHPCC Open for Business\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/8227677258_8508c43781_m-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/8227677258_8508c43781_m.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 64px) 100vw, 64px\" data-attachment-id=\"8291\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/mghpcc-open-for-business\/attachment\/8227677258_8508c43781_m\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/8227677258_8508c43781_m.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"240,160\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"8227677258_8508c43781_m\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/8227677258_8508c43781_m.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">State of the Art Data Center Will Keep Massachusetts at Forefront of\u00a0Innovation Economy\nHOLYOKE \u2013 Friday, November 16, 2012 \u2013 Governor Deval Patrick and Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray joined university leaders and technology executives today to cut the ribbon on the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC). The new Center will keep Massachusetts at the ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/mghpcc-open-for-business\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/research-computing-to-play-vital-role-in-9-million-grant-from-the-national-institute-of-mental-health\/\">Research Computing to play vital role in $9 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/research-computing-to-play-vital-role-in-9-million-grant-from-the-national-institute-of-mental-health\/\" title=\"Research Computing to play vital role in $9 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"43\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/brain-mapping_605-150x100.jpg\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image\" alt=\"Research Computing to play vital role in $9 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/brain-mapping_605-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/brain-mapping_605-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/brain-mapping_605.jpg 605w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 64px) 100vw, 64px\" data-attachment-id=\"8296\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/research-computing-to-play-vital-role-in-9-million-grant-from-the-national-institute-of-mental-health\/attachment\/brain-mapping_605\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/brain-mapping_605.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"605,403\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Parvalbumin cells (blue) and one of the genes (red) that regulate their maturation in the cerebral cortex of a mouse. The connections made to and from these cells control critical periods of brain development and are vulnerable to mental illness. The Conte Center aims to map the wiring diagram, imprinted gene network and functional maturation of these pivotal neurons using state-of-the-art microscopy and bioinformatics approaches.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mapping the Brain\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Parvalbumin cells (blue) and one of the genes (red) that regulate their maturation in the cerebral cortex of a mouse. The connections made to and from these cells control critical periods of brain development and are vulnerable to mental illness. The Conte Center aims to map the wiring diagram, imprinted gene network and functional maturation of these pivotal neurons using state-of-the-art microscopy and bioinformatics approaches.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/brain-mapping_605.jpg\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">From the\u00a0Harvard Gazette\nBy Peter Reuell, Harvard Staff Writer\n\nHave you ever wondered why infants can learn foreign languages easily, while older children and parents struggle? Or why your third-grader can fix your computer, but you can barely check your email? The answer, scientists have long known, lies in the way brains develop. All children experience what ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news\/research-computing-to-play-vital-role-in-9-million-grant-from-the-national-institute-of-mental-health\/\">Read More&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/news-home\/feature-stories\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":103,"featured_media":0,"parent":8959,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8272","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P42YvN-29q","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/103"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8272"}],"version-history":[{"count":79,"href":"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8272\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17389,"href":"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8272\/revisions\/17389"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rc.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}