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3/25/2025 - New Casper HTC Nodes Available
March 25, 2025

The Casper cluster now has 64 new high-throughput computing (HTC) nodes, which are for batch jobs that require the use of one full node or less. The new nodes are prioritized by the job scheduler and will fill before placing you on older generation HTC nodes. New documentation provides details on the new node specifications and also how to target specific nodes on Casper using PBS.  New HTC nod...

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Join the Digital Earths Global Hackathon in May at NSF NCAR
March 19, 2025

This year, NSF NCAR will host the US-Central “node” of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Digital Earths Global Hackathon. This in-person-only event will take place from Monday, May 12 to Friday, May 16, at the Foothills Laboratory in Boulder, CO.  Participants will gather in-person to collaborate on hacking, bug-fixing, and learning in a dynamic, hands-on environment. This is a globa...

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Apply for travel support by Friday 3/21! Join the Digital Earths Global Hackathon in May
March 19, 2025

This year, NSF NCAR will host the US-Central “node” of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Digital Earths Global Hackathon. This in-person-only event will take place from Monday, May 12 to Friday, May 16, at the Foothills Laboratory in Boulder, CO.  Participants will gather in-person to collaborate on hacking, bug-fixing, and learning in a dynamic, hands-on environment. This is a globa...

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2025 HPC User Survey - Closes Friday, March 28th!
March 18, 2025

Please share your feedback through CISL’s annual HPC User Survey before 5PM MDT Friday, March 28th!  https://ncar.pub/usersurvey This survey is designed to gather feedback from users to improve services, infrastructure, and support.  Through this survey, we aim to understand user satisfaction, identify areas for growth, and prioritize improvements to better meet the needs of our broad user c...

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Derecho Cooling Unit Maintenance - April 1, 2025
March 18, 2025

Derecho compute nodes will be unavailable Tuesday, April 1st to replace a faulty cooling unit, consistent with our first Tuesday of the month maintenance window.  Derecho login nodes will be rebooted and briefly unavailable during the maintenance period. All other HPC resources will remain available. PBS scheduler reservations will be put in place prior to the maintenance window, and all queue...

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Reminder: Apply by next Monday for a deep dive into deep learning!
March 12, 2025

The deadline is right around the corner for Deep Learning for Science School at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).  Apply here by next Monday, March 31. Applications are open to advanced graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, academics, domain scientists, and engineers.   The course, a five-day immersive summer program, takes place Monday, June 23 to Friday, June 27, bringing...

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