NCSA Awards 17 Students Fiddler Innovation Fellowships
Students in NCSA programs were recognized for their outstanding work and contributions to computational research in a variety of fields.
Arts and Humanities
Poetry in Motion
NCSA’s Advanced Visualization experts provide a visual spectacle to accompany poets performing at Pygmalion 24.
Illinois Computes Helps Bring a Whale of a Story to Life
You don’t need to be a scientist who crunches big data to take advantage of Illinois Computes.
NCSA Awards Fiddler Innovation Fellowships to 10 Illinois Students
Students in NCSA programs were recognized for their outstanding work and contributions to computational research in a variety of fields.
Music to Your Eyes
Mixing sight and sound, NCSA’s AVL team joined musician Arushi Jain to create a concert experience like no other
NCSA Affiliate Ben Grosser’s Social Network Featured in New York Times
Grosser has been researching ways to bring the social back to the network with his Minus app.
Songs in the Circuitry
NCSA affiliate Rini Mehta is teaching humans and computers the language of love.
NCSA 2022 Year-end Highlights
A recap of the top NCSA stories that spoke to readers the most in 2022.
When Technology and Art Unite
NCSA Affiliate and UIUC Dance Professor John Toenjes brings dance into the digital age using gamification and mobile apps.
NCSA Affiliate Ben Grosser Named as a Harvard Fellow
What if instead of limiting your characters to 280 per tweet, Twitter limited how many tweets you could post to 280…for life. That’s the crux of an experiment that got the attention of Harvard and helped win Ben Grosser his fellowship.
NCSA Alum Donna Cox Presents Keynote at PEARC22
The scientific visualization legend spoke on her career and the importance of “Renaissance Teams” at the Boston conference, July 13.
SPIN Interns Garner Achievements, Success Over Academic Year
NCSA’s SPIN program continues to attract and retain outstanding UIUC undergraduates
NCSA Awards 2022 Fiddler Innovation Fellowship
Gabe Tavas won the $10K fellowship award for developing a sustainable wood alternative to mitigate deforestation.
Looking to the Past to Save the Oceans Now
NCSA helps tap historic oceanographic data so scientists can learn more about the current state of oceans and how they might be affected by climate change.
William Patterson Sends the Hip Hop Xpress Across Illinois and the U.S
Fiddler Fellow William Patterson’s Hip Hop Xpress Innovation Lab fuses STEM and hip-hop to inspire and encourage students across the country.
NCSA Awards 20 Fiddler Innovation Fellowships to Illinois Students and Faculty
NCSA’s eDream Institute awarded Illinois students and faculty for innovative multidisciplinary research projects in 2021. Fellows were honored in a virtual awards ceremony.