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CaRCC Capabilities Model 2.6 June 2: New Assessment Options and Enhanced Data Views
The CaRCC Capabilities Model continues to evolve as a vital tool for research computing organizations seeking to assess and improve their operations. With the release of version 2.6, coming June 2, we’re excited to introduce significant enhancements that provide users with increased flexibility in conducting assessments while delivering more meaningful benchmarking insights. What’s New in…
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June Community Calls to Kick Off Summer
Please mark your calendars for these upcoming People Network and CaRCC Activity Group Calls (Zoom details at the end), as well as Calls from some of our RCD ecosystem peers. For handy calendar entries, try the CaRCC People Network Calendar (GCal view; calendar integration). And if you’re not on our mailing lists, you can join…
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All Things AI: June 2025
Welcome to All Things AI, your quick-hit listing of upcoming events and training related to the NAIRR Pilot and other AI Initiatives. See the complete list of NAIRR Pilot Events and Training. June 3 Training: NVIDIA’s Fundamentals of Accelerated Data Science Join NVIDIA’s Deep Learning Institute (DLI) for a series of free, virtual faculty development…
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The Consulting Edge: UCLA’s Human-Centered Approach to Research Computing

Located in the sunny foothills of the Santa Monica mountains, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a leading R1 research institution with more than $1 billion in annual research funding and a long history of supporting computational research. CaRCC spoke with Lisa M. Snyder, Director of the Computational Research Technology Groups at UCLA’s Office…
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Current CaRCC Volunteer Opportunities

CaRCC is seeking volunteers to form a working group to increase student engagement with CaRCC. This working group would address how to communicate with students, how students can benefit from attending CaRCC activities or contributing to CaRCC products, and how to introduce students to RCD careers and job families. Please contact rcd-workforce-chairs@carcc.org if you are interested in contributing.…
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Community Gatherings in May
Please mark your calendars for these upcoming People Network and CaRCC Activity Group Calls (Zoom details at the end), as well as Calls from our RCD ecosystem peers. For handy calendar entries, try the CaRCC People Network Calendar (GCal view; calendar integration). And if you’re not on our mailing lists, you can join via our…
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All Things AI: May 2025
For a complete list of NAIRR Pilot Events and Training opportunities visit: https://nairrpilot.org/pilotevents. This work was supported by the National Science Foundation through Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) NSF award #2436057. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the…
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Island Innovation: How the University of Hawaii’s Research IT Team Spans Oceans and Disciplines

Set across 10 campuses on four Hawaiian islands, the University of Hawaii System presents unique challenges and opportunities for providing research computing support. FY 2024 was a record year for external funding, with the system bringing in more than $615 million. CaRCC spoke with Sean Cleveland, Interim Director for Cyberinfrastructure at the University of Hawaii…
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Make the Most of the NAIRR Pilot With a New Video, Report, and Meeting Materials
With support from the National Science Foundation, CaRCC and Internet2 are making available to the RCD community several new resources related to the National AI Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot. Video: Requesting Resources Via the NAIRR Pilot Watch the video of this webinar that has already been attended by more than 800 people. Lauren Michael and…
