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TACC is HIPAA/FISMA Compliant for UT System Medical Researchers

The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at the University of Texas at Austin has announced the availability of HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) compliant computing and data systems for all UT System medical researchers and their collaborators. HIPAA is the federal law that protects personalized health information (PHI).

"We're very excited to receive the authority to operate with HIPAA data as it enables us to help medical researchers provide new capabilities that advance current and future research efforts across all UT institutions. Researchers with PHI data can now access the same resources at TACC that researchers in other fields have always had access to," Stanzione said.

TACC is now able to accept HIPAA compliant data sets for use on TACC platforms, specifically the Lonestar supercomputer and Corral storage system, which are available to all UT System researchers through the UTRC initiative. "We anticipate that other TACC systems will be HIPAA compliant in the near future."
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TACC Hosts 9th Annual Summer Supercomputing Institute

Want to learn more about supercomputing and how to take full advantage of UTRC resources?

TACC will host the 9th Annual Summer Supercomputing Institute July 6-10, 2015 in Austin, Texas.

Apply Now: Application deadline is April 17. For more details and to apply online please visit https://portal.tacc.utexas.edu/training/summer-institute.

The TACC Summer Supercomputing Institute will provide researchers with an intensive introduction to TACC's computing resources. The Institute is appropriate for all levels of researchers, faculty, staff, and graduate students, from new users of advanced computing technologies to those who have research projects requiring powerful computing, visualization, storage, or software.

• Applications Seminars: Leading computational researchers will discuss their work, including examples of how they are applying TACC's resources.
• One-on-One Consulting: During the Institute, TACC staff will assist participants in applying the techniques and technologies covered in the Institute to their own applications.
• Researchers Across Disciplines: Users across multiple disciplines are encouraged to apply, including Astronomy, Astrophysics, Biosciences, Computer Sciences, Cosmology, Engineering, Geology, Geophysics, Mathematics, Nanosciences, and Physics.
• MSI Participation: TACC encourages participation from all Minority Serving Institutions, including Hispanic Serving Institutions and Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

TACC staff will deliver presentations and lead interactive labs focused on using TACC's resources and technologies, including Stampede, Maverick and Lonestar.

Important Dates:

• Applications close on April 17, 2015
• Registration fees of $150 to be submitted by June 1, 2015
• Request for cancellations with refund of fees to be made by June 15, 2015

For more information about the TACC Summer Supercomputing Institute, please contact ssi@tacc.utexas.edu.

For more information on the UTRC, please visit http://www.utsystem.edu/utrc.

Website & Blog

For more information about the UTRC, please visit the website, which functions as a gateway for UTRC users to access common tasks and tutorials. The website contains news articles, FAQ, price comparisons, and other resources for UTRC users. We will soon be debuting use-case examples, which will highlight researchers and projects that rely on UTRC resources. In the future, we hope to expand the offerings on the website based on suggestions we receive from researchers throughout the UT System. The UTRC website also contains a blog intended as a venue for casual dialogue regarding the UTRC and related projects. Please feel free to send us questions or suggestions that we may feature as blog posts and visit the blog to get involved in the dialogue. Visit the website: http://www.utsystem.edu/utrc Visit the blog: http://www.utsystem.edu/utrc/blog

About UTRC

The UTRC Initiative provides competitive advantages to researchers that surpass those of peer institutions.

UTRC presents superior, comprehensive scientific capabilities that

• enable advances in current and future research efforts across all UT System institutions,
• attract superior faculty and students, and
• attract funding to UT System institutions.

How can UTRC help me?

UTRC provides:

• Advanced Computing offered through Lonestar 4 Supercomputing System, located at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC): Lonestar is a national XSEDE resource and is one of the most powerful, productive, and comprehensive academic systems in the US. read more
• High-Bandwidth Network Connectivity at 10Gpbs between all UT System institutions. read more
• Large Data Storage offered through the Corral Data Services System at TACC. Corral enables long-term data storage, hosting of large scientific data collections for collaborations and communities, and analysis capabilities that span multiple collections. read more

The UTRC is working for you by promoting and facilitating the use of resources by faculty and research teams to expand the scope of research, enable collaborations across institutions, and increase competitiveness for funding.