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service allows a first-time freshman or transfer student to submit one application and direct it to any of the eight campuses across the state that make up the university. Besides paying one application fee, the candidate also needs to provide just a single copy of a transcript and official test scores and submit one essay. For multiple submissions, admissions officers from each school site will independently review the application
and send their admission decisions.
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HPC AT UT. The University of Texas at Austin now runs the most powerful supercomputer at any higher ed institu- tion in the country. Housed at the Texas
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Advanced Computing Center (TACC), Stampede2 allows researchers across disciplines to answer questions that require high-performance computing power. “Researchers will be able to use a wide range of applications, from large- scale simulations and data analysis using thousands of processors simultaneously, to smaller computations or interacting with Stampede2 through web-based community platforms,” according to a university statement. The new supercom- puter will be integrated into TACC’s eco- system of 15-plus advanced computing systems, “providing access to long-term storage, scientific visualization, machine learning and cloud computing capabili- ties.” Read the full story online.4
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Sean Cunningham, TACC