WashU IT Research Infrastructure Services’ mission is to facilitate the discovery of knowledge and enhance educational opportunities by providing secure, sustainable, scalable, and integrated research technology services in a collaborative and diverse environment.
Why RIS? – Researchers at WashU are encouraged to use RIS to streamline their work, boost performance, ensure data security, and foster collaboration with ease, all while focusing on groundbreaking discoveries and quality research. Explore the full benefits of using RIS.
Unlocking insights, comprehensive analysis of SCOPE survey results
The survey results reflect the current and future state of the Scientific Compute Platform and the resources utilized by RIS users and non-users and will assist in the execution of RFPs and POCs. Why it matters: The Scientific Compute Operational Platform Expansion (SCOPE) will upgrade, update, and expand the high-performance compute platform maintained by RIS, including part or […]
NIH GDS security standards update
Beginning on April 2, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is implementing changes that require new and renewing Approved Users to attest to compliance with the updated security standards in the NIH Security Best Practices for Users of Controlled-Access Data. Users approved before April 2, 2025, should continue to secure data according to the NIH Security […]