Coming June 15: A Better WashU IT Website Experience

On June 15, WashU IT is launching a refreshed website designed with the university community in mind.

The updated site makes it easier to find what you need, get support faster, and navigate with more confidence.

Learn what’s changing, what’s staying the same, and how to prepare.

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.


Nextflow, your key to seamless and scalable computing workflows

Introducing Nextflow, widely used for its flexibility, scalability, and ease of use in managing and running complex analyses involving large datasets supporting Docker containers. RIS now supports it and makes it available for use on compute1-client nodes. Use the Nextflow documentation to learn how to run on the cluster.  Nextflow provides a scripting language that allows […]

Expanding capabilities of Globus data management

In the near future, researchers can use Globus third-party hosted collections (cloud connectors), providing a uniform interface for accessing, moving, and sharing data across cloud storage services such as Box, Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, and Microsoft Azure. Why it matters: Globus Premium Storage Connectors enable secure, efficient, and scalable data transfers, sharing, and managing cloud-stored data. This makes it easier […]

8
Jun

protocols.io: Tips and Tricks

June 8, 2026
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm
10
Jun

Introduction to Open OnDemand

June 10, 2026
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
17
Jun

Introduction to Command Line

June 17, 2026
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
24
Jun

Beyond the Basics: Unlocking RIS

June 24, 2026
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm