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.


Where GitHub meets WUSTL Enterprise, keeping your data secure

RIS has recently added a new service under the Application Platforms for provisioning or migrating a GitHub organization under the WUSTL Enterprise. Why it matters: Researchers can store their code without having to pay for enterprise-level features such as private repositories. Access to a WashU Enterprise-managed organization requires authentication via your WashU Key and provides better management of WashU […]

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 […]

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protocols.io: Getting Credit for Protocol Development

November 9, 2026
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm
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protocols.io: Tips and Tricks

December 14, 2026
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm