Meet the new WashU IT website. New Look. Same Trusted IT. Better Experience.

The redesigned WashU IT website is here! Explore a cleaner, easier-to-navigate experience with improved service pages, streamlined navigation, and quicker access to the technology resources you need. Visit it.washu.edu

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.


Available Now: Compute2 – The Future of High-Performance Computing at WashU

RIS is excited to announce the successful completion and launch of Compute2, our next-generation high-performance computing platform built to meet the growing demands of the WashU research community. Compute2 is available now! ❗️Why it matters Compute2 is for researchers requiring cutting-edge performance for their computational research, including large datasets and complex simulations that benefit from […]

Research @ WashU with the Chen Lab

Mission: Developing innovative, focused ultrasound technology for applications evolving the brain. This makes ultrasounds more affordable, portable, and noninvasive, allowing for the interface with the brain without any surgery.  Objective: To transform the process of neurosurgery and introduce the concept of using ultrasound technology in neuroscience to study how the brain functions non-invasively.  Resulted Success: Published last […]

Storage1 to Storage3 Migrations

As hardware components of Storage1 near the end of life, RIS will begin migrating allocations from Storage1 to Storage3 over the next three years. Allocations on the oldest hardware components (filesystem1) will begin in April 2026. Impacted users will receive additional communications prior to their cutover date as batch lists are scheduled. 💪🏻Benefits of Storage3: ✅ […]

14
Sep

protocols.io: Tips and Tricks

September 14, 2026
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm