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.
Power Your Research with GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot is now available to GitHub Organizations under the WashU enterprise license RIS manages. Copilot enables more focus on problem-solving and collaboration without spending time completing day-to-day tasks while utilizing AI integration. Key Features: To add Copilot to your GitHub Organization, follow the documentation for easy setup or request provisioning or migration of an organization at the RIS […]
Research @ WashU with David Spencer
Background: Basic biology of how mutations and acute myeloid leukemia contribute to the development of cancer. Specifically, genomics, how genes are regulated, and epigenetic modifications that regulate genes to understand processes in leukemia. Relevance: Having a better understanding of how cancer works to predict how patients will respond to therapies and finding pathways that could target new […]
FY26: Data Storage Platform Rates Update
RIS will be transitioning to a consumption model for the Data Storage Platforms. We will offer Active and Archive storage options when updated rates go into effect on October 1st, 2025. ❗️Why it mattersUnder the new model, users are billed for storage based on consumption. This represents a significant change that removes the subscription and condo cost […]