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17
Jun
2026

Community Exchange

From First Conference to Lasting Impact: The CommEX26 I2EL Scholarship Recipients Reflect on Their Experience

ByTaleitha McGuinnis

Estimated reading time: 8 minutes “As a first-time attendee, the conference helped me better understand how my role fits into the broader higher education IT landscape.” – Katie Lungren, systems administrator at Colorado State University The 2026 Internet2 Community Exchange (CommEX26),…

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17
Jun
2026

In The Media

In the Media: Internet2’s Sean O’Brien on the Rising Costs of Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Jagged Intelligence newsletter recently interviewed Sean O’Brien, associate vice president for NET+ cloud services at Internet2, about the rising costs of artificial intelligence. The discussion, which also includes…

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16
Jun
2026

Community News

Internet2 Community News Spotlight – June 2026 Edition

ByAmber Rasche

This monthly feature spotlights timely community stories from Internet2 members and collaborators, celebrating their achievements and sharing important announcements around their efforts to fulfill their research, education, and scholarship missions. This Week Georgia Tech Adds Gemini and Notebook LM to AI Service Offerings…

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15
Jun
2026

Advanced Networking

From Hyperscale to Intelligent: A Midyear Update on Building the Future of R&E Networking Together

ByJames Deaton

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes The AI conversation in research and higher education (R&E) is shifting. What was once “what chatbots and generative AI tools can we subscribe to?” is now refocused on “what infrastructure can we build and sustain together to…

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11
Jun
2026

Events Research Engagement

NAIRR 2026 Annual Meeting: Insights from the Final Report

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes The National AI Research Resource (NAIRR) held its 2026 Annual Meeting March 10–13 in Arlington, Virginia. Supported by NSF award number 2536728, Internet2 was proud…

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08
Jun
2026

In The Media Research Engagement

In the Media: Internet2’s Dana Brunson on Closing the Cyberinfrastructure Access Gap

In a recent Campus Technology interview, Dana Brunson, executive director for research engagement at Internet2, makes the case for closing the research cyberinfrastructure access gap as a U.S. competitiveness strategy. Brunson points to the broader ecosystem — spanning the technology and the research computing and data…

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04
Jun
2026

Cloud

Power from the People: Cloud Superhero Nelya Zonis Talks NET+ Impact, Innovation, and Inspiration

ByApryl Motley

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Editor’s Note: This conversation continues our series of interviews spotlighting the wonderful contributions that research and higher ed community members make to the NET+ Program, as well as how their institutions benefit from their active participation in…

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04
Jun
2026

Advanced Networking Cloud

Route Policy in Action: Managing Multicloud Prefix Limits

ByScott Taylor

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Part 2 of Our Route Policy Series The first post in this series introduced the Virtual Networks Route Policy feature in Internet2 Insight Console and explored three key use cases: protecting BGP peers from max…

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04
Jun
2026

InCommon

InCommon Round-Up: 3 Things You May Have Missed in May 2026

ByIain Oldman

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Summary Inside the New InCommon Certificate Service Read the InCommon 2025 Annual Report OpenID Federation 30-Day Community Consultation is Now Open Inside the New…

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03
Jun
2026

Cloud

Driving Enterprise Transformation: Key Takeaways from the 6th Annual NET+ ServiceNow Higher Ed Summit

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes By Quyen Vaillant, NET+ Program Manager For higher education technology leaders navigating institutional digital transformation, the most valuable resource is not a webinar or a whitepaper. It is candid conversations with those who share their most pressing…

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