Announcements
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May 13, 2026
Upcoming Events: Information Session & 2026 Summer School
UBC Advanced Research Computing (ARC) is offering two upcoming virtual events designed to support researchers at all stages, from those curious about ARC services to those looking to build technical skills in digital research infrastructure. UBC ARC Information Session May 26, 2026 | 11…
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May 5, 2026
New data transfer and genomics tools now available through UBC ARC
We are pleased to announce two recent updates that make it easier to move, access, and analyze research data using UBC ARC services. Researchers can now transfer files directly between UBC OneDrive and ARC systems, including Sockeye and Chinook, using Globus. This enables fast, reliable…
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April 7, 2026
UBC ARC Launches Multi-year Modernization of UBC’s Digital Research Infrastructure
UBC Advanced Research Computing (ARC), working closely with the Learning Technology Innovation Centre (LTIC), is excited to announce the launch of a multi-year, multi-phase investment to modernize the university's digital research infrastructure. This…
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March 31, 2026
Amazon Research Awards – Spring 2026 Call for Proposals
The Amazon Research Awards (ARA) Spring 2026 Call for Proposals is now open. The ARA program provides unrestricted cash awards and AWS credits to support researchers advancing cutting-edge work across a variety of disciplines, including AI for Information Security, Agentic AI, and Robotics. …
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March 31, 2026
Planned ARC Access Management Portal Outage – April 14, 2026
The ARC Access Management Portal will be unavailable on April 14, 2026 from 9:00 am to 1:00 p.m. (PDT) due to planned work related to the UBC IT EduCloud migration. During this outage, users will be unable to: Submit new Sockeye or Chinook applications Update user access and…
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March 3, 2026
MATLAB Now Available on ARC OnDemand
Advanced Research Computing (ARC) is pleased to announce that MATLAB has been added to the suite of accessible tools on ARC OnDemand, joining RStudio, JupyterHub, and Virtual Desktop. Enhanced Accessibility Previously, MATLAB access on UBC Sockeye was limited to the command line. This…
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February 17, 2026
Upcoming UBC ARC Information and Training Sessions
UBC Advanced Research Computing (ARC) is pleased to offer a series of technical training and information sessions from February through April 2026. These sessions are designed to support the UBC research community with resource management, system onboarding, and cybersecurity best practices…
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February 10, 2026
Introducing the ARC Access Management Portal
ARC is excited to announce the launch of the ARC Access Management Portal! This new web-based platform streamlines the management of digital research infrastructure services, bringing resource applications and user management into a single interface.Virtual Information SessionAn upcoming…
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February 2, 2026
UBC ARC Supporting Researchers Affected by Global Supply Chain Issues
Current disruptions in the global hardware market, caused by surging demand for high-performance memory chips such as DDR5 memory modules, are impacting all manner of computing products, from large-memory computers and servers to GPUs and accelerators, to networking components and mobile devices…
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September 26, 2025
Getting Started with ARC Services: Training Sessions This Fall
UBC Advanced Research Computing is excited to offer a series of training sessions throughout October and November, including onboarding support for Sockeye users. These sessions are designed to help researchers get started, build foundational skills to key tools and services available to the…