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Jun 13, 2022

ShapeWorks 6.3 Now Available

We are excited to announce the new release of our software, ShapeWorks 6.3!To download installation packages for Windows/Mac/Linux and/or the source code, please visit https://github.com/SCIInstitute/ShapeWorks/releases/tag/v6.3.0 Read more

Apr 14, 2022

Brian Zenger receives Outstanding Dissertation Award for 2021

Congratulations to Brian Zenger for receiving the Outstanding Dissertation Award for 2021 from the College of Engineering! "Experimental Examination of Partial Occlusion Acute Myocardial Ischemia" Read more

Mar 10, 2022

Anna Busatto and Lindsay Rupp Accepted to Simula Summer School in Computational Physiology

Anna Busatto and Lindsay Rupp, PhD students in the Biomedical Engineering Department and the SCI Institute, who study with Dr. Rob MacLeod and the CEG group, were two of the thirty accepted participants for the Simula Summer School in Computational Physiology… Read more

Jan 20, 2022

U of U Health Professor and SCI Collaborator Receives Pew Charitable Trust Innovation Award

Gabrielle Kardon, Ph.D., a professor of Human Genetics at University of Utah Health, is a recipient of a 2021 Pew Charitable Trust Innovation Award. She is one of 12 accomplished scientists with expertise in molecular biology, genetics, immunology,… Read more

Nov 18, 2021

ShapeWorks 6.2 Now Available

We are excited to announce the new release of our software, ShapeWorks 6.2! To download installation packages for Windows/Mac/Linux and/or the source code, please visit https://github.com/SCIInstitute/ShapeWorks/releases/tag/v6.2.0 Read more

Aug 16, 2021

FluoRender Funded for Another Three Years

FluoRender: Rapid Quantitative Analysis and Adaptive Workflows for Fluorescence Microscopy Data in Fundamental Biomedical Research FluoRender is a software package for interactive visualization and analysis of multichannel and multidimensional fluorescence… Read more

Jun 29, 2021

ShapeWorks 6.1 Now Available

We are excited to announce the new release of our software, ShapeWorks 6.1! To download installation packages for Windows/Mac/Linux and/or the source code, please visit https://github.com/SCIInstitute/ShapeWorks/releases/tag/v6.1.0 Read more

Apr 02, 2021

ShapeWorks 6.0 Released

We are excited to announce the new release of our software, ShapeWorks 6.0! To download installation packages for Windows/Mac/Linux and/or the source code, please visit https://github.com/SCIInstitute/ShapeWorks/releases/tag/v6.0.0 Read more

Jan 25, 2021

SCI Institute and Kitware: Putting Software Sustainability into Practice

Authors: SCI Institute, University of Utah: Jess Tate, Daniel White, Alexandra Warner, Ross Whitaker, Christopher Johnson, Rob MacLeod Kitware: Will Schroeder, Jean-Christophe Fillion-Robin, Dženan Zukić, Matt McCormick, and Lee NewbergStory originally… Read more

Oct 15, 2020

ShapeWorks 5.5 Released

We are excited to announce the new release of our software, ShapeWorks 5.5! To download installation packages for Windows/Mac/Linux and/or the source code, please visit https://github.com/SCIInstitute/ShapeWorks/releases/tag/v5.5.0 ShapeWorks Users… Read more

Sep 16, 2020

Wilson Good Wins Young Investigator's Award at Computing in Cardiology

Congratulations to Wilson Good on winning the Rosanna Degani Young Investigators’ Award competition at the international Computing in Cardiology conference, Rimini, 16th September 2020. Read more

Jun 22, 2020

ShapeWorks 5.4 Released

We are excited to announce the new release of our software, ShapeWorks 5.4. ShapeWorks is now faster and uses less memory, with a scalable graphic user interface for large cohorts and a flexible, user-friendly project file format.To download installation… Read more

Apr 23, 2020

Brian Zenger Receives University of Utah Graduate Fellowship

Congradulations to Brian Zenger on receiving a 2020-21 University Graduate Fellowship. The award includes an $18,900 scholarship for the academic year as well as covering regular graduate tuition. The UGRF affords Brian the opportunity to pursue his projects… Read more

Apr 13, 2020

SCI Students Awarded One NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and One Honorable Mention

Congratulations to Lindsay Rupp who was awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.and Jake Bergquist who received an honorable mention.The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) helps ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science and… Read more

Dec 29, 2019

SCI mourns the passing of friend and mentor Bill Lorensen

The SCI Institute faculty, staff, and students were shocked and saddened to learn that our great friend and mentor Bill Lorensen passed away on December 12 from complications of colon cancer. Typically for Bill, he was optimistic and good humored to the… Read more

Apr 17, 2019

DBS and Traumatic Brain Injury

Biomedical engineers in the laboratory of Christopher R. Butson, PhD at the Scientific Computing & Imaging (SCI) Institute are part of a team currently investigating the use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) to treat patients suffering from traumatic brain… Read more

Dec 13, 2017

Rob MacLeod elected President of the Board of Directors for the Computing in Cardiology Society

Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute faculty member Rob MacLeod has been elected as President of the Board of Directors for the Computing in Cardiology Society for the next three years. Read more

Jul 28, 2017

Snapshots of Life: Muscling in on Development

Research with Fluorender highlighted on the NIH Director's Blog.Posted on July 27, 2017 by Dr. Francis CollinsTwice a week, I do an hour of weight training to maintain muscle strength and tone. Millions of Americans do the same, and there's always a lot of… Read more

Jun 21, 2017

Research Initiative Seeks to Understand Neural Pathways in Deep Brain Stimulation

The University of Utah Neuroscience Initiative recently announced Christopher Butson, PhD, Associate Professor in Bioengineering and the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute, was awarded funding for his project, "Differentiating Neural Circuits… Read more

Jan 03, 2017

Rob MacLeod Elected as a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)

Congratulations to Rob MacLeod for being elected a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). After very careful consideration, including the most rigorous and selective review process in AIMBE's history, Rob was among an… Read more

Nov 09, 2016

SCIx 2016: November 16th

SCI Institute Technical Exchange (SCI X) was created to strengthen the interactions between the SCI Institute and other academic researchers, and also those companies conducting or wishing to conduct research with the University and inspire them to increase… Read more

Nov 03, 2016

Fluorender Features on Cover of Disease Models and Mechanisms

An image of the ulnar-mammary syndrome, visualized with FluoRender, was chosen for the cover of Disease Models and Mechanisms. CIBC Collaborator, Gabrielle Kardon's article can be found here in it's entirety.Development of a subset of forelimb muscles and… Read more

Oct 18, 2016

Fluorender 2.20 Released

We are excited to announce the latest release of FluoRender, version 2.20, which incorporates improvements, bug fixes, and new features.You can download FluoRender hereNew Features: Clustering algorithms. Three clustering algorithms for segmentation are… Read more

Sep 29, 2016

Alex Lex, Bei Wang Phillips, and Chris Johnson present at the Future in Review Conference

Alex Lex, Bei Wang Phillips, and Chris Johnson were chosen to present at the Future in Review Conference held at the Stein Eriksen Lodge in Park City, Utah. What is Future in Review? Hosted by Mark Anderson, founder and publisher of the Strategic News… Read more

Aug 15, 2016

Scientific visualizations: A bridge to knowledge

Chris Johnson speaks with ScienceNode on visualizations as a collaborative process of discovery, and a crucial step on path to knowledge.Read the full article here. Read more

Jul 29, 2016

Fluorender 2.19.4 Available

We are excited to announce the latest release of FluoRender, version 2.19.4, which incorporates improvements, bug fixes, and new features.Download FluoRenderIn this release, we mainly improved the usability of a series of functions for 4D analysis, including… Read more

May 12, 2016

NeuroImage Journal Cover Features SCIRun Renderings

The publication and cover image is the result of a close collaboration between the University of Freiburg (Lukas Fiederer, Tonio Ball and others) in Germany and the NIH-funded Center for Integrated Biomedical Computing (CIBC, Moritz Dannhauer) at the SCI… Read more

Mar 02, 2016

Chris Johnson Re-Elected to CRA Board of Directors

Congratulations to Chris Johnson on being re-elected for another three years to the Computing Research Association board of directors. You can read the full release here. Read more

Feb 25, 2016

Seg3D 2.3.0 Released

We are pleased to announce Seg3D version 2.3.0.The new binary installers and sources can be downloaded from:https://github.com/SCIInstitute/Seg3D/releases Read more

Feb 19, 2016

Behind Each Breath, an Underappreciated Muscle

CIBC collaborator Gabrielle Kardon's research has been showcased by New York Times science writer Carl Zimmer. You can read the full article on their website. Read more

Dec 16, 2015

Ross Whitaker Elected to AIMBE's College of Fellows

Congratulations to Ross Whitaker, who has been elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows. The AIMBE College of Fellows represents the most accomplished and distinguished medical and biological… Read more

Oct 29, 2015

Three Grants, Totaling Over $10 Million Awarded to Prof. Chris Butson and Collaborators

Over $10 Million in grants from three federal organizations have been awarded to Christopher R. Butson, PhD, associate professor of bioengineering and a member of the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute (SCI). He also holds positions in the departments… Read more

Sep 30, 2015

NSF Highlights Chris Butson's New Grant

Press Release 15-107 Gigabit application prototypes to help cities and communities serve citizens better NSF awards nearly $12 million to expand innovation ecosystem for next-generation Internet applications NSF announced nearly $12 million awards that build… Read more

Aug 28, 2015

CIBC Renewed for Another Five Years

The U's Center for Integrative Biomedical Computing just landed a $6.1 million grant renewal from the National Institutes of Health. The center produces open-source software for image-based modeling, simulation and visualization of biomedical data. Tens of… Read more

Aug 25, 2015

CIBC launces the new NIH BTRPortal

The NIH Center for Integrative Biomedical Computing (CIBC) is pleased to release the National Institutes of Health Biomedical Technology Resource Portal (NIH BTRPortal). The NIH BTRPortal maintains profiles for all National Institute of General Medical… Read more

Jul 20, 2015

SCIRun 5.0 Released

The Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute is excited to announce the first official alpha release of SCIRun 5.0!New features include a new user interface based on the cross-platform Qt toolkit, updated graphics and visualization system, improved… Read more

Jul 01, 2015

Seg3D 2.2.0 Now Available

We are pleased to announce Seg3D version 2.2.0 and Seg3D's new GitHub repository (https://github.com/SCIInstitute/Seg3D).The new binary installers and sources can be downloaded from:http://www.sci.utah.edu/download/seg3dFor users building from source, please… Read more

Jun 03, 2015

BrainStimulator Released with SCIRun5 alpha

BrainStimulator is a set of networks that are used in SCIRun to perform simulations of brain stimulation such as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and magnetic transcranial stimulation (TMS).Its modular implementation builds upon the new release… Read more

Jun 03, 2015

FluoRender 2.16 Released

We are excited to announce the 2.16 release of FluoRender. For Microsoft Windows users, FluoRender 2.16 incorporates minor feature improvements and issue fixes. However, we have upgraded all graphics functions, conforming to the OpenGL core profile… Read more

May 12, 2015

SC15 Video Highlights Cutting-Edge Brain Simulations that help Parkinson’s Patients

An enlightening video series launched by the SC conference steering committee in 2013 aims to illustrate how high performance computing is impacting everyday life – from manufacturing to storm prediction to the making of Hollywood blockbusters. The latest in… Read more

Oct 09, 2014

Treating Tremors

Dr. Christopher Butson Interviewed for AMS It may not sound like much fun having an electrode implanted in your brain, yet it's much better than not being able to hold anything even for a second, which can happen to someone with Parkinson's disease or… Read more

Sep 23, 2014

Now Available: Scientific Visualization

Edited by Hansen, C.D., Chen, M., Johnson, C.R., Kaufman, A.E., Hagen, H.Based on a seminar that took place in Dagstuhl, Germany, this contributed volume studies four important topics within scientific visualization: uncertainty visualization, multifield… Read more

May 29, 2014

Chris Butson Joins the SCI Institute as an Associate Professor of Bioengineering

Dr. Butson received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland, M.S. in Electrical Engineering from George Washington University and Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Utah. He completed post- doctoral training at the… Read more

May 28, 2014

Kedar Aras Wins Young Investigator Competition

Congratulations to Kedar Aras who won the Young Investigator prize at the 39th Annual International Society for Computerized Electrocardiology (ISCE) conference on April 29th. Judges evaluated finalist presentations based on the originality of the science,… Read more

Jan 13, 2014

Chris Johnson and Ross Whitaker Elected IEEE Fellows

Congratulations to Professors Chris Johnson and Ross Whitaker who have been elected IEEE Fellows for the class of 2014. Dr. Johnson was elected in recognition of his leadership in scientific computing and scientific visualization. Dr. Whitaker is recognized… Read more

Nov 19, 2013

Chris Johnson Receives Sidney Fernbach Award

Congratulations to Professor Chris Johnson who was awarded the IEEE Computer Society 2013 Sidney Fernbach Award at Supercomputing 2013. This award recognizes Professor Johnson "For outstanding contributions and pioneering work introducing computing,… Read more

Nov 14, 2013

SCIRun 4.7 with BioMesh3D Released

The SCIRun development team is pleased to announce the release of SCIRun 4.7 with meshing tools. SCIRun 4.7 is available as a binary download for Windows and OS X, and as a source download for Linux. Download Now Click on the Download SCIRun link, and then… Read more

May 30, 2013

Ross Whitaker Selected Member of CRA CCC

Congratulations to SCI faculty member Ross Whitaker who has been selected to serve on the Computing Research Association's (CRA) Computing Community Consortium (CCC). The CCC is an organization whose goal is to catalyze and empower the U.S. computing research… Read more

Mar 18, 2013

Chris Johnson Elected to CRA Board of Directors

SCI Institute Director Chris Johnson has been elected a new member of the Computing Research Association (CRA) Board of Directors. Johnson's three-year term on the board will begin July 1, 2013. The CRA “is an association of more than 200 North American… Read more

Dec 04, 2012

Cleaver v1.5 Released

The CIBC development team is pleased to announce the release of Cleaver v1.5. Cleaver is a C++ software library that generates conforming tetrahedral meshes of multimaterial volumetric data, with guarantees on dihedral angles. Cleaver is an implementation of… Read more

Oct 24, 2012

ImageVis3D 3.0.0 Released

The ImageVis3D team is proud to announce the release of ImageVis3D 3.0.0! ImageVis3D is a desktop volume rendering application which was designed to visualize large data. Support is available for multiple rendering modes, such as 1D and 2D transfer functions,… Read more

Oct 23, 2012

CIBC and ImageVis3D Mobile Recognized in List of Important Events in NCRR History

Among the list of important events in NCRR history published in the NIH Almanac is the release of the ImageVis3D Mobile visualization app developed under the CIBC. In the events listed for the year 2010 it states:"Researchers led by Chris Johnson at the… Read more

Oct 05, 2012

Best Paper Awarded at MICCAI 2012

Congratulations to Suyash Awate, Peihong Zhu and Ross Whitaker whose paper has been awarded "Best Paper" at the MICCAI workshop on Multimodal Brain Image Analysis. Winning papers are chosen by the organisers based on relevance, novelty and scientific… Read more

Aug 08, 2012

ImageVis3D 2.1.1 and Mobile Universal 4.0 Released

The ImageVis3D team is proud to announce the release of ImageVis3D 2.1.1. DOWNLOAD NOW ImageVis3D is a desktop volume rendering application which was designed to visualize large data. Support is available for multiple rendering modes, such as 1D and 2D… Read more

Jun 21, 2012

SCIRun 4.6 with BioMesh3D Released

The SCIRun development team is pleased to announce the release of SCIRun 4.6 with meshing tools. SCIRun 4.6 is available as a binary download for Windows and OS X, and as a source download for Linux. Download Now See also the Release notes. Read more

Apr 16, 2012

Visualizing the Future of Medicine

CIBC Software freatures prominently in Scientific Computing World's interview of Chris Johnson "Visualizing the Future of Medicine." See: Scientific Computing World - "Visualizing the Future of Medicine" (pdf version) Read more

Mar 06, 2012

CARMA Team Hosts Successful Atrial Fibrillation Symposium

The Western Atrial Fibrillation Symposium is a comprehensive education meeting focused exclusively on atrial fibrillation. The conference features distinguished faculty and physicians from eight countries and 20 renowned clinical and research centers across… Read more

Oct 27, 2011

SCIRun 4.5 with BioMesh3D Released

The SCIRun development team are pleased to announce the release of SCIRun 4.5 with meshing tools. SCIRun 4.5 is available as a binary download for Windows and OS X, and as a source download for Linux.DownloadRelease notes Read more

Aug 26, 2011

ImageVis3D Mobile 3.0 Released

The ImageVis3D development team is proud to announce the release of ImageVis3D (IV3D) Mobile 3.0! IV3D Mobile is a mobile visualization application designed to visualize and share volume and surface data while you are on the go. With ImageVis3D (available for… Read more

Apr 29, 2011

ImageVis3D 2.0 Released

The ImageVis3D team is proud to announce the release of ImageVis3D 2.0. Download ImageVis3D is a desktop volume rendering application which was designed to visualize large data. Support is available for multiple rendering modes, such as 1D and 2D transfer… Read more

Mar 25, 2011

CARMA Collaborator Dr. Nassir Marrouche Profiled in Continuum

CIBC collaborator Dr. Nassir Marrouche is profiled in the Spring 2011 issue of the Continuum. Creating Good CARMA: Cardiologist Nassir Marrouche Knows Matters of the Heart Read more

Mar 15, 2011

CARMA Team Receives Utah Innovation Award

Congratulations to Rob MacLeod, Nassir Marrouche and the CARMA Team who have recently received the Utah Innovaton Award. Read more

Feb 17, 2011

Announcing Seg3D 2.0

We are pleased to announce the next generation Seg3D. Version 2.0 features a new more user-friendly interface, better session and project management, many new filters, and many more improvements to ensure stability. Although most of the functionality from the… Read more

Dec 09, 2010

ImageVis3D Mobile Universal 2.0 Released

ImageVis3D developers are pleased to announce the release of ImageVis3D Mobile Universal 2.0.It is available from the Apple iTunes App Store. Read more

Nov 25, 2010

Rob MacLeod and Nassir Marrouche Interviewed in Pictures of the Future

Dr. Robert MacLeod and Dr. Nassir F. Marrouche are interviewed on their atrial fibrillation research in the Fall 2010 issue of Pictures of the Future. See: "A Strike Against Stroke" Read more

Oct 27, 2010

Chris Johnson Honored with 2010 Visualization Career Award

CHRIS JOHNSON, director of the University of Utah’s Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute, has been honored with the 2010 Visualization Career Award. The award was made in Salt Lake City on Oct. 27, 2010 during VisWeek2010, the premier forum for computer… Read more

Oct 14, 2010

"Best Paper" Awarded at International Meshing Roundtable

Congratulations to Jonathan Bronson, Joshua Levine, and Ross Whitaker whose paper received the Best Paper Award at the 19th International Meshing Roundtable in Chattanooga Tennessee this October. Jonathan R. Bronson, Joshua A. Levine, and Ross T. Whitaker.… Read more

Aug 06, 2010

CIBC Research Spotlighted in NCRR Reporter

Research at the Center for Integrative Biomedical Computing (CIBC) was highlighted as a "Visualizing Success" example in the Winter issue of NCRR Reporter, 2010. See "Recovery Act Funds Fuel Innovative Research Collaborations." Also, in the same issue, the… Read more

Jul 20, 2010

Announcing SCIRun 4.4 with BioMesh3D

The SCIRun development team is pleased to announce the completion of SCIRun 4.4 with meshing tools. SCIRun 4.4 is available as a binary download for Windows and OS X and as a source download for Linux. The new binaries and source tar archives can be… Read more

May 07, 2010

2010 Rosenblatt Prize Awarded to Computer Scientist and Director of SCI Institute

May 7, 2010 -- Christopher R. Johnson, distinguished professor of computer science and director of the Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute at the University of Utah, was honored at today's university commencement ceremonies with the Rosenblatt… Read more

May 07, 2010

ImageVis3D Mobile Goes Nuclear

SALT LAKE CITY -- The future of computers is here, and University of Utah scientists keep pushing the envelope. They have developed new imaging programs that turn complex data into brilliant pictures you can view on your iPhone or iPad. ImageVis3D Mobile… Read more

Oct 09, 2009

ImageVis3D Mobile iPhone App Hits the News

The release of ImageVis3D Mobile for the iPhone has received wide coverage.In addition to a news story on KSL channel 5, it has generated a number of print articles such as: The Daily Utah Chronicle: "U researchers develop iPhone applications" Read more

Oct 05, 2009

Tom Fogal and Jens Krüger's work on "ClearView" profiled on German ScienceBlogs.

See full story on ScienceBlogs. Read more

Sep 25, 2009

Chris Johnson Awarded Cyber Pioneer Award

Chris Johnson, director of the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute, will receive the prestigious Cyber Pioneer Award. Alan Hall, chair of the Utah Technology Council, will present the award at the 2009 Utah Cyber Symposium on September 25th. The award… Read more

Sep 21, 2009

ImageVis3D Mobile now available

ImageVis3D Mobile for the iPhone is now available from Apple iTunes App store. Read more

May 29, 2009

ImageVis3D Released

The ImageVis3D team is proud to announce the release of ImageVis3D 1.0!ImageVis3D is a desktop volume rendering application which was designed to visualize large data. Support is available for multiple rendering modes, such as 1D and 2D transfer functions,… Read more

May 11, 2009

Introducing ShapeWorks

The ShapeWorks software is an open-source distribution of a new method for constructing compact statistical point-based models of ensembles of similar shapes that does not rely on any specific surface parameterization. The method requires very little… Read more

May 01, 2009

Chris Johnson Selected as SIAM Fellow

SCI Director Dr. Chris Johnson has been selected by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) to be honored as a SIAM Fellow for his contributions to Scientific Computing and Visualization. The SIAM Fellow is a new honor designed to recognize… Read more

Mar 25, 2009

Chris Johnson and Ross Whitaker Present at the Library of Congress "Computing Research that Changed the World"

Chris Johnson - "Computing and Visualizing the Future of Medicine" (video not available)Ross Whitaker - "Scientific Computing and Visualization for Medical Image Analysis" Read more

Dec 16, 2008

SCIRun Version 4.0 Released

The NIH/NCRR Center for Integrative Biomedical Computing (CIBC) is pleased to announce the release of the 4.0 version of the SCIRun software suite. SCIRun is a problem solving environment for biomedical problems that is based on a dataflow paradigm. The new… Read more

Dec 16, 2008

Imaging Meets Electrophysiology

By Rob MacLeod, Professor and Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies, Department of BioengineeringAtrial fibrillation is the most common – and perhaps most insidious – form of heart rhythm disturbance, affecting 2.5 million Americans. While usually not… Read more

Jul 14, 2007

map3d 6.5 Now Available

The Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute and the Center for Integrative Biomedical Computing are proud to announce the release of map3d version 6.5! This release includes a number of fixes and additions to the display settings for map3d and major new… Read more

Mar 14, 2007

CIBC Collaborator Mario Capecchi Wins Nobel Prize

The NIH Center for Integrative Biomedical Computing (CIBC) and the Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute would like to join the international scientific community in extending our heartiest congratulations to our University of Utah colleague Dr.… Read more

Mar 14, 2007

SCIRun Meets CCA: SCIJump Released for Testing

SCIJump is a computational environment or framework based on the Common Component Architecture (CCA) standard for high performance component frameworks in the scientific computing domain. The SCIJump framework builds on the SCI Institute's SCIRun Problem… Read more

Feb 15, 2007

Announcing SCIRun/BioPSE 3.0

BioPSE network computing the effects of electrode placement on the electrical field in the heart and hence evaluating the defibrillation threshold. The Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute and the Center for Integrative Biomedical Computing (CIBC)… Read more

Feb 08, 2006

The Center for Integrative Biomedical Computing

SCI is pleased to announce the launch of our new NCRR Center for Integrative Biomedical Computing (CIBC), a five year extension of our previous NCRR center but with a new broader scope. With the new center, we will be conducting exciting research and… Read more

Mar 13, 2005

SCIRun/BioPSE 1.24.2 Now Available

Thanks to everyone for their feedback on the 1.24.0-beta pre-release. Based on your suggestions, we fixed important bugs over the past few weeks, and we added many great new features as well. This version of SCIRun/BioPSE contains a new PowerApp called… Read more

Mar 13, 2005

SCIRun ported to SGI Prism

The SCI Institute is proud to announce the availability of SCIRun on the Silicon Graphics PrismTM visualization system. The combination of large memory, parallel CPUs and advanced graphics capabilities on the Silicon Graphics Prism provide an ideal platform… Read more

Feb 16, 2005

Chris Johnson Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Chris Johnson, a distinguished professor of computer science and director of the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute, has been elected by his peers as a fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Johnson is one of 376 AAAS… Read more

Jul 16, 2004

Chris Johnson Testifies Before Senate Sub-Committee

Chris Johnson, SCI Institute director, testified June 23rd on Capitol Hill before the Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus. His presentation, "Computing the Future of Biomedicine," had a very large turnout, with more than 90 Senate and Congressional… Read more

Jul 16, 2004

SCI Annouces Certificate Program for Computational Bioimaging

The SCI Institute announces a new graduate level certificate program for Computational Bioimaging. The creation of this multidisciplinary program, involving four academic departments, was funded by the Program for Computational Functional Imaging and… Read more

Jul 16, 2004

Dr. Johnson Gives Frontiers of Science Lecture

Dr. Chris Johnson presented a lecture entitled "Computing the Future of Biomedicine" as part of the University of Utah College of Science's Frontiers of Science Lecture series on March 10. In it he discussed the direction of research in Scientific Computing… Read more

Mar 10, 2003

Chris Johnson Receives Distinguished Professor Award

SCI Institute Director Chris Johnson was recently promoted to the rank of Distinguished Professor of Computer Science. Professor Johnson's research through the years has focused on biomedical computing, visualization, inverse problems and problem solving… Read more

Jan 28, 2002

SCI Institute Plays Role In Governor's State of the State

For four-year-old Natalie Wright, appearing in front of the state legislature might be just another exciting trip with her family. But, for Governor Mike Leavitt, Natalie represents the fundamental reason for leveraging research and technology within the… Read more

Jul 23, 2001

map3d 5.2 now Available

map3d is a scientific visualization application developed at the Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research and Training (CVRTI) and the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute (SCI) at the University of Utah. The original purpose of the program was to… Read more

Jul 10, 2001

SCIRun 1.2.0 Released

The SCI Institute proudly releases SCIRun version 1.2.0. In direct response to feedback from program users and collaborators, this version contains several new features. New Features of SCIRun v1.2.0 Dynamic Compilation and Loading PETSc SLES support Disjoint… Read more

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