The National Computational Science Alliance (Alliance) is a partnership among computational scientists, computer scientists, and professionals in education, outreach, and training at more than 50 U.S. universities and research institutions working to prototype the computational and information infrastructure of the next century.

Computational Science Degree, Fall 99 in the catalog. at San Diego State University, Fall 99 in the catalog.

Computational Science Education , Charles D. Swanson, SGI, ongoing compendium of education programs, March 23, 1998.


The CENIC Today monthly newsletter provides quick summaries on current activities for high-bandwidth communications in California.

Internet Engineering Curriculum The Internet Engineering Curriculum Repository (IEC) is a project of CAIDA (Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis) in conjunction with NLANR (National Laboratory for Applied Network Research) to help educators and others interested in Internet technology keep up with developments in the field. NLANR Packets offers timely updates concerning high-performance networking issues. Of particular usefullness is the Glossary collection to help decipher the maze of acronyms and concepts within these new network developments.

Related resources:

The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) [Cliff Jacobs, contact]

  • PAGE Program for Advancement of Geoscience Education
  • SOARS / UCAR Boulder
    With respect to fostering the engagement of underrepresented groups in science and engineering, the Division of Atmospheric Sciences in cooperation with UCAR launched a program call SOARS several years ago. The success of this program has brought in funding from other agencies, e.g. NASA and NOAA.
  • UCAR web site

Internet Scout Project [U. Wisconsin-Madison]:
Authoritative, reliable, searchable, nicely organized resources