Latest ResearchChannel Press Releases
November 20, 2008
iHDTV™ and the University of Washington campus on display at SC08
SEATTLE — Attendees of SC08, the annual international conference for high-performance computing networking, storage and analysis, were able to watch the University of Washington campus live in high-definition from the conference floor in Austin, Texas this week.
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October 14, 2008
Internet2 and Partners Demonstrate First Uncompressed High-Definition Video Using Dynamic Circuit Networks
NEW ORLEANS, La. – October 14, 2008 - This week at its annual Fall Member Meeting in New Orleans, La., Internet2 together with several collaborators will showcase the first uncompressed high-definition videoconference application over revolutionary Dynamic Circuit Networks (DCN). The demos highlight the promise of DCN and high-definition video technology to create the ultimate collaboration environment that can support new innovation in science, research, the arts, telemedicine and beyond.
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August 6, 2008
ResearchChannel marks 1 million iTunes U downloads
SEATTLE — More than 1 million ResearchChannel videos have been downloaded through iTunes U — a major milestone set in merely six months.
Since it began featuring its educational programs on iTunes U, part of the iTunes Store, in late January, ResearchChannel has consistently proven itself a popular resource on iTunes U.
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May 15, 2008
New ResearchChannel videos explore HIV and AIDS
SEATTLE — ResearchChannel invites you to imagine the perplexing enigma doctors faced in 1981 as they began to notice previously healthy patients exhibiting symptoms of a similar set of rare, opportunistic diseases.
As an investigation by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention began to unravel this mystery, the AIDS epidemic was first identified. Nearly 30 years later, no proven vaccine or cure yet exists.
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March 28, 2008
ResearchChannel offers new ways to watch, share cutting-edge research
SEATTLE – ResearchChannel is making its free online educational videos easier to access anytime, anywhere – and to share with friends and colleagues.
ResearchChannel offers audio (MP3) and video (MPEG-4) podcast subscriptions, and allows you to subscribe by series or subject at http://www.researchchannel.org/podcasts. Program pages also now offer podcasting information. Please note that most programs added to our Web site prior to December 2006 are not currently available via podcast.
“ResearchChannel is committed to deliver our content in a wide variety of relevant formats to reach as broad an audience as possible around the globe,” said Amy Philipson, ResearchChannel executive director.
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March 10, 2008
ResearchChannel leading iTunes U downloads list
SEATTLE — ResearchChannel’s recent entrée into iTunes U and YouTube platforms is quickly making ResearchChannel the Web’s most popular free online educational video site.
ResearchChannel is proud to claim more top spots among iTunes U’s most popular downloads list than any other iTunes U participant. Since launching in late January, as many as 18 of the top 100 videos on iTunes U have been ResearchChannel programs. In just one month, visitors to the site downloaded more than 117,000 ResearchChannel videos. Many of these visitors demonstrated intense interest in the subject matter and programs by downloading entire series at once.
ResearchChannel has also seen a tremendous response since the debut of its new YouTube channel one month ago. Already, almost 2,000 people have visited the new channel and watched ResearchChannel videos nearly 20,000 times.
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February 29, 2008
ResearchChannel funds new programs through production awards
SEATTLE — ResearchChannel awarded matching funds to five institutions today as part of its second Matching Funds Production Awards Program. The program encourages the creation of new video content that furthers public awareness of research addressing important and wide-ranging issues.
“This year brought some outstanding proposals,” said Amy Philipson, ResearchChannel executive director. “The five winning entries will present exciting and intriguing new research sure to catch our viewers’ attention.”
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February 13, 2008
New YouTube partner ResearchChannel offers heart-warming videos for February
SEATTLE — Watch a successful heart transplant, see why heart disease is the number one killer of women and learn how cardiac cell replacement may mend broken hearts — all on YouTube this month.
No funny cat or kid videos here: ResearchChannel offers in-depth content from prestigious scholars and researchers around the country. Featuring programming provided by a consortium of leading research and academic institutions, ResearchChannel.org is the definitive source for academic learning online. And starting today, ResearchChannel is also offering many of its programs through YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/researchchannel.
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January 29, 2008
ResearchChannel now on iTunes U
SEATTLE — ResearchChannel is reaching out to an ever-widening audience through Apple’s iTunes U, a dedicated area of the iTunes Store featuring educational content. ResearchChannel viewers can now watch or download ResearchChannel programs for free through iTunes U at itunes.researchchannel.org.
“We’re excited to be able to share the revolutionary research and discoveries available through ResearchChannel with even more viewers,” said Amy Philipson, executive director of ResearchChannel. “iTunes U also allows members of the ResearchChannel consortium further opportunity to share their content with the world.”
ResearchChannel is among the first nonprofit organizations to join iTunes U. Prestigious universities like Yale, Duke and Stanford are already using the platform to share their lectures, course content and other information in the same format with which iTunes users are already familiar. ResearchChannel has worked directly with Apple to make more than 400 programs available today, with more to be added regularly.
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December 21, 2007
Explore coral reefs with ResearchChannel
SEATTLE —Let ResearchChannel take you to the Florida Keys this winter to explore “Corals at the Crossroads.”
You’ll dive into the tropical waters at Key West to discover how the area’s coral reefs have been threatened and what we can do to save them. This fascinating program is just one of thousands offered by ResearchChannel, the best resource for breakthrough research information online, on air and on-demand.
Dr. Brian Lapointe, senior scientist at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, has monitored water quality issues and coral reef degradation at Looe Key, a coral reef in Key West, since the 1980s. He’s been witness to devastating destruction over the years, including nutrient pollution, and the resulting harmful algal blooms and coral reef disease and death. Watch “Corals at the Crossroads” to learn about strategies for saving this incredible marine landscape.
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October 30, 2007
ResearchChannel combines cool technology with hot Seattle bands for amazing interactive demo at supercomputing show
SEATTLE —ResearchChannel, an educational media distribution hub based in Seattle, is using
cutting-edge technology to showcase hot Seattle bands and exciting speakers through live interactive concerts at SC07, the international supercomputing conference next month in Reno, NV.
It’s a fascinating demonstration of uncompressed high-definition video streaming over high-capacity, fiber-based networks presented in sensational display quality to exhibit revolutionary collaborative technologies.
ResearchChannel will broadcast live performances by local bands Math and Physics Club, The Purrs, The Cops and Siberian from the studios of Seattle radio station KEXP-FM to our SC07 booth in Reno. We’ll use iHDTV™, capable of streaming uncompressed 1080i high-definition video, integrated into OptIPortal display technology for an amazing 16-megapixel output across a matrix of eight 46-inch 1080p LCD monitors. Advanced high-capacity transport facilities at the Pacific Wave international peering exchange and Pacific Northwest Gigapop connect our collaborators and provide the highest-speed networking to maximize performance.
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October 4, 2007
ResearchChannel partners with National Science Foundation
SEATTLE – The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced today it will partner with ResearchChannel to develop programs with science themes for national and international distribution via cable television, the Internet and other media.
“The partnership provides an ideal mechanism for NSF to inform the public about the countless scientific research efforts and discoveries NSF supports,” said Jeff Nesbit, director of NSF’s Office of Legislative and Public Affairs. “ResearchChannel will make it possible for NSF to deliver quality science-themed programming in a range of formats,” Nesbit said.
Under the partnership agreement, NSF will transmit to ResearchChannel up to 150 program hours a year in formats that include a series of lectures from distinguished scientists, including Nobel Prize winners; a series of panel discussions with scientists and journalists about ongoing NSF-funded research and current scientific issues; and an institutional research series that will feature new and archived video from different scientific research and educational communities.
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August 27 , 2007
Web site based at the University of Washington is best resource on the Web for African American history
SEATTLE – A Web site based at the University of Washington, featuring African American history, has just passed the million mark in visits.
Blackpast.org has 1,500 pages including nearly 1,000 entries, more than 100 speeches by African American activists and many other valuable resources. Since staff began monitoring its traffic at the start of 2006, the site and its preceding university faculty site where information was originally stored have attracted more than one million visits. That number is even more astounding when compared to an average gauge of success for a historical publication in print format – 10,000 copies sold is considered a best seller.
“The fact that we’ve had one million visits means that this Web site has enormous appeal,” said Quintard Taylor, Jr., UW professor of history and the Web site director of Blackpast.org.
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August 8 , 2007
ResearchChannel garners Wall Street Journal attention:
Newspaper calls ResearchChannel ‘smart’ video site
SEATTLE — It seems The Wall Street Journal has taken a shine to ResearchChannel.
ResearchChannel has now twice been mentioned in a well-known consumer technology column by Journal reporter Lee Gomes.
Gomes characterized ResearchChannel as one of the “smart video” sites offering an alternative to YouTube or iFilm, with an emphasis on “academic research and unvarnished technical topics” in his June 18 column. An earlier April article compared ResearchChannel and its contemporaries to “YouTubes for wonks.”
The most recent mention generated a huge traffic spike on ResearchChannel.org as twice as many visitors sought out the site on June 18 and 19. (read more)
August 1, 2007
College Student Video Contest Improves Computer Security Awareness
WASHINGTON D.C. – August 1, 2007 – The EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer and Network Security Task Force, the National Cyber Security Alliance, and ResearchChannel have announced six winners of a computer security awareness video contest, as part of a national campaign to raise awareness of and increase computer security at colleges and universities.
The contest drew video submissions on cyber security issues from a wide array of colleges and universities throughout the country. Using lively vignettes and campus-based scenarios, the short videos and public service announcements explain computer security problems and actions students should take to safeguard their computers and personal information. (read more)
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