Dive Into Digital Research Technology: Mole Week
October 19 - 23, 2026
Learn more about Tulane's Mole Week
Monday, October 19 — Research Computing Foundations | Virtual + Hybrid
Explore the technology powering research at Tulane. Start Mole Week by discovering the research computing resources available to the Tulane community. Learn where to find support, explore advanced computing opportunities through Tulane and LONI, and get hands-on experience using the Cypress high-performance computing cluster.
9am - 10am | Welcome to Research Technology at Tulane | Register
10am - 11am | LONI & Advanced Computing Resources | Register
1pm - 3:30pm | Introduction to HPC: Cypress | Register
Tuesday, October 20 — HPC Skills Day | Virtual
Build practical HPC skills through focused sessions on parallel computing, Python, R, MATLAB, and containers. Attend the sessions most relevant to your research, you do not need to participate in the entire day.
9am - 10am | Parallel Computing on HPC | Register
10am - 11am | Phyton on HPC | Register
11am - 12pm | R on HPC | Register
1pm - 2pm | MATLAB on HPC | Register
2pm - 3pm | Containers on HPC | Register
Wednesday, October 21 — Research Data | Virtual
Explore practical tools and strategies for managing research data throughout the research lifecycle, from organizing and documenting data to moving large datasets and maintaining electronic research notebooks.
10am - 11am | Research Data Management & FAIR Data | Register
11am - 12pm | Moving Research Data: Introduction to Globus | Register
12pm - 1pm | LabArchives Lunch & Learn | Register
Thursday, October 22 — Research Tools & Technology | Virtual
Discover technologies supporting modern research, including GIS and spatial analysis, scientific computing, GPU-enabled workflows, artificial intelligence, and cloud computing.
10am - 11am | GIS, Spatial Research & GeoAI | Register
11am - 12pm | Scientific Computing & Modeling | Register
1pm - 2pm | GPU Computing & AI Workflows | Register
2pm - 3pm | Cloud Computing for Research | Register
Friday, October 23 — Mole Day: Research in Action | In-Person / Hybrid at the ILC
Celebrate Mole Day by seeing research technology in action. Tulane faculty and student researchers will share short presentations highlighting how computing, data, software, AI, GIS, and other technologies are helping advance their research.
9:30am - 10am | Coffee & Welcome
10am - 11am | Research in Action: Faculty & Student Lightening Talks | Register
Highlighting how Tulane researchers use research technology in their work.
11am - 12:30pm | Bytes & Bites: Research in Action Lunch
Following the lightning talks, Research in Action presenters, invited researchers, Research Technology staff, and selected campus partners will gather for a hosted Bytes & Bites lunch focused on conversation, connections, and research.
