Google Colab is an online Jupyter Notebook service that can be used for interactive coding in Python, R, and Julia. The notebook interface makes it possible to mix text, code, and graphics. The Pro version, which includes more processing power … Continue reading Google Colab Free for Students and Faculty
Firebird, Swarthmore’s high-performance computing (HPC) cluster, is completing its first full calendar year in service, and what a year it’s been! In 2025, the user communities from both Swarthmore and Lafayette College collectively ran more than 459,000 jobs, totaling over … Continue reading Firebird: 2025 in Review
Are you tired of email? Do you find yourself overwhelmed by the sheer volume of official messages? Navigating listservs at Swarthmore can often feel confusing. Good news! Swarthmore’s Accessibility Working Group identified communication as one of our improvement goals for … Continue reading Tired of Email? Subscription Options in Google Groups
It’s that time of year again, where we get to turn our hands and tools toward making the holiday a little bit make-ier. Here’s a quick glimpse of what seasonally specific specimens have been spotted in the Makerspace this last … Continue reading Halloween Hijinks in the Makerspace
As stories about how students are using AI technologies to complete their academic work proliferate, we in Information Technology Services are increasingly being asked for tools faculty can use to offer exams and written assignments that would be AI proof. … Continue reading Digital Testing in an AI World
We are excited to announce that Globus is now available for testing and use in conjunction with the Firebird HPC cluster. Globus “lets you efficiently, securely, and reliably transfer data directly between systems separated by an office wall or an … Continue reading Globus Now Available for Use with Firebird
