Cyberinfrastructure for Network Science Center

SenNet, a research consortium, funded by National Institutes of Health (NIH) was created in 2021 to identify and catalog senescent cells- cells that stop dividing but remain active in the body. In healthy tissue, these cells support wound healing and prevent the growth of tumors. Over time, these senescent cells accumulate in the body and release harmful signals that contribute to chronic disease and other age-related conditions. Researchers in this consortium introduced the concept of “senotypes,” a new classification system that groups senescent cells based on the location in the body. Katy Borner and Yash Jain presented talks at the annual conference in DC.

Katy Borner presented “Mapping the Human Reference Atlas in 3D” this morning at NetSci 2026, held at Northeastern University in Boston, MA. During her presentation, she talked about what the HRA is, how to construct it, and how to use it. For more information, go to https://humanatlas.io
National Institutes of Health (NIH) IU Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering

This evening from 5:20pm-5:35pm, Katy Borner will be presenting The Visible Human MOOC: Visualizing Human Anatomy and Physiology Across 1010 Scales" at NetSci 2026 at Northeastern University. The MOOC is an online course IU Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering that aims to communicate tissue data acquisition and analysis, demonstrate single-cell analysis and CCF mapping techniques, and introduce major features of the HuBMAP portal. More than 380 students have registered for the course so far! To register for the class, click here: https://expand.iu.edu/browse/sice/cns/courses/hubmap-visible-human-mooc

🎉🥳🎊Please join us in congratulating our newest graduates! Meryl, Siddhi, Sid, Rishi, and Antara are leaving CNS and starting the next chapter of their lives. We will miss them dearly and wish them good luck in their next chapter. We are happy to say that Siddhi will be staying with CNS after graduation. CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE!! All your hard work paid off!!
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IU Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering Katy Borner

Hour 9: (8pm) - Extended Plant Cognition
https://youtu.be/WpnCAHRqd8I?si=APGRquz40iL1mJr3

Our speaker Anna, talks about the work at the MINT lab (Minimal Intelligence Lab) and their work on plant intelligence and collective intelligences in forest ecosystems.

Moderator: Todd N. Theriault, Indiana University

Presenter:
Anna Loi, MINT Lab, University of Murcia

Don’t worry if you missed this event, we have it recorded with all the hours now up on CNS’s Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com//playlists
Don’t forget to Like♥️, Share ▶️ and Subscribe 🔔! To find other hours of the 24 Hour event visit: https://cns-iu.github.io/workshops/2025-24h/

Katy Borner IU Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering

Please join us for an annual birthday celebration honoring Amatria, the iconic sculpture installed in Luddy Hall in 2018. A welcoming presence in the building, Amatria symbolizes the Luddy School’s vision of humans and artificial intelligence learning and innovating together. This special event celebrates the fusion of engineering, science, and art—embodied in one of the most unique public artworks on IU Bloomington’s campus.

If you can’t join us in person, please follow the Zoom link to join from wherever you are.

Location: Luddy Hall, 4th floor lobby area
Time: Friday, April 17, 10-11 am ET
Webinar link: https://iu.zoom.us/j/87315100071