Agate, named after Minnesota's state gemstone, will supercharge research by offering roughly seven times the computing power of the existing Mesabi system.
Under the nearly $750,000 contract, UMGC will collaborate with the Minnesota Department of Health to aid in national and global viral surveillance efforts.
The Office of the Vice President for Research awarded nearly $2.3 million in funding to projects supporting transdisciplinary research and collaboration across UMN colleges and campuses.
