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Kansas State University modernizes geospatial research with Geocat on AWS
Kansas State University (K-State)—In collaboration with AWS and AWS Partner, ROK Technologies—is developing Geocat: a scalable, cloud-native ArcGIS Enterprise platform. Designed to serve students, faculty, and extension professionals, Geocat is advancing K-State’s land-grant mission by making cutting-edge geospatial infrastructure accessible across the university and beyond.
Beyond earth’s bounds: How Blue Origin is leveraging the AWS Cloud for AI-powered space exploration
Blue Origin is transforming space exploration with a mission to make space access routine, reliable, and cost-effective. In January 2025, the company achieved a historic milestone with its first orbital spaceflight—the New Glenn 1 (NG-1) rocket launch—powered by AWS GovCoud (US) and generative AI.
Modernizing research and clinical infrastructure: How the Human Genome Sequencing Center at Baylor College of Medicine migrated its LIMS to AWS
Read this post to learn how Baylor College of Medicine’s Human Genome Sequencing Center migrated its Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) to a secure, hybrid cloud environment in collaboration with AWS. The migration strengthened the system’s reliability, improved security, lowered costs—all while laying the groundwork for future growth.
CTrees uses AWS to track carbon in every living tree on Earth
CTrees is a nonprofit organization on a mission to track carbon in every living tree on Earth to accelerate natural climate solutions. In 2024, CTrees secured the AWS Imagine Grant, combining cash funding and cloud credits to enhance the organization’s flagship Jurisdictional monitor, report, and verify (JMRV) tool. This free, open data platform provides precise annual measurements of carbon stocks, forest area, emissions, and land use activities—revolutionizing how governments and organizations track climate policy progress and develop jurisdictional carbon credit programs.
How Voyatek’s child support solution Thrive implements granular control of container deployments
In modern cloud environments, organizations need efficient ways to manage and deploy multiple microservices while maintaining individual service autonomy and deployment flexibility. This is particularly important for complex solutions like child support systems that require both reliability and agility in their deployment processes. Voyatek offers an open-source, cloud-based child support solution that leverages a microservices architecture powered by AWS. Read this post to learn more.
Meeple, Padua University spin-off, launches Amazon Bedrock AI Plugin for Moodle
Meeple Srl—a technology spin-off from the University of Padua and Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner—has released the Amazon Bedrock API Provider plugin for Moodle. This open source integration enables educational institutions to seamlessly connect Moodle Learning Management Systems with Amazon Bedrock, providing access to foundation models. Read this post to learn more.
UC Merced automates document data extraction to support research using Amazon Bedrock LLMs
In the rapidly evolving landscape of academic research, cloud computing and advanced digital services have revolutionized the way scientists collaborate, analyze data, and disseminate findings. AWS is partnering with higher education institutions to revolutionize how research is conducted.
Personalized learning support at scale: How UT Austin built a generative AI tutor platform on AWS
Building on a commitment to using innovative technologies to enhance the learning experience, the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) collaborated with AWS to develop UT Sage, a faculty-guided, generative AI tutor platform. UT Sage provides conversational course-related support on-demand while aligning with responsible AI frameworks and preserving the essential connection between faculty and students. In this post, learn how UT Austin worked with the AWS Generative AI Innovation Center to build UT Sage and what this experience can teach other institutions navigating the promise and responsibility of AI in higher education.
University of Arkansas – Pulaski Tech increases campus app engagement by 253% with generative AI from AWS Partner Modo Labs
To support a student population that includes many nontraditional learners, such as working adults, caregivers, and first-generation learners, the University of Arkansas – Pulaski Technical College (UA-PTC) needed a faster and more intuitive way to deliver campus information. UA-PTC worked with Modo Labs, an AWS Partner, to launch MyAgent, a generative artificial intelligence agent built on AWS that delivers real-time, verified answers to conversational student questions directly within the college’s Modo-powered app.
How Truth For Life transformed its viewer analytics while optimizing costs
In this post, you’ll see how the nonprofit Bible ministry, Truth For Life, built a cost-optimized viewer analytics pipeline on AWS to gain new insights on their followers and help develop new growth strategies.