Internet2 Quarterly Update: Spring 2025 Semester Highlights

As the second quarter of 2025 comes to an end, we want to share updates from the NET+ LabArchives program, including highlights from our Service Advisory Board, key announcements from LabArchives, and insightful reads from across Internet2.

Community News

Events

Webinar: Unlocking Strategic Value with LabArchives

Join us July 15, 2025 at 2 PM ET, for an engaging session led by Byron Deane, product owner and senior BSA for Research Technology at UMass Chan Medical School. Byron will step into the roles of various campus administrators at research institutions, from Chief Information Officers to Chief Research Officers, to tackle real-world problems and demonstrate solutions to these problems provided by LabArchives.

The webinar is free, register here.

Recap: Exploring LabArchives Implementation: Insights from Leading Institutions

In March, we hosted the webinar, “Exploring LabArchives Implementation: Insights from Leading Institutions", featuring panelists from the Medical University of South Carolina, Duke University, and the University of Virginia. Whether you’re considering LabArchives for the first time or are looking to optimize adoption at your institution, the well-attended session was packed with practical insights. A recording of this session is available.

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Shaping the Future: We Want Your Input

Your feedback helps shape the future of LabArchives! Please consider sharing feature requests, suggestions, and comments through our Roadmap Collection Sheet. The Service Advisory Board, in collaboration with LabArchives, will review submissions, prioritize tasks, and provide updates directly on the sheet. Your input is essential in ensuring LabArchives continues to meet the evolving needs of our community.

Additional Resources:

NET+ LabArchives Wiki Page • Roadmap Collection Sheet • LabArchives Cloud Scorecard

Advisory Board News

In 2025, the NET+ LabArchives Service Advisory Board is working to engage with the community and address key policy changes, including:

New WGAC 2.1 AA Regulations (effective April 2026)
The impact of recent NIH and NSF policy changes
Potential adoption of research investigation controls

The Board will continue monitoring these developments to ensure LabArchives remains aligned with institutional needs and regulatory requirements.

LabArchives Updates

New Blog Article:

LabArchives for Government is now officially authorized under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) at the Moderate Security Impact level. It has been adopted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as its agency-wide, centrally supported, multi-disciplinary software-as-a-service (SaaS) electronic laboratory notebook (ELN). Learn more.

New Blog Article: How to Export Data from Geneious Prime and Upload it to LabArchives

Our recent blog offers a step-by-step tutorial on exporting data from Geneious Prime, uploading it, and viewing it in LabArchives ELN for easy access and secure storage.

Internet2 Updates

A Tribute to Our VolunteersThe NET+ team recently celebrated the amazing contributions of the NET+ volunteer community. Read the tribute
Cloud Superhero SpotlightCheck out this inspiring Q&A with Charlie Escue: HECVAT, High Stress, and Helping Others
NET+ AI Service EvaluationsNET+ is evaluating three new AI-focused services to support evolving campus needs. You can learn more here.

Latest Blog Posts

BLOGGovernment-Grade Security. For Everyone.

LabArchives’ FedRAMP authorization strengthens security across all cloud environments, government or not. Through continuous monitoring, strict remediation timelines, deeper audits, and enhanced compliance beyond ISO 27001 and SOC 2, all customers benefit from much higher security standards at no additional cost.

BLOGLabArchives Launches Canadian Cloud Server to Support Data Residency, Privacy, and Research Productivity

LabArchives is proud to announce the launch of a Canadian cloud server, giving institutions and researchers the ability to store and manage their data entirely within Canada. This new deployment supports data residency and privacy requirements while delivering the same trusted LabArchives functionality, performance, and collaborative experience leading peer institutions rely on worldwide.

BLOGLabArchives Granted GovRAMP™ Membership, Strengthening Commitment to Public Sector Security

LabArchives has been granted GovRAMP Membership, marking an important milestone in our commitment to security and compliance for government and public-sector organizations. Formerly known as StateRAMP, GovRAMP provides a unified, NIST-aligned framework for evaluating cloud security across federal, state, local, and tribal agencies, reinforcing our focus on trusted, compliant research platforms.

BLOGEasy Collaboration: Sharing Data without the “Email Trail”

Email was never designed to support modern research collaboration—yet sensitive data, protocols, and results are still routinely shared through attachments and long reply-all threads. This approach creates version confusion, security risks, and disconnected conversations that slow research down. LabArchives ELN replaces the email trail with a secure, centralized environment where data, files, and collaboration happen together—keeping research protected, organized, and moving forward.

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