Hi Unity Users! This week’s digest includes new features and upcoming event reminders.
⚠️ Important: We’ve updated our Acceptable Use Policy!
On September 29th, Unity’s Acceptable Use Policy was updated. Please review the policy on our website.
🧠 New Unity OnDemand Application: RShiny
Shiny is a web framework for creating interactive dashboards. Use it to develop, deploy, and share applications for data processing, visualization, and reporting. RShiny OnDemand application allows users to launch Shiny applications on Unity with ease.
To get started, enter either the directory containing your application or the GitHub repository with the application in its root directory, then click Launch.
🔬 New Science Applications on Unity Desktop Environments
We’ve added two new GUI applications to Unity Desktop Environments (Schrödinger 2025-2 and UCSF Chimera), along with convenient access to them in the Application Finder (🔍) and the Startup menu under the Science tab.
📩 The University of Rhode Island’s AI Lab: Fall 2025 Workshops
Remember to attend the URI AI Lab’s Fall 2025 workshops. Visit our News page to see the full schedule and click the Zoom links to register in advance.
🗓️ Introduction to Bioinformatics on Unity: URI AI Lab Workshop Series
Don’t forget about the Introduction to Bioinformatics on Unity Workshop series, hosted by Unity facilitator Cecile Cres, which takes place from Sep 22 through Nov 10, 2025, at 12:30 - 1:30 PM. See details and register in advance on the Event page.