Galaxy Newsletter March 2026
From upcoming training and conferences to new publications and research highlights, the Galaxy community is off to a strong start in 2026!
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Galactic Weekly: Week 12, 2026
Weekly summary of activity across 150+ galaxyproject repositories
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Using Galaxy webhooks to nudge users toward better tools
A small tool-form extension can mark legacy tools as deprecated, keep them available for reproducibility, and guide users toward faster and more efficient alternatives.
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MaterialVital-Digital Kickoff
MaterialVital-Digital (MVD) project kickoff meeting on 23rd February 2026 at VDI office in Düsseldorf, Germany
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UCSC staff visit: enhancing the Genome Browser - Galaxy integration
UCSC staff and Freiburg Galaxy team members had a first meeting on deepening collaboration and integration between the Genome Browser and Galaxy.
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Making Galaxy Greener with the Job Cache
Galaxy's job cache improves performance, supports large training events, and advances environmental sustainability efforts within ELIXIR-STEERS by reducing redundant tool executions
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Galactic Weekly: Week 9, 2026
Weekly summary of activity across 150+ galaxyproject repositories
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Galaxy for Managing Workflows for the Next Generation of Compact Particle Accelerators
Researchers at STFC are developing vEPAC, a Galaxy-based end-to-end simulation framework for compact plasma accelerators, integrating laser modelling, plasma dynamics, and radiation transport into a unified computational workflow.
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Jetstream2 + Galaxy = 518 VGP assemblies
IU-led Jetstream2 cloud computing and the Galaxy platform power the Vertebrate Genomes Project to produce 272 near error-free genome assemblies across 271 species.
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Galactic Weekly: Week 8, 2026
Weekly summary of activity across 150+ galaxyproject repositories
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Ten Common Misconceptions About Galaxy (And Why They’re Wrong!)
We are thrilled to announce that 'Ten Common Misconceptions About Galaxy (And Why They Are Wrong!)' has just been published in PLOS Computational Biology! This paper is the result of passionate discussions, collaborative debates, and a shared commitment to clarifying what Galaxy truly is—and what it can do. Whether you are a longtime Galaxy user or new to the platform, this paper will challenge assumptions and highlight Galaxy's versatility, scalability, and impact across disciplines.
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Bringing Climate, Ecology, and Earth System Science Together
Join Our Galaxy Earth-Climate-Ecology Room
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Galactic Weekly: Week 7, 2026
Weekly summary of activity across 150+ galaxyproject repositories
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Galactic Weekly: Week 6, 2026
Weekly summary of activity across 150+ galaxyproject repositories
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Connecting Humanities Data: Analyzing DaSCH data on Galaxy
We're excited to announce the collaboration between DaSCH, the Swiss National Data and Service Center for the Humanities, and the data analysis platform Galaxy.
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Galactic Weekly: Week 5, 2026
Weekly summary of activity across 150+ galaxyproject repositories
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PAG33 Meeting Report
Galaxy returned to PAG33 with a community-focused workshop and its first-ever exhibition booth, highlighting recent advances in genomics, microbiome research, machine learning, and training.
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Integration of the Dataverse with Galaxy
Galaxy users can now connect to a Dataverse as a repository source, browse and search datasets directly from the Upload dialog, import files into histories and utilize them for scientific analyses.
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Introducing the Zip Explorer: Import individual files from ZIP archives
Preview the contents of local or remote ZIP archives, explore rich RO-Crate metadata, and import only the files you need directly from the Galaxy interface.
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Secure Your Tools with Galaxy’s New Credentials System
Galaxy 25.1 introduces a powerful new credentials system that lets tools securely access external APIs and services with encrypted secret storage and a streamlined user experience.
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