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gperez2
  Tue Feb 24 15:39:22 2026 -0800
Announcing the new Recent Genomes & Connected Hub Assemblies lists and the new genome search on other CGIs, refs #34078

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 email list. We send around one short announcement email every two weeks.</p>
 
 <p>Smaller software changes are not announced here.  A summary of the three-weekly release changes can be 
 found <a target=_blank href="https://genecats.gi.ucsc.edu/builds/versions.html">here</a>. 
 For the full list of our daily code changes head to our <a
 href="https://github.com/ucscGenomeBrowser/kent/commits/master"
 target=_blank>GitHub page</a>. Lastly, see our <a href="credits.html" target="_blank">
 credits page</a> for acknowledgments of the data we host.</p>
 
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+<a name="022426"></a>
+<h2>Feb. 24, 2026 &nbsp;&nbsp; Updates to the Genome Browser Gateway Page and Assembly Search</h2>
+
+<p>
+We are excited to announce new <b>Recent Genomes</b> and <b>Connected Hub Assemblies</b> lists on the
+<a href="/cgi-bin/hgGateway" target="_blank">Gateway page</a>, along with improvements to genome
+assembly searching across the Genome Browser. The genome assemblies search box is now also available
+on other pages and tools, including
+<a href="/cgi-bin/hgBlat" target="_blank">BLAT</a>,
+<a href="/cgi-bin/hgPcr" target="_blank">In-Silico PCR</a>,
+<a href="/cgi-bin/hgTables" target="_blank">Table Browser</a>,
+<a href="/cgi-bin/hgLiftOver" target="_blank">LiftOver</a>,
+<a href="/cgi-bin/hgCustom" target="_blank">Custom Tracks</a>, and others.
+</p>
+<div class="text-center">
+<img src="../../images/newsArchImages/gatewayLists.png" width='40%'>
+</div>
+<p>
+<b>Recent Genomes:</b>
+Selected genomes are saved in the web browser and displayed in this list, with a maximum of 10
+genomes stored. &quot;UCSC Curated&quot; genomes are maintained by UCSC with curated annotation
+tracks. &quot;External&quot; genomes are from connected track hubs. Clicking a card selects that
+genome on the Gateway page and displays its corresponding information. UCSC Curated genomes and
+public hub assemblies are searchable using the genome assemblies search box. The Recent Genomes
+list also appears in the blue navigation bar under Genomes, making it accessible throughout the
+Genome Browser for quick reuse.
+</p>
+<p>
+<b>Connected Hub Assemblies:</b> Track data hubs hosted outside of UCSC and currently connected to
+the Genome Browser are displayed in this list. To connect a hub, use the top blue bar and navigate
+to My Data &gt; Track Hubs.
+</p>
+<p>
+The <b>Species Tree</b>, which displays a phylogenetic tree, is now hidden by default but can be
+viewed by clicking the &quot;Show species tree&quot; link. The Species Tree does not include all
+available Genome Browser assemblies. To find a specific assembly, we recommend using the genome
+assemblies search box.
+</p>
+<p>
+We welcome feedback on how to make genome selection easier. Please contact our
+<a href="/contacts.html" target="_blank">mailing list</a> with any issues, suggestions, or feature
+requests.
+</p>
+
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 <h2>Feb. 18, 2026 &nbsp;&nbsp; JASPAR 2026 tracks for 8 assemblies</h2>
 <p>
 We are happy to announce the release of the JASPAR 2026 tracks for
 <a href="/cgi-bin/hgTrackUi?db=hg38&position=default&g=jaspar" target="_blank">hg38</a>,
 <a href="/cgi-bin/hgTrackUi?db=mm39&position=default&g=jaspar" target="_blank">mm39</a>,
 <a href="/cgi-bin/hgTrackUi?db=danRer11&position=default&g=jaspar" target="_blank">danRer11</a>,
 <a href="/cgi-bin/hgTrackUi?db=galGal6&position=default&g=jaspar" target="_blank">galGal6</a>,
 <a href="/cgi-bin/hgTrackUi?db=dm6&position=default&g=jaspar" target="_blank">dm6</a>,
 <a href="/cgi-bin/hgTrackUi?db=ce11&position=default&g=jaspar" target="_blank">ce11</a>,
 <a href="/cgi-bin/hgTrackUi?db=ci3&position=default&g=jaspar" target="_blank">ci3</a>, and
 <a href="/cgi-bin/hgTrackUi?db=sacCer3&position=default&g=jaspar" target="_blank">sacCer3</a>.
 These tracks represent genome-wide predicted binding sites for transcription factors with binding
 profiles in the
 <a href="https://jaspar.elixir.no/about/" target="_blank">JASPAR CORE collection</a>.