Cracking the code of drug delivery: using computers and AI to make medicine work smarter
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Ryght AI Launches Global Clinical Trial Site Network with the University of Southern California as their First Academic Site
Ryght, a real-time generative AI healthcare technology provider for the clinical research industry, announced today the launch of “The Ryght Research Network”, a global network of clinical research sites. The network includes a growing number of academic institutions, community practices, and healthcare systems of all sizes, across all geographies, covering all therapeutic areas with the intention of providing real-time communications between all trial stakeholders to accelerate clinical trial timelines with AI.
DOE’s RENEW Initiative to Support Seven Pathway Summer Institutes for Educators of Underrepresented and Underserved Groups in STEM
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science (SC) will support nearly 85 educators who either teach at schools and community colleges with large populations of students historically underserved and/or underrepresented in STEM or are educators who are from groups traditionally underrepresented in STEM through awards for seven Pathway Summer Institutes for Educators at seven national laboratories.
Reimagining Scientific Discovery with AI at PubSci
Curious minds gathered at Napper Tandy’s in Bay Shore, New York, on Nov. 19, 2024, for the latest installment of PubSci, a science café presented by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory. The event connects scientists and the community for a casual chat about the Lab’s research.
AI shaping the future of breast cancer risk prediction
A new publication by a national collective of researchers has highlighted the potential for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in identifying women with increased breast cancer risk. The piece, published in Trends in Cancer, explores how AI can help clinicians to better identify features on a mammogram that indicate a high risk of developing breast cancer.
UWF Center for Cybersecurity awarded $1.3 million contract from CISA to expand cybersecurity training
The University of West Florida Center for Cybersecurity has been awarded a $1.3 million contract from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, known as CISA, to further expand the cyber career pathways training through the CyberSkills2Work Program. The in-depth training program is designed to help participants launch or advance careers in cybersecurity.
Uncovering the pigments and techniques used to paint the Berlin Wall
Street art takes many forms, and the vibrant murals on the Berlin Wall both before and after its fall are expressions of people’s opinions. But there was often secrecy around the processes for creating the paintings, which makes them hard to preserve. Now, researchers reporting in the Journal of the American Chemical Society have uncovered information about this historic site from paint chips by combining a handheld detector and artificial intelligence (AI) data analysis.
Expert Available: Education Leaders Balance Innovation, Caution as AI Shapes the Future of School Operations
School leaders are increasingly using generative AI to streamline administrative tasks, enhance community engagement, and modernize operations. …
New Research Explores the Consequences as Human-Machine-AI Interact
As humans begin to increasingly rely on artificial intelligence and machines in their everyday lives, researchers at the George Washington University are exploring how humans, machines and AI/… …
Cedars-Sinai Pharmacists Attending Midyear Clinical Meeting 2024
Cedars-Sinai experts in pharmacy services attending the Dec. 8-12 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Clinical Meeting 2024 in New Orleans are available for interviews about the latest developments in patient safety and pharmacy practice.
Analyzing multiple mammograms improves breast cancer risk prediction
A new method of analyzing mammograms — developed by researchers at WashU Medicine — identified individuals at high risk of developing breast cancer more accurately than the standard, questionnaire-based method did. The new method, powered by artificial intelligence, could help diagnose cancer earlier and guide recommendations for earlier screening, additional imaging or risk-reducing medications.
Dark matter, neutrinos and drug discovery: how AI is powering SLAC science and technology
Check out the second of a two-part series exploring how artificial intelligence helps researchers from around the world perform cutting-edge science with the lab’s state-of-the-art facilities and instruments. Read part one here. In this part you’ll learn how AI is playing a key role in helping SLAC researchers find new galaxies and tiny neutrinos, and discover new drugs.
AI Helps Researchers Dig Through Old Maps to Find Lost Oil and Gas Wells
Undocumented orphaned wells pose hazards to both the environment and the climate. Scientists are building modern tools to help locate, assess, and pave the way for ultimately plugging these forgotten relics.
MERMAID Named Winner of 2024-2025 Amazon Web Services IMAGINE Grant for Nonprofits
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) today announced it has been selected as a winner of the 2024 Amazon Web Services (AWS) IMAGINE Grant, a public grant opportunity open to registered 501(c) nonprofit organizations in the United States who are using technology to solve the world’s most pressing challenges.
‘Smart’ Choice? Evaluating AI-Based mobile decision bots for in-store decision-making
Abstract To address a research gap on how AI can be leveraged to enhance customers’ in-store journeys, this study evaluates the effectiveness of an AI-powered conversational decision bot (mobile messaging app) employing two laboratory experiments in a simulated store. Study…
Google.org awards UIC grant to launch data, AI program
University of Illinois Chicago undergraduate students — in any field of study — will have the opportunity to develop their data and artificial intelligence skills thanks to a $1 million award from Google.org.
How Artificial Intelligence Could Automate Genomics Research
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have demonstrated that large language models (LLMs), such as GPT-4, could help automate functional genomics research, which seeks to determine what genes do and how they interact. The most frequently-used…
Deciphering city skies: AI unveils GNSS error identification
Faced with the persistent challenge of Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) errors in urban Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) navigation, researchers have introduced an innovative solution powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI). By leveraging the Light Gradient Boosting Machine (LightGBM), this method analyzes multiple GNSS signal features to accurately identify and differentiate NLOS errors.
NJIT STEM Forum Explores AI, Digital Transformation in Schools
With artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT rapidly gaining traction among students and teachers alike, it’s no surprise the topic took center focus at NJIT’s 8th Annual STEM Forum for School …
AI Safety Institute Launched as Korea’s AI Research Hub
“AI Safety Consortium” established to foster collaborative research among industry, aemia, and research institutes, with the AISI serving as the central hub. And active paticipation in the “International Network of AI Safety Institutes” (starting Nov 21), taking a leading role in advancing global collaboration.
UM researchers using AI to improve cancer research and early detection of genetic diseases
UM researchers recently developed a new genomics method with the potential to reveal the genetic mechanisms behind human health and disease. The recent publication in the journal Genome Biology offers an innovative new pathway to study the root causes of diseases like cancer and dementia to someday allow for early detection.
New Canada Research Chair using AI to improve quality of life in older populations
In the next five years, the senior population in Canada is projected to exceed 9.5 million individuals, comprising approximately 23 per cent of the total population.
Research pathologist wins national award for AI-powered immuno-oncology tool that predicts lung cancer treatment outcomes
Research pathologist wins national award for AI-powered immuno-oncology tool that predicts lung cancer treatment outcomes
Data Scientist Fixes His Sights on Speeding Up Drug Discovery
Scientists are using artificial intelligence and powerful computing to sculpt new molecules in an effort to treat disease.
Mount Sinai Health System Receives 2024 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired Recognition
Award honors health organizations that successfully drive meaningful change through digital transformation
Mount Sinai Opens the Hamilton and Amabel James Center for Artificial Intelligence and Human Health to Transform Health Care by Spearheading the AI Revolution
Mount Sinai Health System announced the opening of the Hamilton and Amabel James Center for Artificial Intelligence and Human Health, which is dedicated to enhancing health care delivery through the research, development, and application of innovative artificial intelligence (AI) tools and technologies.
The state-of-the-art research center solidifies Mount Sinai Health System’s leadership in delivering patient care through groundbreaking innovation and technology. The interdisciplinary center will combine artificial intelligence with data science and genomics in a location at the center of the campus of The Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan. The facility will initially house approximately 40 Principal Investigators, alongside 250 graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, computer scientists, and support staff. Supported by a generous gift from Hamilton Evans “Tony” James, Executive Vice Chairman of the Manhattan-based investment firm Blackstone, and his wife, Amabel, the 12-story, 65,
November Research Tip Sheet
Cedars-Sinai has published a summary highlighting its research advances for November 2024.
New analysis by IFI CLAIMS shows Nvidia is going for quality not quantity with AI chip patents
Patent analysis shows how world leader in microchips has risen to the top in a constrained global market A new analysis of semiconductor patents released today by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services helps to explain why the recently embattled Nvidia is…
Using games to teach complex concepts
Using games to teach complex concepts
Professor Alison Noble Reappointed as HKIAS Senior Fellow
The Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS) is pleased to announce that Professor Alison Noble, currently serving as the Technikos Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Oxford, rejoins us as a Senior Fellow of the Institute.
New brain-computer interface allows man with ALS to ‘speak’ again
A brain-computer interface developed by UC Davis Health accurately translates brain signals into speech. The device implanted in the brain of a man with ALS is the most accurate system of its kind.
$4.9-Million NSF Award Funds Major Enhancement to Bridges-2 System
$4.9 million from the NSF has funded an upgrade to PSC’s flagship Bridges-2 supercomputer. The grant has allowed the center to add late-model powerful NVIDIA H100 GPUs to the system, further enhancing its ability to support research in and requiring artificial intelligence, particularly in the context of massive data and high-performance computing.
Invenio Imaging Announces First Patients Enrolled in US Pivotal Study of AI-Based Image Analysis Module for Lung Cancer
Invenio Imaging, a leader in intraoperative fresh tissue imaging and artificial intelligence (AI), announced today the enrollment of the first patients in a US pivotal study of its AI-based image analysis module for lung cancer.
From flat to overflowing: adding another dimension to tissue analysis
A team of NIBIB-funded researchers recently developed an AI platform that can analyze 3D pathology images to predict disease outcomes. Their method had improved performance in predicting prostate cancer outcomes when compared with traditional pathology approaches, such as analysis by expert pathologists using 2D images.
Hospital Pneumonia Diagnoses are Uncertain, Revised More than Half the Time, Study Finds
An AI-based analysis of over 2 million hospital visits has found that most pneumonia diagnoses made in the hospital will change from a patient’s entrance to their discharge; clinical notes on pneumonia diagnoses reflect similarly high uncertainty.
Researchers Explore Generative AI Benefits and Shortfalls in Medical Education
Third-year UNC School of Medicine student Joshua Hale led a study on how medical educators use generative AI. The goal of the study is to better understand how educators can most effectively implement AI tools in curriculum.
AI boosts the power of EEGs, enabling neurologists to quickly, precisely pinpoint signs of dementia
Mayo Clinic scientists are using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to analyze electroencephalogram (EEG) tests more quickly and precisely, enabling neurologists to find early signs of dementia among data that typically go unexamined.
AI ‘hallucinations’ tackled by University of Bristol researchers
Significant strides in addressing the issue of AI ‘hallucinations’ and improving the reliability of anomaly detection algorithms in Critical National Infrastructures (CNI) have been made by scientists based in Bristol’s School of Computer Science.
NYU Tandon School of Engineering and Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur announce seven joint research projects launching their new partnership
NYU Tandon School of Engineering and Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) have unveiled their inaugural roster of collaborative research projects, the first such initiatives under the partnership that NYU and IIT Kanpur established last year. The projects aim to advance fields including cybersecurity, biotech, AI, robotics, and wireless communications.
Workforce Expert Seth Mattison Named Keynote Speaker at Annual CFES Conference in Burlington
Announcing 2024 CFES Conference & Featured Keynote Speaker
Boost creativity in schools and build STEM careers
It opens the mind and is at the heart of innovation, yet while creativity is recognised as a critical skill for Australia’s economic future, it is typically confined to the arts, skipping other areas of the curriculum.
Chula hosted “The Second Chulalongkorn University President’s Distinguished Speakers” a Special Lecture on “Revolutionizing the Future: An Exclusive Talk with “Andrew Ng” on Opportunities and Business Preparedness” by the World’s Influential AI Exper
Chulalongkorn University together with the Technopreneurship and Innovation Program (CUTIP), Graduate School Chula presented “The Second Chulalongkorn University President’s Distinguished Speakers” on July 19, 2024, from 5:30pm – 9:00pm at the 20th floor of Chaloem Rajakumari 60 Building (Chamchuri 10) Building with Prof. Dr. Wilert Puriwant, acting President of Chulalongkorn University delivering the opening remarks.
Researchers develop state-of-the-art device to make artificial intelligence more energy efficient
Engineering researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have demonstrated a state-of-the-art hardware device that could reduce energy consumption for artificial intelligent (AI) computing applications by a factor of at least 1,000.
Using AI, CIPHER bird flu study shows greater antibody evasion in newer H5N1 strains
University of North Carolina at Charlotte scholars have found evidence that the latest variants of H5N1 influenza — commonly known as avian or bird flu — are better at evading antibodies, including those of humans, than previous iterations of the virus.
ETRI Breathes Digital Life into Cultural Heritage
South Korean researchers are revitalizing the nation’s world-class cultural heritage through digital transformation. By collaborating with museums, they are bringing the rich history and culture of Korea to life using AI-based technology development.
Human or AI robot? Who is fairer on the service organizational frontline
Abstract Research has focused on exploring the distinction between human employees and AI robots. However, little is known about customer perceptions of service fairness towards AI robots (vs. human employees). A mixed-methods approach was adopted including a qualitative study which…
Artificial intelligence and consumer behavior: From predictive to generative AI
Abstract Since the introduction of ChatGPT, the leading example of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), the research community and the general public have been captivated by GenAI’s remarkable advances in performance, and its ability to both imitate and, in some respects,…
LANGaware awarded Patient Engagement Solutions agreement with Premier, Inc. for Early Detection of Cognitive and Behavioral Health Diseases
LANGaware, a pioneering AI-driven healthcare technology company, has been awarded a national group purchasing agreement for Patient Engagement Solutions with Premier, Inc.
The Challenges & Opportunities of Creating Policy in the New Age of Evolving Technology
One GW professor says technology at the intersection of economic, security, and sustainability imperatives create both challenges and opportunities in creating effective policies moving forward.
Mapping the prestige and social value of occupations in the digital economy
Abstract With the emergence of the digital economy, the occupational landscape in many countries has undergone major transformations. While scholars have started to study the working conditions of digital economy occupations such as app-based food delivery couriers and social media…