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Yoshua Bengio, from Université de Montréal, Honored as one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most…
TIME magazine today named artificial-intelligence pioneer Yoshua Bengio, a professor in the Department of Computer Science and Operations Research at Université de Montréal, and founder and scientific director of Mila – Quebec AI institute,…
Carbon-Based Tiny Robots Could Revolutionize Various Industries
In explaining his research, the professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering alludes to the 1966 science-fiction film Fantastic Voyage, about a submarine vessel and its crew shrunk to microscopic size so they can travel through a…
University of Alberta Research Reveals Children’s Social Circumstances Influence Outcomes in…
New research has found that social determinants of health — including race, language and socio-economic deprivation — shape how children and their families seek care at emergency departments.
In a systematic review and…
UC Davis Launches Center for Advanced Veterinary Surgery, Elevating Care Standards
The UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital has expanded its Orthopedic Surgery Service to open the Center for Advanced Veterinary Surgery. Modeled after human health inpatient/outpatient facilities, the center provides advanced…
University of California, Davis Celebrates Election of 10 Faculty Members as AAAS Fellows
Ten faculty from UC Davis are among 502 newly elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the society announced today (April 18). AAAS fellows are scientists, engineers and innovators who have been recognized…
Study Finds Coal Train Pollution Heightens Health Risks and Disparities
Trains carrying loads of coal bring with them higher rates of asthma, heart disease, hospitalization and death for residents living nearest the rail lines, according to a new study from the University of California, Davis.
The study, …
Standard Diabetes Test Potentially Inaccurate for Tens of Thousands of South Asian Individuals in…
In this study, funded by Diabetes UK, Dr Samuel and her colleagues used genetic and health data from the Genes & Health study of over 60,000 individuals of Bangladeshi or Pakistani ethnicity living in England, and the UK Biobank of…
Queen Mary University of London’s Research on Malnutrition and Infant Mortality Spotlights…
The two research papers published today in Nature Communications build on Queen Mary’s long-standing partnership with research institutes in Zambia and Zimbabwe, led by Paul Kelly, Professor of Tropical Gastroenterology, and Andrew…
Study Reveals Older Adults in Ohio Among Most Vulnerable to Extreme Weather Events
Nearly 1 in 5 older adults in central Ohio report not being prepared for emergencies, such as extreme weather events, or not knowing if they are ready.
That is concerning because research shows older adults are at greater risk of harm…
Ohio State University: University of Tennessee Chancellor Urges Land-Grant Universities to Take…
Donde Plowman wants state flagship universities to seize the moment and take the lead in the national conversation about higher education.
“No one is better positioned than the land-grant universities to remind people why higher…