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UF in the early stages of AI transformation - The Independent Florida Alligator

UF in the early stages of AI transformation The $70 million supercomputer is currently available to researchers, but AI courses for students will be available Fall 2021 Photo by Ashley Hicks | The Independent Florida Alligator As soon as Fall 2021, UF students can learn how to use artificial intelligence to improve agriculture, remove bias from algorithms and advance social justice. UF’s push to incorporate AI technology across campus is part of a larger effort to nurture an AI-empowered campus with the help of the most powerful AI supercomputer available in higher education. The AI system added by the university in the Summer is in ‘early user’ mode, so only researchers have access to it right now, Erik Deumens, the director of UFIT Research Computing, wrote in a

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New tool offers data-driven, precision medicine approach to help scientists better understand COVID-19

New tool offers data-driven, precision medicine approach to help scientists better understand COVID-19 It is called PAGER-CoV, and it promises to be an important tool in finding therapies for COVID-19. Simply put, PAGER-CoV is a database packed with nearly 12,000 (so far) pieces of genetic information on the SARS-CoV-2 virus, information that researchers and physicians can use to tailor treatments against the disease. PAGER-CoV is an extension of PAGER, a database of gene sets created by Jake Chen, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Genetics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and associate director of the Informatics Institute in the UAB School of Medicine. Chen created PAGER some 10 years ago while he was at Indiana University. As the pandemic spread in early 2020, Chen and his UAB colleagues created a similar system, PAGER-CoV, in response.

Creating A Viable Innovative Ecosystem in Nigeria, By Inyene Ibanga

Creating A Viable Innovative Ecosystem in Nigeria, By Inyene Ibanga 4 min read By the time more state governments undertake deliberate actions to foster accessible platforms for tech enthusiasts and innovators, Nigeria may truly be on course to increasing the number of young IT professionals with the requisite skills to drive sustainable growth in her digital economy. Digital technology is the most powerful force driving change and efficiency across the global economy today. The transformative nature of digital innovations cuts across every facet of human activity and the environment we operate in. Its impact on lives and the way we do things are enormous and pervasive, because its power transcends physical borders and distance.

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