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PSC’s Neocortex AI system is among six national AI supercomputers participating in a pilot program to support novel and transformative AI research and educati

PSC’s Neocortex AI system is among six national AI supercomputers participating in a pilot program to support novel and transformative AI research and educati

This year's honorees are passionate about data, inclusion, STEM education and civic engagement, and represent institutions ranging from university campuses to software communities to some of the most famous companies in the world.

Artificial-intelligence algorithm developed on XSEDE-allocated systems promises better MRI agents with unprecedented speed of discovery Jan. 6, 2022 --

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Most cells throughout the body can divide and multiply to replace old cells and repair damaged tissue, but in response to certain stresses, cells can lose their ability to proliferate. These so-called senescent cells accumulate with age and may contribute to cancer and age-related disorders, such as chronic lung disease, cardiovascular disease, frailty and dementia, by pumping out signals that damage neighboring tissues.

Dr. Christopher Mason/Provided Left: Heba Shabaan, a third-year medical student at Weill Cornell Medical College and Dr. Christopher Mason prepare to swab for microbes in the NYC subway system on June 21, 2020. Right: Subway turnstile being swabbed. Weill Cornell study: New species are all around us May 27, 2021 About 12,000 bacteria and viruses collected in a sampling from public transit systems and hospitals around the world from 2015 to 2017 had never before been identified, acc...

About 12,000 bacteria and viruses collected in a sampling from public transit systems and hospitals around the world from 2015 to 2017 had never before been identified, according to a study by the International MetaSUB Consortium, a global effort at tracking microbes that is led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

Researchers use genomic sequencing technique to detect presence of various microbes About 12,000 bacteria and viruses collected in a sampling from public transit systems and hospitals around the world from 2015 to 2017 had never before been identified, according to a study by the International MetaSUB Consortium, a global effort at tracking microbes that is led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. For the study, published May 26 in Cell, international investigators collected nearly 5,000 s...

Five research-backed steps to a pro-vaccination social media campaign What can vaccine proponents, clinicians and public health communicators learn from “anti-vaxxers?” A lot, according to new guidance for pro-vaccination social media events written by University of Pittsburgh health scientists. The five-part guidelines, published today in the journal Vaccine, arose from an analysis of a grassroots pro-vaccination campaign organized last year by popular physician and social media personal...