Month: August 2023
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Farzin Lotfi-Jam, Cornell University – A Recursive History of Urban Simulation
On Cornell University’s Impacts of A.I. Week: How do we answer the many questions about the intersection of A.I. and humanity? Farzin Lotfi-Jam, assistant professor of architecture and director of Realtime Urbanism lab, invites us to engage with these questions. Farzin Lotfi-Jam is Assistant Professor in the department of Architecture at Cornell AAP where he…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.08.21)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.08.21 Monday Farzin Lotfi-Jam, assistant professor of architecture and director of Realtime Urbanism lab, invites us to answer the many questions about the intersection of A.I. and humanity. Tuesday Malte Jung, associate professor of information science, outlines how the technology that guides how we respond in conversations may…
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The Academic Minute for 2023.08.14-2023.08.18
The Academic Minute from 8.14 – 8.18 Monday Vsevolod Seva Katritch – University of Southern California Dornsife Computer Modeling and A.I. Transform Drug Discovery Dr. Katritch is an is a computational biologist and chemist at University of Southern California Dornsife, and a founding co-director of the Center for New Technologies in Drug Discovery and Development…
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Kayla de la Haye, University of Southern California Dornsife – Uncovering the True Extent of Food Insecurity in the U.S.
On USC Dornsife Week: How many people are food insecure in the United States? Kayla de la Haye, associate professor of population and public health sciences, examines the data. Kayla de la Haye is an Associate Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences at the University of Southern California. She works to promote good health…
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Donald Arnold, University of Southern California Dornsife – Mapping Synapses and the Future of Memory Treatments
On USC Dornsife Week: How are memories formed? Donald Arnold, professor of biological sciences and biomedical engineering, takes us a step closer to finding out. Professor Arnold is the principal investigator at the Arnold Laboratory and professor of Molecular and Computational Biology and Biomedical Engineering at USC Dornsife. He received his Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering from…
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Wandi Bruine de Bruin, University of Southern California Dornsife – It’s Time to Ditch Climate Change Jargon
On USC Dornsife Week: Jargon can make things difficult to understand and talk about. Wandi Bruine de Bruin, provost professor of public policy, psychology and behavioral science, explores this. Wändi Bruine de Bruin is Provost Professor of Public Policy, Psychology, and Behavioral Science at the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of…
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Sylvain Barbot, University of Southern California Dornsife – Is the Seismic Crisis over now for Turkey?
On USC Dornsife Week: Predicting earthquakes would save many lives. Sylvain Barbot, associate professor of earth sciences, says one region that needs to prepare for another tremor. Dr. Sylvain Barbot studied earthquake physics and tectonic geodesy at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics at the Scripps…
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Vsevolod Seva Katritch, University of Southern California Dornsife – Computer Modeling and A.I. Transform Drug Discovery
On USC Dornsife Week: Can A.I. cut the cost of making new drugs? Vsevolod Seva Katrich, associate professor of quantitative and computational biology and chemistry, takes a closer look. Dr. Katritch is an is a computational biologist and chemist at University of Southern California Dornsife, and a founding co-director of the Center for New Technologies…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.08.14)
USC Dornsife Week on The Academic Minute 2023.08.14 Monday Vsevolod Seva Katrich, associate professor of quantitative and computational biology and chemistry, takes a closer look at A.I. transforming drug discovery. Tuesday Sylvain Barbot, associate professor of earth sciences, says one region of Turkey needs to prepare for another earthquake. Wednesday Wandi Bruine…
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The Academic Minute for 2023.08.07-2023.08.11
The Academic Minute from 8.7 – 8.11 Florida International University Week Monday Daniel Bagner Telehealth Programs Benefit Young Children With Developmental Delay Dr. Daniel Bagner is a Professor of Psychology and Director of Clinical Training at Florida International University (FIU). A licensed and board-certified clinical child psychologist, Dr. Bagner studies interventions for at-risk infants and…