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Amid Arrival of New COVID Variant, UMD Expert Directs Attention to What Works
First detected less than a week ago and now reported in at least 19 nations worldwide, the new omicron variant of COVID-19 is prompting a flurry of global travel restrictions and sending scientists scrambling to understand its risks—and leaving the public largely flummoxed.
CHIDS Leads AI/ML Training Efforts in a $50M NIH Award
The Center for Health Information and Decision Systems (CHIDS) at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business was selected as a key contributor in a $50 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in a new effort to enhance diversity in artificial intelligence and machine learning research and initiatives.
UMD Helps Test New Search and Rescue Technology
A ship is lost at sea. Passengers huddle in lifeboats, awaiting rescue. Thankfully, help is on the way. Emergency beacons housed aboard the lifeboats have transmitted location data to orbiting satellites, which relayed the information to ground stations. Equipped with this data, search and rescue professionals at Mission Control Centers alerted first responders to the location of the stranded passengers.
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