Tool to predict crop instability to be developed at WashU, Arizona State
Nathan Jacobs, a computer scientist at WashU McKelvey Engineering, and collaborators plan to develop a geospatial artificial intelligence tool to find early signs of instability in crop production.
New minor in systems engineering for social good offered
A new minor program at WashU McKelvey Engineering will equip students with the ability to connect technical decisions with societal outcomes.
Samsung grant will fund better energy storage systems
WashU engineering researchers led by Sang-Hoon Bae received a grant from Samsung to further their work to improve electrostatic capacitors.
Clinical AI that is more honest about what it doesn’t know
AI for Health Institute researchers at WashU developed a framework that helps clinical language models know when to be confident and when to be cautious.
Model uses real image to train AI to look for fakes
Nathan Jacobs’ lab at WashU tackles detecting AI-generated images with the real thing.
WashU, AT&T partnership helps teachers use educational tech tools effectively
The AT&T Digital Navigation Program, a free program offered through the WashU Institute for School Partnership, helped about 50 local educators learn how to use the right tools the right way.
Ready to fire
WashU biomedical engineers in Ismael Seáñez’s lab are evaluating which strategies and treatments are the most effective for spinal cord injuries.
Boundaries of agricultural fields worldwide now publicly available
Nathan Jacobs, at WashU McKelvey Engineering, was part of a collaboration of academic and industry researchers who developed a model of every agricultural field boundary worldwide.
Blood test powered by AI could transform diagnosis of dementia
A tool developed by WashU Medicine researchers can accurately distinguish among several major neurodegenerative diseases — including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, frontotemporal dementia and dementia with Lewy bodies — as well as detect when these conditions overlap, potentially improving early diagnosis, monitoring and treatment.
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