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NOAA ‘mother ship’ circling Hawaiian Islands as scientist scuba divers monitor coral reefs
Twenty scientists, in addition to crew members, are aboard Oscar Elton Sette, which departed its home port of Honolulu on July 1.
UH-Hilo alumna, mentors use AI to tackle issues facing Japan’s aging population
The innovative program also included students from three Japan universities and the University of Northern Colorado also participated in the innovative program with a focus on “AI and the Future of an Aging Society.”Jackson participated because of her interest in the intersection of artificial intelligence and physical therapy.
Kealakehe High School wins grand prize at Pacific & Asian Affairs Council competition
Third place went to students from the Big Island’s Waiākea High School. A second team from Kealakehe High School also won a prize.
University of Hawaiʻi project aims to diagnose developmental delays, mental health conditions using AI
A University of Hawaiʻi project, funded by a $2.18 million New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health, aims to diagnose mental health conditions and developmental delays like autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder using artificial intelligence and video analysis.
New funding to focus on future prevention of wildfires, trauma-informed education
RAPID funding is used for proposals having a severe urgency with regard to availability of, or access to data, facilities or specialized equipment, including quick-response research on natural disasters.
UH researchers using artificial intelligence for reef conservation
By developing novel deep learning algorithms, coral ecologists in the UH Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology are now able to identify and measure reef halos from space. The study was published recently in Remote Sensing of Environment.
AI unraveling mysteries of first stars on Maunakea
Scientists used artificial intelligence to analyze the chemical abundances of old stars seen by a telescope on Maunakea and found indications that the very first stars in the universe were born in groups rather than as isolated single stars.
32nd Hawaiʻi State Legislature ends today; bills, resolutions that made it through
Several bills and resolutions were approved or adopted by one or both chambers of the 32nd Hawaiʻi State Legislature and revolving around a wide range of issues, including: guns, coffee, kimichi, sex trafficking, grounded vessels, humpback whales and active shooting drills in schools.
$17M grant to improve AI through Indigenous knowledge includes UH teams
The project, “Abundant Intelligences: Expanding Artificial Intelligence through Indigenous Knowledge Systems,” is Indigenous-led and involves 37 co-investigators and collaborators.
