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These SURF grants enabled young researchers interested in robotics to collaborate with esteemed faculty, build professional networks and receive financial support to focus solely on their project, paving the way for their future career or academic opportunities.

Topics ranged from integrating AI into course assignments, using AI ethically and responsibly and using the technology to enhance cultural competency.

By Andreea Neculae The concept of smart cities has evolved from a futuristic vision to a tangible reality, with urban centers worldwide integrating technology and sustainability to enhance the quality of life for their residents.

Meanwhile, in the federal courthouse in San Francisco, artists are suing companies Stability AI, DeviantArt, Midjourney and Runway AI. Their legal complaint describes the firms' AI-powered image generators as "copyright-laundering devices, promising customers the benefits of art without the costs of artists."

A private university in Maine is the first institution in the U.S. to go live with an artificial intelligence agent built by Agentforce, part of Salesforce's platform that helps organizations build and deploy AI agents.

Santa Fe College's Digital Health Information Technology Summit returns March 14, 2025, with a focus on the impact of AI and cybersecurity on healthcare.

SimCare AI, founded by two University of Chicago dropouts, has secured $2 million in seed funding to expand its AI-driven healthcare simulation platform. The company's solution uses realistic AI patients to set a new clinical benchmark, cutting training time and cost while meeting strict accreditation standards.

FEBRUARY 17, 2025 — AJ Delgado, a postdoctoral fellow in the UTSA Department of Public Health, has spent his career analyzing data to understand to health disparities. Now he's equipping community-based health organizations with the same tools and methods to tackle them head-on.