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Franklin School of Computing researcher secures international honor for AI Innovation in public health

Jane Odum, a Ph.D. candidate in Franklin’s School of Computing (SOC), has earned international recognition after winning first place and a $30,000 prize in the Google-sponsored MedGemma Impact Challenge. Her mobile-first AI platform, EpiCast, was designed to strengthen disease surveillance in low-resource settings by enabling community health workers to report symptoms in their native languages and convert them instantly into structured clinical…
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Franklin “Spark Hub” looks to expand into a new generation of chip-based biotechnical platforms

Led by physics professor Yiping Zhao, the Smart Biochips and Sensing Systems research “Spark Hub” at the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and the Office of Research is building on UGA’s internationally recognized strengths in chemical and biological sensing. Researchers are developing precision sensor-based tools that rapidly detect disease, monitor health, and track environmental conditions. The Smart Biochips and Sensing…
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National Academy convenes 'State of the Science' panel

How U.S. science and innovation are positioned to respond to rising global competition and shifting priorities for the nation’s economy, security, public health and well-being will be discussed at the first State of the Science address on June 26 in Washington, D.C. The State of the Science address will be followed by a panel discussion of seven eminent leaders from across academia, including J. Marshall Shepherd, associate dean for…
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