Amazon and the UCLA Department of Computational Medicine are engaging in a partnership in Machine Learning in Biomedical Sciences. Supported by a gift from Amazon, the collaboration will enable UCLA researchers to utilize large-scale computational resources to advance machine learning research in medically relevant applications. We invite research proposals that leverage large-scale computing to develop…
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Battle of the Maps: UCLA vs USC
#UCLAGISDay2018 This annual event celebrates the usage of geographic information systems (GIS) technology in real-world applications that are making a difference to society. #UCLAGISDay2018 is organized by the UCLA Library, Department of Geography, and the Institute for Digital Research and Education. During this year’s event, “Battle of the Maps: UCLA vs USC,” the two campuses will…
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This year’s Nobel Prize in economics was awarded to a Python convert
The 2018 Nobel Prize in Economics goes to Paul M. Romer “for integrating technological innovations into long-run macroeconomic analysis” and William D. Nordhaus “for integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis. Read more about Paul M. Romer in This year’s Nobel Prize in economics was awarded to a Python convert article written by Dan Kopf in Quartz.
IDRE Invites Applications for Postdoctoral Fellowships
About the IDRE Postdoctoral Fellowships: These IDRE fellowships will provide partial support for: Research conducted in 2018-2019 Research related to IDRE programs, including projects involving advanced computing, GPU, and many core-based computing architectures, statistical computing, and data science and informatics, including deep learning, virtual reality, GIS, data visualization, and 3D modeling The IDRE fellows will have…
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Smart Device App to Help Predict the Likelihood of Asthma Attacks in Children
Written by Taylor Zhao Edited by Dr. Alex Bui and Eileen Chiao The LA PRISMS (Los Angeles Pediatric Research Integrating Sensor Monitoring Systems) Center has brought together researchers from University of California, Los Angeles and University of Southern California to develop a mobile health (mHealth) system catered to children with asthma. This 6-million-dollar project collects…
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Computing Unlocks Clue to Detailed Visualization of Important Enzyme
Written By Taylor Zhao Adapted from UCLA Newsroom article Efforts to combat the symptoms of aging and diseases such as cancer have been underway for almost a century. However, researchers have been unable to target the sources of these complex human health issues on a deep, molecular level. Dr. Juli Feigon, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry…
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UCLA Receives $8.4 Million Award to Improve Advance Care Planning
Adapted from UCLA Health Newsroom article A UCLA-led team, that includes IDRE Executive Committee member Douglas Bell, has received a five-year, $8.4 million award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to develop effective approaches to improve advance care planning for seriously ill patients treated in primary care clinics. The award, one of seven granted nationally…
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Exec Comm member elected to National Academy of Sciences
Adapted from a UCLA Samueli Newsroom article IDRE Executive Committee member Dr. Andrea Bertozzi, a distinguished professor of mathematics in the UCLA College and of mechanical and aerospace engineering in the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, was one of two UCLA faculty members elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2018. The honor recognizes their “distinguished and…
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