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News

Sept. 19, 2024

'Realistic Goals for AI in Oncology' Charts the Course for the Future of Healthcare

Hosted by Tom Yankeelov on September 16th, this half-day workshop brought together experts across AI development and clinical medicine in a discussion surrounding prospective applications and limitations of this burgeoning technology. 

 

Speakers Jayashree Kalpathy Cramer, Satwik Rajaram, Emily Greenspan, and Maria Rodriguez Martinez pictured alongside Tom Yankeelov, who hosted the event. Credit: Joanne Foote.

Speakers Jayashree Kalpathy Cramer, Satwik Rajaram, Emily Greenspan, and Maria Rodriguez Martinez pictured alongside Tom Yankeelov, who hosted the event. Credit: Joanne Foote.

News

Sept. 18, 2024

New AI Institute Led by University of Texas Researchers Will Accelerate Cosmic Discovery

The new NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins (CosmicAI), led by Stella Offner, Oden Institute core faculty, will develop AI approaches to investigate the origins of the universe including the formation of galaxies, stars, planets and even the building blocks for life.

CosmicAI will be housed at the Oden Institute at UT Austin.

Top: "Legacy Surveys / D. Lang (Perimeter Institute)" licensed under CC-BY-4.0 More info here:
www.legacysurvey.org/acknowledgment/; Right: stock image; Left: "STARFORGE collaboration” / D. Guszejnov
Bottom: "IllustrisTNG Collaboration / P. Torrey (UVA)

Top: "Legacy Surveys / D. Lang (Perimeter Institute)" licensed under CC-BY-4.0 More info here: www.legacysurvey.org/acknowledgment/; Right: stock image; Left: "STARFORGE collaboration” / D. Guszejnov Bottom: "IllustrisTNG Collaboration / P. Torrey (UVA)

News

Sept. 12, 2024

New Discovery About Ice Layer Formation in Ice Sheets Can Improve Sea Level Rise Predictions

In a collaborative effort between the University of Texas at Austin's Jackson School of Geosciences and the Oden Institute, researchers have discovered new mechanisms for ice layer formation, which may improve predictions of global sea level rise.

Meltwater streaming across the top of the Greenland ice sheet. A study led by researchers at UT Austin examines the flow and freezing of meltwater within old snow on the ice sheet, which can help improve sea level estimates. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory

Meltwater streaming across the top of the Greenland ice sheet. A study led by researchers at UT Austin examines the flow and freezing of meltwater within old snow on the ice sheet, which can help improve sea level estimates. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory

Next Upcoming Event

Patient-Specific Modeling of Blood Flow in Arteries: From the Academy to the Clinic

Charles Taylor, Adjunct Professor, UT Austin

3:30 p.m.– 5 p.m.

Sept. 19, 2024

POB 6.304, POB 4.304 and Zoom

Feature

May 23, 2024

Breast cancer researchers are enlisting supercomputers in making new discoveries to improve treatment and understanding of the deadly disease. TACC systems and expertis are giving scientists much-needed data and computational resources for modeling tumor

Conquering Breast Cancer Using Supercomputers, Data, and Mathematical Modeling

Stampede2, Lonestar6, Corral systems help advance tumor models, treatment options. 


 

Feature

April 8, 2024

Four tools for the next generation of clinical trials

From Average to Individual: Transforming Cancer Care With Single-Subject Clinical Trials

Read about the Center for Computational Oncology's work with the MD Anderson Cancer Center to design clinical trials for patients who are not average. 

Feature

Jan. 11, 2024

Dr. Tom Yankeelov

The Cancer Equation

Read about Tom Yankeelov's fruitful career at the Oden Institute and his mission to individualize cancer care through computational science. 

News

Sept. 10, 2024

The Peter O’Donnell Jr. Postdoctoral Research Fellows: 2024-2025

Meet the new cohort of Peter O’Donnell, Jr. Postdoctoral Research Fellows!

First and second year O'Donnell postdocs, from l-r: Keon Ho Kim, Joar Bagge, Daniel Smith, Andrés Felipe Galindo Olarte, Donghwan Kim, Christina Taylor (not pictured: Dhruv Apte).

First and second year O'Donnell postdocs, from l-r: Keon Ho Kim, Joar Bagge, Daniel Smith, Andrés Felipe Galindo Olarte, Donghwan Kim, Christina Taylor (not pictured: Dhruv Apte).

Media Coverage

May 15, 2024

Our tech has a climate problem: How we solve it

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