October 16, 2024

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Postdoctoral Scholar, Jing Peng, examines health disparities amid COVID-19 pandemic in new publication

In a recent publication, Jing Peng, postdoctoral researcher within the Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society's postdoctoral research community, collaborated with researchers from Hubei University and Rutgers University to consider the impact of governmental and social responsiveness on health disparities during a pandemic. 

The results indicate that minority representation in local commissions may influence local governments’ responsiveness to disparities, and also demonstrates that in counties with greater racial socioeconomic equality, community social capital increases the racial disparities. 

"Can LLMs Reason and Plan?"

October 30 | 3:30pm
Room 101, Jordan Hall of Science

Featuring, Subbarao Kambhampati

Renowned AI expert and professor of computer science at Arizona State University, Kambhampati studies fundamental problems in planning and decision making, motivated in particular by the challenges of human-aware AI systems.

“AI, Generative AI, and the Real World: The What and How and the 7 Secrets of Making AI Work in the Enterprise”

November 7 | 2:00pm
Debartolo Hall Room 208

Featuring, Usama Fayyad

Usama Fayyad is the inaugural executive director of the Institute for Experiential AI at Northeastern University and professor of the practice at Khoury College of Computer Sciences. He is Chairman of Open Insights, a technology and consulting firm he founded in 2008 after leaving Yahoo! to help enterprises deploy Data-driven solutions to grow revenue from AI and Data assets.

MCHC Spotlight,
"Finding Solutions: Donovan Leiva"

Michiana Community Health Coalition

The Michiana Community Health Coalition recently featured Donovan Leiva as part of their “MCHC Member Spotlight.”

Leiva, who is a research projects associate for the Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society, has been a member of the MCHC since May 2023. 

Grand Opening of the Booker T. West Playground

October 19 | 12:30pm
715 Leland Ave. South Bend, IN 46616

Through a partnership with St. Paul Bethel Baptist Church, and with support from the Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society's Civic Innovation Lab and multiple community partners, the Near Northwest Neighborhood is excited to announce the grand opening of a new neighborhood playground! 

The Near Northwest Neighborhood, Inc. (NNN) is a community development corporation (CDC) that works in the near northwest neighborhood of South Bend, Indiana. To ensure the lasting success of our community the NNN positively impacts housing, organizes neighbors, and promotes our neighborhood. 

Gen AI Tools to Use - AnalytiXIN

October 23, 2024 | 12:00pm-1:00pm

Are you ready to transform your business with cutting-edge AI?

Join AnalytiXIN for an engaging Community of Practice session focused on Generative AI tools that can revolutionize your operations. Indiana University will demo powerful Gen AI tools designed to supercharge your productivity and innovation.

The Science Coalition Fund It Forward Student Video Challenge

Deadline: October 25, 2024

This competition invites undergraduate and graduate students from The Science Coalition member institutions to create a brief video explaining why science matters, and why Congress should continue to invest in fundamental research. Download the flyer here.

The Science Coalition (TSC) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization comprising more than 50 of the nation's leading research universities including ours. TSC aims to sustain robust federal funding for fundamental research.

GIS Day 2024: Call for Lightning Talk Proposals

Proposal deadline: November 1

Hosted by the University of Notre Dame's Hesburgh Libraries, the GIS Day planning team invites proposals for short presentations (either podium or poster) for the annual event. Share how GIS contributes to your real-world research and projects that make a difference in our community and around the world.

If you’re interested in presenting a lightning talk, please submit a brief abstract with a title and all author affiliation(s) to Matthew.Sisk@nd.edu by November 1, 2024.

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– Nitesh Chawla, Founding Director