Itamar Arel, associate professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, will be delivering an invited talk on the topic of artificial general intelligence at the 2009 Singularity Summit. Arel’s talk will address the convergence in technologies leading to the eventual construction of human-level intelligent systems.

Recognizing Elizabeth E. Howell for her artwork based on the structure of enzymes.

Researchers at NIMBioS will be using information from the present and past to create models and solve problems in the future.

Recognizing Dr. Angie Bukley for receiving the 2008 Life Sciences Book Award from the International Academy of Astronautics.

Dr. Jayne Wu is developing novel technologies to test particles, including proteins, bacteria, viruses, and cells, within tiny amounts of fluid.