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Responding to an urgent need

When the COVID-19 pandemic began last year, the Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare's faculty were eager—and more than able—to help.

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‘Anytown, USA’ tool simulates COVID-19 spread in small towns

Interactive online platform allows users to simulate how different public health measures might affect COVID-19 infection outcomes in a typical Midwestern town of about 6,000 people.

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Scientist Spotlights: Ayah Zirikly 

A new research scientist with both the Center for Language and Speech Processing (CLSP) and Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare, Zirikly builds AI-enabled models that analyze social media posts and word usage patterns to predict mental health disorders and symptoms.

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Eli Sherman named 2020 Google Machine Learning Fellow

With the fellowship, Sherman, a PhD candidate advised by Ilya Shpitser, will investigate how machine learning can help improve clinical decision-making and allocation of healthcare resources.

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Vaccine opponents unite around a ‘civil liberties’ argument on social media, study finds

Anti-vaxxer strategy shift on Facebook may signal a fierce fight over an eventual COVID-19 vaccine, according to new study by Mark Dredze and team.

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Casey Overby Taylor earns NIH Genomic Innovator Award

Overby Taylor was recognized for her research in developing and evaluating methods to incorporate genomic results in clinical decision support.