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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), the world s first graduate-level, research-based artificial intelligence university, has officially welcomed its first student cohort at an event with students from across the world beginning their studies in Abu Dhabi this week.
H.E. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber and Professor Dr. Eric Xing (PRNewsfoto/Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI))
H.E. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Chairman of the MBZUAI Board of Trustees, delivered a welcome speech emphasizing the critical importance of AI, especially during the pandemic, as well as in transforming industries to achieve greater outcomes.
NASA, NOAA to Announce 2020 Global Temperatures, Climate Conditions
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2021 Climate researchers from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will release their annual assessment of global temperatures and discuss the major climate trends of 2020 during a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Thursday, Jan. 14.
The briefing will take place at the 101st American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, which is virtual this year.
The teleconference participants are:
Gavin Schmidt, director of NASA s Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York
Russ Vose, chief of the analysis and synthesis branch of NOAA s National Centers for Environmental Information in Asheville, North Carolina
Tej Kohli Robotics Project Marks One Year of Helping Younger People
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LONDON, Jan. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Tej Kohli #FutureBionics program of the not-for-profit Tej Kohli Foundation has marked its one-year anniversary by delivering a new 3D-printed robotic Hero Arm to a teenage performer who has a big ambition to normalise disability in musical theatre.
Actress Gracie McGonigal becomes ‘bionic’ in a new YouTube series by the Tej Kohli Foundation.
18-year-old Gracie McGonigal was born without her left hand. From a young age she showed a natural talent for performance, and in 2020 graduated from the BRIT School in London, whose famous alumni include Adele, Leona Lewis and Katie Melua. In October 2020 Gracie started studying at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.
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OLATHE, Kan., Jan. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Terracon proudly announces it has acquired Burleson Consulting Inc. (Burleson), a leading provider of environmental compliance and engineering services for federal, state, municipal, and industrial clients throughout California.
Burleson provides quality environmental compliance, site assessment and remediation, biological habitat restoration, and water resources services to government and private-sector clients from its headquarters in Folsom, Calif., and location in Monterey, Calif. Burleson s professionals have environmental experience and in-depth knowledge of the latest technologies, developments in environmental compliance, remediation, and permitting services. The firm provides expertise in NEPA, CEQA, CERCLA, RCRA, and water quality permitting and monitoring.