Geoffrey Hinton discusses promise and perils of AI at Toronto Tech Week
Does artificial intelligence have subjective experience? Could AI outsmart and outmanoeuvre humans? What can Canada do to ensure it remains a leader in the global AI race that it helped kickstart?
UM Rector Yonghua Song receives second prize of State Scientific and Technological Progress Award
An award ceremony for winners of the 2020 State Scientific and Technological Progress Award was held today (3 November) in Beijing.
Geoffrey Hinton shares 2024 VinFuture Grand Prize for work on deep learning
Geoffrey Hinton, University Professor emeritus of computer science at the University of Toronto and winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics, has added another prestigious award to his collection: the 2024 VinFuture Grand Prize.
Monash academic honoured with top national teaching award
A Monash academic has been presented the prestigious 2023 Australian University Teacher of the Year award for her outstanding contributions to teaching excellence.
University of Alberta program offers differently abled students a chance to enjoy the full...
Shortly after graduating from high school in 2009, Katie Clegg joined the provincial Transitional Vocational Program, designed to help young people with mild developmental disabilities acquire skills for employment.
Expert Brian Coombes on what you need to know about Salmonella
The spread of extensively drug-resistant Salmonella in Canada has prompted serious public health concern.
UC’s School of Music presents Together Again in The Great Hall of the Arts...
Young recorder virtuoso goes for Baroque
Young gun musician Lily Doak has earned a soloist spot in two...
Chance for locals to shape new nursing education at Aberystwyth University
Aberystwyth University is holding a series of open days to engage with the local community about its plans to offer nursing qualifications for the first time.
HKUST Council Advisory Group Holds Inaugural Meeting to Steer Vision for Hong Kong’s Third...
Medical experts from around the world bridged the gap from four different time zones and gathered before midnight for the inaugural meeting to help advance The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)’s...
Electron movements in liquid measured in super-slow motion
Electrons are able to move within molecules, for example when they are excited from outside or in the course of a chemical reaction.
