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Lundon Burton lives with what he researches. The PhD candidate in the Department of Health and Kinesiology was only a teenager when he first suffered the effects of atrial fibrillation, a type of arrhythmia characterized by fast and irregular heartbeats. After major lifestyle changes, Burton can now play basketball, and he has plenty of energy to keep up with his 5-year-old daughter, Jessica. He is also energized by his latest research in pursuit of his doctorate within the lab of Tim Gavin, health and kinesiology professor and department head.
A recent study by Tianyi Zhang, a professor in the College of Science’s Department of Computer Science, reveals that ChatGPT can give incorrect information over half the time. In this video, Zhang explains the study and its implications for the use of artificial intelligence in the future.
Unnecessary medical care and surgeries that provide no benefits cost patients hundreds of billions in wasted dollars each year. According to a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the annual cost of wasteful health care spending accounts for nearly one-quarter of all health care spending annually. Snehasis Mukhopadhyay, a Purdue computer and information science professor in Indianapolis, is working with a team of researchers from other universities to tackle the issue with artificial intelligence, particularly when it comes to unnecessary sinus surgeries.
Follow the latest news about Purdue University in Indianapolis with our roundup. Topics include a 30th anniversary celebration for clinical and professional faculty and a seminar about research computing and storage resources.
Purdue alumna Carolyn Woo, who served as CEO of Catholic Relief Services from 2012-16, joined Purdue President Mung Chiang Tuesday (March 5) for a conversation as part of Purdue’s Presidential Lecture Series. A video of the event is now available.
The Purdue Women’s Network — part of the Purdue for Life Foundation — will host Purdue Women’s Conference 2024 on June 17-18 at the Purdue Memorial Union in West Lafayette. The annual conference focuses on personal and professional development and will draw women looking to motivate, uplift and connect within a supportive community of Purdue alumnae and friends.
The location of Eric Jakubiak’s Purdue fan cave may seem a bit unusual — a fan bathroom is unique, to say the least — but he nonetheless found a way to use the available space to memorialize a well-rounded college experience that he treasures. Taken as a whole, the displayed items strike a balance between memorabilia that any loyal Boilermaker would love to own and pieces that are significant only to him.
I want to express my appreciation to Kathy Bryant and Terri Griffin (both Operations and Maintenance) for their diligent effort in training the new Work Request Center clerks. Your past, present and future help has and will continue to create success within Facilities Operations Support. — Marty Hitchcock (Operations and Maintenance)
