Thursday, August 1, 2024

“ChatGPT for the Brain:” Idaho State Professor Helps Develop AI Foundation Model of the Human Brain

Emanuele Zappala, an assistant professor of mathematics at Idaho State University, and his collaborators from Yale University and Baylor University recently debuted their work on BrainLM, a foundation model for brain activity recording. In the world of AI, foundation models are the starting point data scientists use to create other models.

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Honor our Alumni Award Recipients to Kickoff Homecoming Weekend

The Idaho State University Alumni Association is excited to celebrate this year’s award recipients during Homecoming 2024. This prestigious recognition honors distinguished alumni and friends who have demonstrated exceptional achievements in their professional fields and have made significant contributions to their communities and to Idaho State University.

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Museum of Natural History to host graduate student exhibition

The Idaho Museum of Natural History is hosting a photo-ethnography of the history and culture of Pacific cod fishing in the Shumagin Islands of Alaska, opening August 2. “There is hope from the sea,” a photo-ethnography of Zack Beal, graduate student of the ISU Department of Anthropology and Languages under the direction of Dr. Kate Reedy, explores the history and culture of Pacific cod fishing in the Shumagin Islands of Alaska.

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News and Updates

Late Nights with the Graduate School - Aug. 13 in Boise

2024-2025 Parking Permits Now Available

Update to Student Financial Aid for Fall 2024

Clinical Psychology Student Publishes Dissertation on Participation in Cervical Cancer Screenings

John Marlowe Selected as Institutional Research Director

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