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We're thrilled to announce that our program has been selected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to host members of USDA’s Working Lands Climate Corps (WLCC). This initiative is part of President Biden’s groundbreaking American Climate Corps initiative, aimed at training the next generation of conservation and climate leaders.
AI-CLIMATE announcements:
- Prescribed Fire Modeling using Knowledge-Guided Machine Learning for Land Management awarded SDM’24 Best Application Paper Award, May 2024
- Curbing Climate Change with Artificial Intelligence, UMN Department of Computer Science and Engineering, December 6, 2023.
- Looking back, looking ahead: Strategic initiatives in AI and NSF's AI Institutes Program, AI Magazine, August 7, 2023.
- NSF announces 7 new National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes, NSF News, May 4, 2023.
University of Minnesota announcements:
What can the average person do to help reduce climate change?, CBS Minnesota, Jeff Wagner April 16, 2024
New study is first step in predicting carbon emissions, Mar. 26: Farmtario
AI could help track farm country's carbon emissions, U study says, StarTribune March 21, 2024
AI Study Can Predict Carbon Levels, Audio from Interview, March 15, 2024
Why you should care about ag R&D, March 18, 2024
AI for a Changing World, March, 2024
New study is first step in predicting carbon emissions in agriculture, Nature Communications, Feb. 28; Today News 24, Feb. 29; News Leaflets, Feb. 29
New study is first step in predicting carbon emissions in agriculture, Science Daily, Feb. 22; PHYS, Feb. 22; Environmental News Network, Feb. 28
Heidi Roop named 2024-26 McKnight Land-Grant Professorship Award from the University of Minnesota, Feb., 14, 2024
Knowledge-guided machine learning can improve carbon cycle quantification in agroecosystems, Nature Communications, Jan., 8, 2024
University of Minnesota to build AI-CLIMATE Research Institute, NewFoodMagazine.com, May 9, 2023.
U of M to lead new AI Institute focusing on climate-smart agriculture and forestry, UMN News, May 4, 2023.
University of Minnesota to lead new $20M AI Institute focusing on climate-smart agriculture and forestry. UMN College of Science & Engineering News, cse.umn.edu, May 4, 2023.
Republished on AAAS EurekAlert 8-May-2023, Fox 9 on May-4-2023, krishijagaran.com on May-7-2023
CS&E Professor Shashi Shekhar to Lead New $20M AI Institute. (UMN Department of Computer Science & Engineering Departmental News, May 4, 2023).
Cornell University announcements:
- NYS agricultural assessment cultivates climate crisis solutions, Allison M. Chatrchyan, Cornell Chronicle, Feb. 8, 2024
- AI-CLIMATE institute aims to curb emissions, boost economy, Tom Fleischman, Cornell Chronicle, May 4, 2023
Colorado State University announcements:
CSU partners in $20M AI Institute focusing on climate-smart ag and forestry, The Fence Post, May 12, 2023.
Colorado State University partners in $20M AI institute focusing on climate-smart agriculture and forestry, May, 4th, 2023, Jayme DeLoss
Purdue University announcements:
- AI & Climate: A First of Its Kind Conversation on the Hill, Bruce Erickson, Feb. 13, 2024
- Purdue receives $500,000 grant as part of new AI Institute focusing on climate-smart agriculture and forestry, Electronic Engineering Journal (May 10, 2023). Also published in morningAgClip.com (May 8, 2023) and WLFI.com (May 8, 2023).