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Wednesday, December 11th, 2024

 

Inside the UNLV Prof. Guha Lab

UNLV Life Sciences professor Prasun Guha has the ‘guts’ to explore the connections between gastrointestinal health and disease. The importance of gut health to overall well-being is frequently underestimated. Like breathing, we often don’t appreciate the essential tasks that the gut carries out or understand how interconnected maintaining good gut health is in keeping our other systems balanced. If food antigens and contaminated bacteria enter the bloodstream, they can pose serious threats to body organs, resulting in inflammation. When the gut is healthy, however, it creates a protective seal that safeguardsRead More


Gita Jayanti Celebrations at Sri Sri Radha Govinda Temple

Sri Sri Radha Govinda Temple invites the community to celebrate Gita Jayanti on Saturday, December 14 at the Temple. Per the religious scholars, the auspicious day that marks the moment when Lord Krishna delivered the timeless teachings of the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. To this day, the teachings of Lord Krishna continue to guide Hindus around the world in their daily religious and spiritual lives.


Prof. Ankita Shukla’s AI model identifying frog species helps multi-institutional academic team win global biodiversity contest

When frogs in the rainforest go “ribbit,” Ankita Shukla listens. The Computer Science & Engineering assistant professor developed an artificial intelligence (AI) learning model that can identify different frog species in the Brazilian rainforest by the sounds they make. This work helped Limelight Rainforest, a multi-institutional academic team, win the $10 million XPRIZE Rainforest competition in November. “It was amazing,” Shukla said, regarding the win. “It felt great to see the dedication and hard work the team put in getting recognized. Personally, I find it very motivating to work onRead More