EducationAs the debate continues over whether artificial intelligence can compete with human creativity, scientists are looking for answers at the epicentre of evolutionary events. Prof. Dr Virginija Jurėnienė, a historian at the Kaunas Faculty of Vilnius University (VU), together with Ugnė Pavlovaitė, a PhD student at the Kaunas Faculty of Vilnius University (VU), visited Dead End Gallery – the world’s first physical artificial intelligence (AI) gallery located in the Netherlands as part of the Erasmus+ staff mobility programme. They shared their impressions after meeting the gallery’s co-founder, Constant Brinkman. On Friday, the first KTU graduation ceremony of this year took place at the Santaka Valley of Kaunas University of Technology. Diplomas were awarded to nearly 200 graduates, among them – almost 30 international graduates. Statistical data shows that air travel is the safest means of transportation. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), in 2022, 32.2 million flights were operated, and out of this large number, only 39 flights ended in accidents. Most aircraft accidents occur during take-off and landing, where the aircraft is the closest to the ground. Invention by Lithuanian researchers: new technology for monitoring atrial fibrillation2024-01-30, 17:46Researchers from two Lithuanian universities have developed a patient-safe monitoring technology to identify and manage individual factors provoking atrial fibrillation. Researchers, innovators, and their teams operating in the field of life sciences are invited to participate in the unique 7-week entrepreneurship programme StartBIO, during which selected participants will have the opportunity to assess the commercial potential of their research or idea and acquire knowledge and skills important for business development, which will help grow a successful life science start-up. Registration of participants is already underway on the initiative's website, and the programme's activities, which include training, individualised consultations, mentoring and business modelling activities, will start on the 6th of March at the StartBIO Launch event held at the Vilnius University Life Sciences Center. Students and graduates who have come from abroad to pursue a qualifying degree in Bachelor's, Master's or Integrated degree programmes, or who have already obtained a qualifying degree, are invited to take part in an internship application procedure where they can apply for internships in Lithuanian companies and receive a scholarship. A Hollywood-level Studio in Vilnius will open up new possibilities for the creation of video content2024-01-25, 18:02This week, under the slogan "First, virtual," Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VILNIUS TECH) introduces a new virtual production studio called "Faux Real Studio" to the Lithuanian film, advertising, and video content industries. “Many cancers are curable with existing protocol therapy, however, not all cancers respond to it. Based on the data of my research, I think that both treatment and diagnostics will become more and more individualised,” says Prof. Rūta Navakauskienė, researcher of Vilnius University Life Sciences Center. Her research group’s study on stem cells and their therapeutic application is part of this progress. Prof. Kęstutis Strupas: “I Can’t Imagine Being a Practising Surgeon without Some Exposure to Science”2024-01-23, 14:28This year, three groups of scientists from the Faculty of Medicine at Vilnius University (VU) have been nominated for the Lithuanian Science Award. The series of papers entitled, From Surgery to Genome, Transcriptome, Metabolome: Fundamental and Applied Research and Innovation (2008–2022) was submitted for the award by Prof. Kęstutis Strupas (Head of the Gastroenterology, Nephro-Urology and Surgery Clinic at VU Faculty of Medicine), Prof. Tomas Poškus (Director of the Institute of Clinical Medicine and Head of the Abdominal and Onco-Surgery Centre at VU Hospital Santaros Klinikos), and Dr. Aistė Kielaitė-Gulla (Head of the Centre for Visceral Medicine and Translational Research and Head of the Organ Transplantation Coordination Centre of Santaros Klinikos). Prof. K. Strupas agreed to tell us about the papers that were submitted for the award. Research conducted by a team of scientists from Kaunas universities, Lithuania, revealed that low-frequency ultrasound influences blood parameters. The findings suggest that ultrasound’s effect on haemoglobin can improve oxygen’s transfer from the lungs to bodily tissues. |
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