EurekAlert! In the Spotlight - Artificial Intelligence

This month, we’re focusing on artificial intelligence (AI), a topic that continues to capture attention everywhere. Here, you’ll find the latest research news, insights, and discoveries shaping how AI is being developed and used across the world.

University of Virginia launches collaboratory on data, AI, and health

University of Virginia School of Data Science
Business Announcement

The University of Virginia has launched the Collaboratory on Data, AI, and Health, a new cross-Grounds initiative that brings together expertise from across the University to advance health and health care through data and artificial intelligence. The Collaboratory is jointly supported by the School of Data Science, UVA Health, the School of Medicine, the Darden School of Business, the School of Education and Human Development, and the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

27-Jan-2026

Training the next generation of translational virologists: Reflections from the 2025 Global Virus Network Short Course

Global Virus Network
Meeting Announcement

The Global Virus Network’s (GVN) 2025 Short Course in Translational Virology brought together a remarkable international cohort in December 2025 for eight days of scientific immersion, mentorship, and hands-on learning at the intersection of virology, medicine, and global health.

27-Jan-2026

Putting smart agents through their paces

University of Oldenburg

The energy transition is intensifying the challenges for grid control due to increased fluctuations in electricity generation and consumption. Modern AI systems could support professionals working in grid control centres in their daily tasks, helping to make critical infrastructure more resilient in the face of unforeseen events. A German junior research group is developing an AI-supported software system that can learn, is reliable and transparent in its decision-making.

Funder: Bundesministerium für Forschung und Technologie

27-Jan-2026

New white paper on rebuilding trust at work amid AI-driven change and burnout published by University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies

University of Phoenix
Reports and Proceedings

University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies has published a new white paper, “Rebuilding the Social Contract,” by TaMika Fuller, DBA, an affiliate of the Center for Educational and Instructional Technology Research (CEITR), and Victoria Lender, DBA, which examines how burnout, limited career development, and perceptions of low autonomy can erode trust at work—and what leaders can do to rebuild confidence, commitment and retention in an era shaped by accelerating technology and artificial intelligence.

27-Jan-2026

Insilico Medicine and Qilu Pharmaceutical reach near $120 million drug development collaboration to accelerate novel cardiometabolic therapies

InSilico Medicine
Business Announcement

According to the agreement, Insilico Medicine will utilize its proprietary Pharma.AI platform to focus on the design and optimization of novel small molecules for treating metabolic diseases, while Qilu Pharmaceutical Group will be responsible for subsequent development and commercialization procedures. The total contract value approaches $120 million, including development and commercialization milestone payments, as well as single-digit royalties based on net sales.

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University of Virginia launches collaboratory on data, AI, and health

Training the next generation of translational virologists: Reflections from the 2025 Global Virus Network Short Course

Putting smart agents through their paces

New white paper on rebuilding trust at work amid AI-driven change and burnout published by University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies

Insilico Medicine and Qilu Pharmaceutical reach near $120 million drug development collaboration to accelerate novel cardiometabolic therapies

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