IIDS Generative AI Fellow, Tyler Bland, Publishes in MDPI AI
Medical students face a tough challenge: learning an overwhelming amount of complex information quickly. To help make one of the most difficult topics—antiparasitic medications—more engaging and easier to remember, Dr. Tyler Bland and his team created a new way to teach: short, cinematic, educational films powered by artificial intelligence. These Cinematic Clinical Narratives (CCNs) use storytelling, animated visuals, catchy songs, and humor to teach about parasites and the drugs that treat them.
Barrie Robison on the Vandal Theory Podcast
Barrie Robison, Professor with the Department of Biological Sciences and director of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Data Sciences (IIDS), is featured on the newest episode of the Vandal Theory podcast. Season 9, Episode 5: Incorporating artificial intelligence into universities.
IIDS Generative AI Fellowship Program
In Fall 2024, the Institute for Interdisciplinary Data Science (IIDS) launched the Generative AI Fellowship Program, a one-semester opportunity designed to empower faculty and research staff to incorporate generative AI into their research. The program offers tailored project support from IIDS experts, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation. Open to participants at all levels of AI proficiency—whether you're an experienced coder or just beginning to explore AI tools—this fellowship provides an opportunity to enhance your research by leveraging generative AI technology. At the conclusion of the fellowship, participants showcase their work in a research presentation, highlighting how generative AI has enhanced their projects. Photo by Chris Giamo and Garrett Britton, University Visual Productions.
GRANTED Award
University of Idaho (U of I) has been awarded a $4.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Economic Development (GRANTED) program. The GRANTED program’s goal is to enhance the U.S. research enterprise by improving administration support infrastructure, increasing service capacity and broadening participation by developing institutions across the national research landscape.
GRANTED Program Now Hiring
The University of Idaho is seeking two Data Scientists to participate in an innovative National Science Foundation-funded project: “Crossing the Innovation Valley of Death: Democratizing Data and Artificial Intelligence for Research Administration.” The project offers the opportunity to pioneer the development of open-source AI solutions that will reshape how universities manage operations, while leading the democratization of data access and analysis across the research administration landscape. One position will have a focus on technical development and implementation, while the other will combine technical expertise with training and knowledge dissemination responsibilities.
Graduate Student Internship Opportunity in AI and Data Science
The Institute for Interdisciplinary Data Sciences (IIDS) at the University of Idaho is offering an exciting opportunity for up to three graduate students to participate in internships during the 2025-2026 academic year. These internships are supported by the Office of Research and Economic Development (ORED) and aim to engage students in the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Science to enhance the university's strategic planning and administrative operations.