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In the news | Healio
Study identifies two distinct subgroups of SUIDs that differ by age
Cases of sudden unexpected infant death, or SUID, that occur at 0 to 6 days differ significantly from cases that occur at days 7 to 364 in regard to factors like live birth order and marital status, according to study…
In the news | NOAA Fisheries
Developing Artificial Intelligence To Find Ice Seals And Polar Bears From The Sky
Scientists partnering with tech industry experts to create an innovative Artificial Intelligence application for Arctic marine mammal research. This series of events led NOAA Fisheries scientists at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center to team up with tech industry talent to…
In the news | Microsoft On the Issues
Signs of progress on broadband mapping, but more work still to do
As the FCC is poised to deliver more than $20 billion in federal subsidies to internet service providers in the coming years aimed at expanding broadband access to unserved parts of the country, it’s critical the data that informs the…
In the news | 425 Business
Microsoft, Seattle Children’s Team Up for AI-Powered SIDS Research
Microsoft believes artificial intelligence, or AI, can be a force for good in the world. To prove the point, last September the company started its AI for Humanitarian Action initiative — a $40 million, five-year program to use AI to…
In the news | Microsoft On the Issues
We’re increasing our carbon fee as we double down on sustainability
Since 2009, Microsoft has made and met a series of commitments to reduce the company’s carbon footprint. While we’ve made progress toward our goal of cutting our operational carbon emissions by 75 percent by 2030, the magnitude and speed of…
In the news | Geekwire
Microsoft and Seattle Children’s study shows strong link between smoking and unexpected death in infants
Microsoft data scientists and researchers at Seattle Children’s Hospital have teamed up to give a high-resolution picture of the link between unexplained death in newborns and smoking.
In the news | Parent Map
What This Local Man Is Doing About SIDS
Heather and John Kahan could have been forever crushed when their son Aaron Matthew, seeming to have been born healthy, died soon after birth. Kahan has turned his family’s profound heartbreak into an opportunity to advance medicine, science and technology…
In the news | The Seattle Times
Bereaved father, Microsoft data scientists crunch numbers to combat infant deaths
Spurred by a colleague’s family tragedy, a Microsoft team deployed analysis and data visualization tools and found promising leads in combating Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Seattle Children’s Hospital is partnering with Microsoft to further the research.
In the news | Seattle Children's – On the Pulse
How Microsoft Data Scientists Are Helping Seattle Children’s Solve SIDS
John Kahan manages a team of renowned Microsoft data scientists who are changing how society can use data effectively, from deciding when to plant crops to creating predictive business models.