AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoAI in healthcare: WVU Medicine United Hospital Center opened a new 28-bed unit with AI-powered rooms to help monitor stroke and other high-acuity patients, aiming for more efficient, safer care. Medical tech funding: Pro Medicus’ U.S. arm (Visage Imaging) won a $28M, five-year renewal with Allegheny Health Network, adding Visage 7 Workflow—driving a big jump in its shares. Biomedical research support: Fairmont State received a $71K IDeA Network grant to buy neuromuscular diagnostic and imaging equipment for its applied biomechanics labs. STEM pipeline: Wheeling Central Catholic High School celebrated its Class of 2026, with the valedictorian set for WVU Aerospace Engineering. Space science: WVU researchers reported a surprising phenomenon in NASA Mars data. Wildlife safety: States are expanding wildlife road crossings to cut animal-vehicle crashes, with West Virginia flagged among the highest-collision states. Policy pressure on science: A proposal to cut the federal Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board raises alarms for West Virginia’s chemical-disaster safety. Tech & society: A new study claims ChatGPT can stereotype states by traits like “smarter” or “smelliest,” sparking fresh debate about AI bias.
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