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Ranveer Chandra, Partner Chief Scientist, was elevated to the distinguished roster of IEEE Fellow as part of the 2020 class for his contributions to software-defined wireless networking technologies. Read more > (opens in new tab)

Microsoft is switching the leadership of its research wing after senior executive Harry Shum left the company last month. The change signals Microsoft’s interest in longer-term research efforts. In addition to unifying parts of Microsoft Research…

Microsoft today announced leadership changes for Microsoft Research. Peter Lee will be the new leader for the Microsoft Research organization. Peter Lee was already leading several research teams that were developing technology in healthcare and…

Be it a farmer from the Great Plains region in the United States or Punjab in India, many of the farming decisions are taken by guesswork. From the amount of fertilizer to be used to…

In the U.S., there are five populations of beluga whales, all in Alaska. Of those five, the Cook Inlet population is the smallest and has declined by about seventy-five percent since 1979. Subsistence hunting contributed…

A mobile application which helps people to learn Chinese by leveraging speech and NLP technologies.

How individuals respond to government advice on preventing the spread of COVID-19 will be at least as important, if not more important, than government action, according to a new commentary from researchers at the University…

Public health organizations are chartered with ensuring the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities. Their scope of responsibility is wide-ranging and varies from country to country, and they are required to provide direct…

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At Microsoft, our goal within healthcare is to empower people and organizations to address the complex challenges facing the healthcare industry today. We help do this by co-innovating and collaborating with our customers and partners…