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Artificial Intelligence in Action: Webinars & Podcasts
Webinar
Causal Learning for Individual and Population Health in the Era of AI
May 14, 2026
Linda Valeri, PhD, discusses causal inference and technologies that reshape how we learn from data. These approaches will be explored to strengthen public health decision making at the individual level and generalizable evidence. Valeri also discusses the challenges and opportunities for conducting ethical research in the era of AI and causal inference.
Webinar
Enhanced Learning: How CUNY SPH Faculty are Putting AI to Work
May 6, 2026
CUNY SPH faculty recently received more than $120,000 in grants from the CUNY AI Innovation Fund — and now they’re putting their ideas into action. Join us as faculty principal investigators discuss their grant projects and their vision for using AI to transform pedagogy, learning outcomes, and career development for CUNY SPH students.
Webinar
Build Your Own Course Bot: A Hands-On AI Workshop
April 22, 2026
This interactive AI Working Group workshop led by Associate Professor, Spring Cooper, walks you step-by-step through designing, building, and deploying a course-specific bot that aligns with your learning goals. This webinar covers how to define your bot’s purpose (study support? writing feedback? exam prep? discussion facilitation?), craft effective instructions and guardrails, integrate course materials, and think critically about ethics, bias, and student data. The session includes live demos so you can leave with a working prototype—or at least a clear roadmap.
Webinar
Assessment of AI to Develop Evidence and Guide Nutrition and Dietary Recommendations
Jan 21, 2026
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Standing Committee on Evidence Synthesis and Communications in Diet and Chronic Disease Relationships will hold a virtual public webinar on January 21, 2026, from 12:00 to 4:00 pm ET. Speakers will explore how to help different audiences understand and learn how to evaluate and assess AI generated nutrition evidence. Featuring Bruce Y. Lee, Professor, Director Executive Director, Center for Advanced Technology and Communication in Health (CATCH)
Webinar
Professr: Scaling oral assessment through AI
Oct 16, 2025
In the age of AI, papers, quizzes, and problem sets don’t cut it anymore—they no longer reveal what students truly know or whether they’re building critical skills when AI can do the work for them. Co-Founders of Professr, Parth Shah and Mike Schahfer, will explore how to combat AI cheating in education, and share innovative approaches to utilize AI for enhancing the learning experience, including scalable oral assessments.
PODCAST
Sanford Stem Cell Institute reGEN Podcast: The Intersection of AI and Medicine
Oct 15, 2025
Host Bobby Gordon, MA, MBA speaks with CUNY SPH’s Bruce Y. Lee, MD, MBA, a digital health and AI expert whose research focuses on AI systems modeling and other computer-aided approaches within the healthcare industry. Bruce has founded, built, and led multiple initiatives in systems science, AI, mathematical and computer modeling, digital health, operations research and science/health communications, including research consortia, centers at universities and independent companies.
PODCAST
Making Public Health Personal Podcast Ep21 – Embracing Future Tech and AI for Better Health
Jan 2, 2024
Have you ever wondered who has access to your data when you let your devices track things like your steps, food intake, and heart rate? Will artificial intelligence (AI) chat bots replace doctors? CUNY SPH Professor Bruce Y. Lee, MD, MBA, discusses the benefits and disadvantages of advanced technology and AI, and how to embrace technology for a better future.
