The College of Arts and Sciences held an event on February 11 aimed at exploring the ways AI can be integrated into teaching and research within the college. The event, titled “A New Academic Paradigm: Teaching, Research, and Scholarship In the Age of AI,” was co-organized by John Choy from the Department of Biology and the Department of History’s Jennifer Davis. It was supported by the College of Arts and Sciences and the Center for the Study of Early Christianity.
“I think we have a responsibility to equip our students across the College of Arts and Sciences with both the discipline-specific knowledge they came here for and the AI fluency that will make them competitive and adaptable in whatever career they pursue,” Choy said.
Several Arts and Sciences faculty presented on the use of AI in their respective fields. Curtis Holliman, associate professor of Mathematics and Statistics, demonstrated how AI is transforming biomedical research. Greg Miller, chair and associate professor of Biochemistry, shared how he incorporates AlphaFold—an AI system for predicting protein structures—into biochemistry courses. Anastasia Stoyneva, clinical assistant professor of Spanish, explored how AI can address the unique needs of heritage speakers of Spanish. Yaniv Fox, associate professor of History at Bar-Ilan University in Israel, gave a keynote address on his experience training faculty to make course materials “AI-legible,” a project whose success led to its expansion throughout the university.
