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Second Annual Symposium Recap: Initiative Fuels State Leadership in Responsible AI - One-U Responsible AI Initiative

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Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute @uusci.bsky.social · 20d

👥 Thank you to everyone who attended our One-U Responsible AI Initiative Symposium last week! Read a recap of what @utah.edu and state leaders said about the future of AI in Utah, and learn about life-changing work from our researchers: rai.utah.edu/symposium-20...

At its second annual Symposium on Friday, September 12, 2025, the University of Utah One-U Responsible Artificial Intelligence Initiative (One-U RAI) showcased how it’s raising...

Cancer research at the University of Utah should get much faster under new $50M A.I. partnership

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Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute @uusci.bsky.social · 27d

A major partnership between @utah.edu, NVIDIA, & HPE will accelerate AI-powered research across the state. “This builds on something that’s in the DNA of this university: innovation.”
— @parasharmanish.bsky.social, chief AI officer & SCI director

More in @sltrib.com:
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The University of Utah wants to put another $50 million toward artificial intelligence to speed up cancer research and get possible cures to patients sooner.

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Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute @uusci.bsky.social · 28d

📢 Utah's Responsible AI Community Consortium is excited to unveil its AI Leadership Blueprint to help orgs of all sizes adapt to an AI-driven future: rai.utah.edu/ai-blueprint/

📸 @ksl5tv.bsky.social interviewed blueprint co-authors Kevin Williams, Robin Huling, & @pennyatkinsphd.bsky.social today.

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Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute @uusci.bsky.social · Sep 4

Join us & @marrinerinstitute.bsky.social on 9/18 as Maggie Penn (Emory, @russellsagefdn.bsky.social) explores how classification algorithms shape human behavior, why traditional fairness metrics fall short, & how a new framework accounts for behavior, individ. welfare, & transparency. bit.ly/raipenn

Guest Lecture by Maggie Penn—When Algorithms Shape Behavior: Rethinking Fairness in Classification

Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute @uusci.bsky.social · Aug 22

🎂 Happy big 7-0 to SCI co-founder Rob MacLeod! He's not slowing down: he still bikes to work most days, and #NIH just awarded his team a grant for a project titled “Sustainable Software Tools for Neuromodulation Prediction.” 🚴🧠

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Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute @uusci.bsky.social · Aug 12

How is AI reshaping our information landscape—& what does it mean for democracy, science, & public trust? Join us Aug. 20 to hear from distinguished visitor @dietram.bsky.social on how industry & academia can work together to prepare society for AI's impacts.

Details: rai.utah.edu/distinguishe...

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Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute @uusci.bsky.social · Aug 7

Join us for our One-U Responsible AI Initiative Symposium on Sept. 12 to explore the future of responsible AI. Hear from state and national leaders and enjoy lightning talks from researchers using AI to improve healthcare, education, and the environment. RSVP by Aug. 31: rai.utah.edu/symposium-20...

One-U RAI Symposium 2025 - One-U Responsible AI Initiative

Please join us for the One-U Responsible AI Initiative Annual Symposium on Friday, Sept. 12, in the Douglas Ballroom of the University of Utah Guest...

Opinion: Utah's innovation ensures U.S. AI dominance

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Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute @uusci.bsky.social · Aug 6

In a Deseret News op-ed, @parasharmanish.bsky.social—our director and @utah.edu's chief AI officer—explains how Utah can serve as a model for implementing America’s new AI Action Plan, announced by the White House on July 23.

Read why Utah is a leader in this space:
www.deseret.com/opinion/2025...

Utah's public-private partnerships set a new standard for AI innovation — and the nation is following suit.

www.deseret.com

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Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute @uusci.bsky.social · Jul 15

🔍 New #scicomm research from @freiling.bsky.social, a faculty fellow in SCI's One-U Responsible AI Initiative.

Isabelle Freiling @freiling.bsky.social · Jul 9

In @pnas.org, we outline current challenges #scicomm research faces, incl. social media having all the power over data and issues that come with that. @dietram.bsky.social

Press release: attheu.utah.edu/science-tech...
Paper: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
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‘The elephant in the room’ for science communication - @theU

Science organizations are ill-prepared to leverage current media landscapes most effectively to communicate with the public. A new article asserts that the struggle is partly...

attheu.utah.edu

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Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute @uusci.bsky.social · Jul 9

Funding opportunity out of @ncstate.bsky.social—apply by July 30! Academic and industry researchers are invited to submit one or more research project ideas. ncsu-las.org/what-we-do/c...

Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute @uusci.bsky.social · Jun 27

🧑‍💻 During our first One-U Responsible AI Initiative hackathon June 4–5, SCI rooms buzzed with discussions of data, algorithms, AI, atmospheric sciences, & more as students built tools to address air quality. Kudos to our winners & thanks to all participants & sponsors!
rai.utah.edu/air-quality-...

Students Use AI to Solve Air Quality Challenges at Inaugural Hackathon - One-U Responsible AI Initiative

For two days in early June, conference rooms at the University of Utah’s Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute buzzed with discussions of data, algorithms,...

SCI’s Bidone Helps Lead $8.5M Leducq Network for Vascular Breakthroughs

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Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute @uusci.bsky.social · Jun 20

Kudos to SCI's Tamara Bidone, who is part of an international team of researchers awarded $8.5 million by the Leducq Foundation to develop treatments for peripheral artery disease—a common and potentially fatal condition where not enough blood flows to the limbs.

SCI Team Lands Cover of ‘Algorithms’ with New Method to Analyze Big Data

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Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute @uusci.bsky.social · May 29

👏 Congrats to SCI Director @parasharmanish.bsky.social for receiving @acm.org's Distinguished Service Award!

Read more on SCI's site: bit.ly/sci-acm-para...

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Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute @uusci.bsky.social · May 23

📣 SCI researchers built a new, more efficient tool for big-data analysis, and their work is featured on the May 2025 cover of "Algorithms," a peer-reviewed, open access journal.

Read more: www.sci.utah.edu/the-institut...

U Supercharges AI Computing Power with New GPUs - One-U Responsible AI Initiative

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Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute @uusci.bsky.social · May 21

📈 The University of Utah Center for High Performance Computing installed its single-biggest upgrade to AI cyberinfrastructure: a fleet of 10 powerful computer servers with 80 high-end NVIDIA GPUs, hardware critical for AI-driven research. This will support innovation across the state. @utah.edu

The University of Utah Center for High Performance Computing recently installed its single-biggest upgrade to AI cyberinfrastructure: a fleet of 10 powerful computer servers with...

SCI Marks One of Its Biggest Presences at Top Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

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Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute @uusci.bsky.social · Apr 21

SCI has a growing presence at @chi.acm.org, the top conference on human-computer interaction. Our #CHI2025 contributions: 4 papers, 1 of which won hon. mention (kudos to @mcnuttandrew.bsky.social), along with a course & a paper in the boundary-pushing alt.chi forum.
www.sci.utah.edu/the-institut...

Akil Narayan Reflects on First Year as College of Science Faculty Fellow

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Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute @uusci.bsky.social · Apr 8

⏩ @pennyatkinsphd.bsky.social keeps SCI's One-U Responsible AI Initiative moving forward through her laser-focused work w/ folks across campus, industry, & gov. Hear her discuss RAI cyberinfrastructure progress & more at an @academicdatasci.bsky.social "listen & lunch" Thurs:
zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute @uusci.bsky.social · Apr 7

Last June, SCI's Akil Narayan accepted an inaugural @uofu-science.bsky.social fellowship to learn about college administration. Read a Q&A on what it's meant and how he sees administration as a way to "promote institutional growth that supports and uplifts students, staff, and faculty."

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Computing Research Association (CRA) @cra-hq.bsky.social · Apr 3

🚨 New: CRA Trustworthy AI Research Fellowship for Early Career Scholars! $16.5K stipend, travel, field school, & pro dev for post-PhD computing researchers (US-based) with interdisciplinary focus. Apply by 4/30!

🔗 cra.jotform.com/250765548764...

#AIResearchSupport #FellowshipOpportunity #CRA

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Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute @uusci.bsky.social · Apr 3

📣 Announcing the cash prizes for A Breath of Fresh Air AI Hackathon:
🥇 $1,500
🥈 $1,000
🥉 $500
Sign up by April 15 to help improve air quality and public health—no coding experience needed. All are welcome, especially Utah college students! rai.utah.edu/hackathon/

Distinguished SCI Seminar: Karen E. Willcox on Predictive Digital Twins at Scale

Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute @uusci.bsky.social · Mar 28

Join us on Thursday, April 3, for a Distinguished SCI Seminar from Karen Willcox, director of the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences at @utaustin.bsky.social.

sci.utah.edu/the-institut...

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University of Utah research initiative explores energy solutions for AI

Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute @uusci.bsky.social · Mar 27

[email protected] interviewed SCI director @parasharmanish.bsky.social about AI's energy needs—a topic that SCI's One-U Responsible AI Initiative hopes to address. One solution? Build AI & supporting tech that is more sustainable, from smarter algorithms to more efficient computing centers.

As Utah continues to attract interest from AI data centers, state leaders and researchers are exploring how they handle the energy needs those facilities bring.

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Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute @uusci.bsky.social · Mar 25

Event updates!
-Registration deadline extended to April 15
-The 48-hour hybrid hackathon will be held June 4–5 and winners will be selected on June 6

Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute @uusci.bsky.social · Mar 25

Amidst post-pandemic dips in children’s math and reading scores, @utah.edu One-U Responsible AI Initiative faculty fellow Chenglu Li and his collaborators are combating that trend with ALTER-Math—an AI-powered app they hope will double the rate of math learning.
attheu.utah.edu/research/ai-...

AI paves the way for kids to learn math by teaching it - @theU

Amidst declining math scores, AI-powered app co-created by U faculty aims to double learning rate.

attheu.utah.edu