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SCI’s One-U Responsible AI Initiative is awarding $387K in seed grants to 9 @utah.edu research teams advancing AI tools & insights. Projects will empower patients, shed light on AI’s role in education, & help us understand the health impacts of environmental exposures: rai.utah.edu/inaugural-se...

Catch SCI's @pennyatkinsphd.bsky.social as a featured speaker in tomorrow's @alliance4dsai.bsky.social webinar involving how to plan and run large-scale AI initiatives. Atkins serves on ADSA's Advisory Council. 🙌

Register: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

How a Scientific Visualization PhD Student Became an Award-Winning Sports Journalist - Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute As U.S. sprinter Noah Lyles surged in the final stride to win the men’s 100‑meter dash at the Paris 2024 Olympics—the closest finish in modern history—The New York Times graphics team faced a race of ...

🥇 As the Olympics end, we’re spotlighting a SCI PhD student who contributed to innovative coverage of the last Games. @kalinab.bsky.social helped @nytimes.com visualize the closest 100m finish in modern history, and her team won a top award. More on this rising star's dynamic work: bit.ly/sci-kalina

Join SCI next week for two exciting events with Stephen Pizer, a pioneer in medical image computing and longtime professor at @unccs.bsky.social.

📅 Jan. 22 Distinguished Seminar: bit.ly/pizer-jan22
📅 Jan. 23 Tutorial: bit.ly/pizer-jan23

Faculty Fellow C. Thi Nguyen’s New Book ‘The Score’ Shines Light on How Data Often Misses What’s Most Important - One-U Responsible AI Initiative January 9, 2026 (Updated January 13, 2026) Modern institutions run on metrics and measures of success—in higher education, for instance, grades, graduation rates, and job...

📖 @add-hawk.bsky.social, a new faculty fellow in SCI’s One-U Responsible Artificial Intelligence Initiative, is receiving praise in the NYT, WaPo, & more for his new book, “The Score.” Read about the philosophy prof’s book & how he’ll apply these ideas to his fellowship, & catch his Feb. 4 talk.

New Postdocs Will Advance Tutor Chatbots, Bionic Hands, and Understanding of Pollution’s Impact on Reproductive Health - One-U Responsible AI Initiative December 10, 2025 Mingjia Hu Mentors: One-U RAI faculty fellow Chenglu Li, assistant professor, Department of Educational Psychology; One-U RAI faculty fellow Ana Marasović, assistant...

💫 On the heels of announcing 12 new faculty fellows last week, SCI's One-U Responsible AI Initiative is excited to add three new postdoctoral fellows to its team next year: rai.utah.edu/postdocs-dec...

One-U RAI Welcomes 12 New Faculty Fellows Driving Responsible AI Across Disciplines - One-U Responsible AI Initiative December 1, 2025 The University of Utah One-U Responsible Artificial Intelligence Initiative (One-U RAI) at the Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute has named 12...

📣 Meet the 12 new faculty fellows joining SCI’s One-U Responsible AI Initiative. These professors are advancing AI research to solve real-world challenges, from protecting the West’s water supply to improving medical care to embedding ethics in AI education. bit.ly/rai-fac-26

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KSoC: utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/190... (AI broadly)

Education + AI:
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Computer Vision:
- utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/183...

Guang Tian, SCI’s First Urban Planning Faculty Member, Envisions Utah as a National Model for Smart Growth - Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute For Guang Tian, a new assistant professor at the University of Utah’s Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute, getting stuck in traffic has a silver lining: it might inspire his next project....

👋 Join us in welcoming Guang Tian, SCI's first faculty member from @utah.edu's Department of City & Metro Planning & an alum of that program. He blends advanced tech with urban design to promote communities that are healthier, better connected, & more sustainable. Get to know him: bit.ly/sci-tian

🌟 This year's Utah AI Summit (hosted by @utahcommerce.bsky.social) features 2 @utah.edu speakers: Penny Atkins, our director of research & science, and Masood Parvania, director of the Utah Smart Energy Lab & professor of electrical & computer engineering. Learn more: aisummit.utah.gov

SCI’s Expansive Presence at IEEE VIS 2025 Includes Best Paper and Test of Time Awards - Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute Students, faculty and staff from the Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute at the University of Utah have long played a vital role in shaping IEEE VIS, the top conference for visualization ...

SCI faculty, staff, & students are heading to the #ieeevis conference in Vienna this weekend, & they’re bringing scarily good research 👻. They'll be celebrating 3 awards—best paper, honorable mention, & Test of Time—and contributing in lots of other ways: sci.utah.edu/vis-2025/

@ieeevis.bsky.social

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🎙️🚴 The Cycling Over Sixty Podcast recently featured SCI co-founder Rob MacLeod, who discussed the sport's influence on his life & SCI's trajectory. Rob & founding director Chris Johnson used to brainstorm while riding up City Creek Canyon together: "Those were [SCI's] origins."
🎧 bit.ly/sci-bikes

Reimagining Education: Help Lead the Future of Teaching and Learning with AI at the University of Utah - One-U Responsible AI Initiative October 16, 2025 The University of Utah One-U Responsible Artificial Intelligence Initiative (One-U RAI) at the Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute is hiring a...

🧑‍🏫 @utah.edu is hiring 2 new tenure-track faculty members focused on the future of education empowered by AI. From designing AI-powered learning tools to expanding digital literacy & credentials, these professors will reimagine how we prepare for & succeed in an AI-driven world.
bit.ly/rai-ed-hires

🔍 Join us for a Distinguished SCI Seminar from J. Nathan Kutz (University of Washington): "Shallow Recurrent Decoders for the Automated Discovery of Physical Models"

📅 Thursday, Oct. 23, 4–5 pm
📍 John A. Widtsoe Building (JWB 335)

Presented with the Dept. of Mathematics.

bit.ly/sci-kutz

New Faculty Member Rohan Basu Roy Wants to Make High Performance Computing Faster and Greener - Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute Rohan Basu Roy is on a mission to make high performance computing (HPC)—core to AI-powered scientific discovery—faster and more sustainable. He joined the Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Instit...

New faculty member Rohan Basu Roy is on a mission to make high performance computing faster & more sustainable. He draws inspiration from heavy metal music & brings a bold philosophy to his work: computing at scale must evolve to meet environmental challenges. Q&A: sci.utah.edu/rohan-hpc/

Bill Miller Brings National Expertise to Advance Research Computing and Data at the U - Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute After over a decade of shaping advanced cyberinfrastructure at the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), William L. (Bill) Miller joined the University of Utah in September as the senior director fo...

👋 SCI is proud to welcome Bill Miller as @utah.edu's senior director for research computing & data. With deep expertise in cyberinfrastructure, he's set to elevate Utah’s leadership in scientific innovation. Read about his vision for the U and his path from NASA to NSF: sci.utah.edu/bill-miller-...

Join the University of Utah’s Bold, Transdisciplinary Effort to Model and Monitor a Changing Planet with AI - One-U Responsible AI Initiative October 6, 2025 The University of Utah One-U Responsible Artificial Intelligence Initiative (One-U RAI) at the Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute is launching two...

🌎 @utah.edu is hiring 2 new tenure-track faculty members at the intersection of AI, environmental science, & societal impact. They'll be part of a cluster of experts leading cutting-edge research to tackle challenges like pollution, extreme weather, & AI energy use.

rai.utah.edu/environmenta...

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

👥 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...

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

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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📢 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.

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

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

🎂 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.” 🚴🧠

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...

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...

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...

Opinion: Utah's innovation ensures U.S. AI dominance Utah's public-private partnerships set a new standard for AI innovation — and the nation is following suit.

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...

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

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...

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,...

🧑‍💻 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-...

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

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.

👏 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...