The U College of Education will host H. Chad Lane from Education at Illinois on 3/3. By combining established principles with exploration & ongoing research, Lane believes we can chart a course for AI in education that benefits learners & supports educators. 🙌 bit.ly/coe-lane

Fantastic writeup on the work of Isabelle Freiling, one of our inaugural faculty fellows. 👏

Air quality research often requires AI tools to process massive amounts of data. "While bias in AI algorithms is well-known, the study exemplifies another ethical issue for big-data users—the chance that the datasets themselves are inherently biased." bit.ly/uofuairdata

Amidst post-pandemic dips in children’s math and reading scores, One-U Responsible AI Initiative faculty fellow Chenglu Li 承潞 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-pa…

.FOX 13 News Utah interviewed SCI director Manish Parashar yesterday about AI's energy needs—a topic that One-U RAI hopes to address. One solution? Build AI and supporting tech that is more sustainable, from smarter algorithms to more efficient computing centers. fox13now.com/news/local-new…

📣 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/

🚀 The Computing Research Association and Microsoft just launched a Trustworthy AI Research Fellowship for Early Career Scholars. Apply by April 30 if you've recently completed a Ph.D. in a computing field and have additional experience in social science. cra.org/cra-and-micros…

Penny Atkins keeps this initiative moving forward through her laser-focused work with people across campus, industry, & gov't. Hear her discuss what's next for RAI cyberinfrastructure & beyond at this Academic Data Science Alliance "listen & lunch" virtual event Thurs. zoom.us/meeting/regist…

There is still time to register for the AI Hackathon! Called “A Breath of Fresh Air,” teams from around the U and beyond will compete to build digital technologies that address air quality challenges in the Salt Lake Valley — all in an intense, 48-hour period. The Hackathon is

Kudos to One-U RAI Executive Committee member Nina de Lacy on this exciting new AI-powered tech. 👏

🎧 A student reporter for The Daily Utah Chronicle podcast "Uncovered" interviewed Manish Parashar about the impact of AI on the value of college. Listen: dailyutahchronicle.com/2025/05/08/deg…

📈 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. rai.utah.edu/chpc-new-gpus/

Don’t look to AI for a competitive advantage: Study by #UofU business scholars says AI will transform the economy, but gaining an edge will require human passion and ingenuity. attheu.utah.edu/business/dont-…

🧑‍💻 During our first hackathon June 4–5, our conference 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, vols, & sponsors! rai.utah.edu/air-quality-ha…

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

🔍 New research from our faculty fellow Isabelle Freiling calls for evidence-based strategies to make science communication more effective in an info ecosystem where science content competes with posts from conspiracy theorists & other unverified sources: attheu.utah.edu/science-techno…