News – One-U Responsible AI Initiative

Distinguished Visitor Dietram Scheufele Brings Expertise on Public Perception of AI and Bridging Digital Divides

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Dietram Scheufele Investigator, Morgridge Institute for Research Taylor-Bascom Chair, and Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor, University of Wisconsin—Madison Thematic Area: Environment Dietram Scheufele examines how algorithmically curated information environments reshape how we make sense of the world around us. He’ll use his time as a One-U Responsible AI Initiative distinguished visitor to advance collaborative research on […]

July 10, 2025

One-U RAI Faculty Fellow Isabelle Freiling on ‘The Elephant in the Room’ for Science Communication

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July 10, 2025

Students Use AI to Solve Air Quality Challenges at Inaugural Hackathon

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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, AI, atmospheric sciences, and public health and policy as dozens of hackathon participants built digital tools to address the poor air quality the Wasatch Front faces during inversions and wildfires. […]

June 27, 2025

New One-U RAI Postdoc Fellows Will Use AI to Address Plastic Waste, Language Gaps in Online Therapy, and Disaster Response

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Using AI to Accelerate Solutions to the Plastic Waste Crisis Philip P. Lampkin Mentors: Matt Sigman, Jacob Lessard, Taylor Sparks Thematic Area: Environment Lampkin’s project aims to address plastic pollution by developing plastics that are “degradable and upcyclable on demand.” He’ll use AI models to accelerate the discovery of special additives that can be built […]

June 23, 2025

One-U RAI Partners with Humanities AI Summer Institute to Host Distinguished Visitors and Panel Discussion

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The University of Utah One-U Responsible AI Initiative (One-U RAI) will sponsor two distinguished visitors, Deanna Holroyd and Parisa M. Setayesh, as part of the July 14–25 Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence Summer Institute. The institute brings together 30 accomplished humanities faculty from across the country, chosen from a highly competitive pool of 120 applicants […]

June 23, 2025