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

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 […]

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

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 […]

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New One-U RAI Postdoc Fellow Pablo Maldonado Will Use AI to Address Mental Health Crisis

Pablo J. Maldonado Department of Neurobiology, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine Mentored by Christopher Gregg and Aik Choon Tan Thematic Area: Healthcare & Wellness​ Maldonado will build AI models to diagnose depression and anxiety from smartphones and predict treatment outcomes. Mental health is a priority for Utah, which ranks 11th in the country for […]

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Feb. 11: One-U RAI Distinguished Lecture with David Danks

Speaker: David Danks, One-U RAI distinguished visitor and a professor of Data Science, Philosophy, & Policy at University of California San Diego When: Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, 2–3 pm Where: Evans Conference Room (WEB 3780), Warnock Engineering Building, University of Utah, 72 S Central Campus Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Abstract As AI systems become […]

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One-U RAI Inaugural Awardees: 7 Faculty Fellows, 1 Postdoc Fellow, and 1 Distinguished Visitor

Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024 (updated Dec. 9)—In its first push to attract and retain top talent in translational AI, the University of Utah One-U Responsible Artificial Intelligence Initiative (RAI) has named seven faculty fellows, one postdoctoral fellow, and one distinguished visitor. The faculty fellows span six colleges across the U and their work is expected […]

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