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Faculty Fellow Ryan Johnson Awarded $700K to Take AI-Powered Hydrology Research to Alaska’s Remote Rivers

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Republished February 2, 2026, from the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering. Ryan Johnson is a One-U Responsible Artificial Intelligence Initiative faculty fellow. Alaska: Famed for its dramatic landscapes, stunning glaciers, colossal mountains, and abundant wildlife. Yet equally striking is the sheer scale of its river systems. With more than 365,000 miles of rivers, Alaska […]

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February 2, 2026

Utah Business 2025 Innovation Awards Feature Two Startups Involving One-U RAI Fellows

Categories: In the Media, News

Utah Business Magazine’s 2025 Innovation Awards honored three University of Utah startups, two of which involve new awardees from the One-U Responsible Artificial Intelligence Initiative. Faculty fellow Heather Holmes is a co-founder of Trace Air Quality and postdoctoral fellow Marshall Trout works on the BIOS team. Read a summary from the Technology Licensing Office and […]

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December 11, 2025

One-U RAI Welcomes 12 New Faculty Fellows Driving Responsible AI Across Disciplines

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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 new faculty fellows, nearly double the number of awardees announced last year. This expansion underscores the university’s commitment to rapidly advancing ethical, interdisciplinary AI research that addresses real-world challenges, from […]

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December 1, 2025

Join the University of Utah’s Bold, Transdisciplinary Effort to Model and Monitor a Changing Planet with AI

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Update, February 23, 2026 University personnel have reviewed hundreds of applications and are currently in the interview process for these jobs. While we’re no longer accepting new applications, we invite you to view all open jobs at the University of Utah. October 6, 2025 The University of Utah One-U Responsible Artificial Intelligence Initiative (One-U RAI) […]

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October 6, 2025

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

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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 the state’s profile in ethical innovation by forging cross-sector partnerships, boosting regional infrastructure, and supporting researchers using AI to improve lives—to diagnose rare diseases in children, restore water to the […]

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September 17, 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. […]

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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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June 23, 2025 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 […]

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June 23, 2025

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

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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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November 21, 2024