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Huntsman Mental Health Institute contributes to new framework ensuring ethical and fair use of AI in health care

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Salt Lake City, UT — Huntsman Mental Health Institute today announced the publication of a pioneering framework designed to ensure artificial intelligence (AI) systems used in health care are developed and deployed ethically, transparently, and with patient equity at the forefront. The framework—Scalable Agile Framework for Execution in AI (SAFE AI)—has been published in the […]

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March 16, 2026

Three SCI Faculty Among Recipients of RAI Seed Grants

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The University of Utah One-U Responsible Artificial Intelligence Initiative (One-U RAI) will award its first round of seed grants, totaling $386,855, to nine research teams advancing AI tools and uncovering new insights on AI’s societal impacts. Projects will empower patients and their families, shed light on AI’s role in the classroom, and help people better […]

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March 11, 2026

NASA Lands at the U

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Connecting leaders in exploration with Utah’s integrated research community. Amanda Ashley, Director of Communications for Research and Innovation, Office of the Vice President for Research   When NASA leadership visited the University of Utah in February, the conversations quickly moved beyond introductions. What unfolded was a substantive exchange about how complex problems — in space […]

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March 9, 2026

Building AI to Transform Health Care: Meet Gianfranco Doretto, SCI’s First Joint Hire with the School of Medicine

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As health-care costs soar, the global population ages, and patient needs grow more complex, biomedical informatics professor Gianfranco Doretto sees artificial intelligence as a powerful solution. His vision: create AI-driven tools that improve outcomes and make care more affordable. Last summer, Doretto joined the University of Utah Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute as its […]

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February 20, 2026

How a Scientific Visualization PhD Student Became an Award-Winning Sports Journalist

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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 its own. Within hours, they published an intricate visualization of the event, powered in part by the work of University […]

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February 20, 2026

Rohan Basu Roy Recipient of Computing’s Top 30 Early Career Professionals for 2025

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The IEEE Computer Society is pleased to recognize Computing’s Top 30 Early Career Professionals for 2025. This esteemed group of rising stars earned this honor for their exceptional early-career achievements and role in driving advancements across the computing landscape. Their contributions span diverse areas, including AI, software engineering, security, and hardware, fundamentally shaping the future […]

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December 23, 2025

Arzani Receives ASME 2026 Y.C. Fung Early Career Award

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Amir Arzani, Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering, has been selected as the 2026 Y.C. Fung Early Career Award Medalist from ASME. Arzani’s work was recognized “for pioneering scientific machine learning research in cardiovascular biomechanics, development of the innovative concept of wall shear stress topology in blood flow characterization, and development and dissemination of open-source educational […]

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December 18, 2025

Karli Gillette and Utah colleagues receive grant to advance cardiac digital twin technologies

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Dr. Karli Gillette, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering along with University of Utah Faculty, Dr. Akil Narayan and Dr. Ravi Ranjan, received a half a million dollar grant to be utilized over the next three years. The grant will go towards enhancing Digital twin technologies. Digital twin (DT) technologies are rapidly becoming a cornerstone of […]

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December 10, 2025

BME Alumnus Interview with Dr. Quan Ni: Co-founder of Inspire Medical and Current founder and CEO, Restora Medical Inc.

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Founder and CEO of Restora Medical Inc., Quan Ni, reminisces about his time at the University of Utah’s Biomedical Engineering Department 25 years ago and how it has led him to where he is today. How did your Biomedical Engineering education and research at the University of Utah impact your vision for your career? I […]

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December 10, 2025

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

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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 expediting emergency medical […]

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December 4, 2025