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The U to build an AI ecosystem in partnership with tech powerhouses

The University of Utah is looking to join forces with two powerhouse tech firms to accelerate research and discovery using artificial intelligence (AI). The agreement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and AI chipmaker NVIDIA will amplify the university’s capacity for understanding cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, mental health, and genetics. The initiative is projected to enable medical […]

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U Supercharges AI Computing Power with New GPUs

The University of Utah Center for High Performance Computing recently installed its single-biggest upgrade to AI cyberinfrastructure: a fleet of 10 powerful computer servers with 80 high-end NVIDIA graphics processing units (GPUs), hardware critical for AI-driven research. This $2.15 million investment will help the center continue to support Utah researchers who are increasingly using AI […]

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U taps NVIDIA’s AI Expertise

A new statewide AI initiative will enhance Utah’s technology-based workforce training and economic development. In early December, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and University of Utah President Taylor Randall signed a memorandum of understanding for a new education initiative with NVIDIA, designed to democratize AI access across communities. “AI will continue to grow in importance, affecting […]

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SCI Receives HPCwire Award for National Data Platform, an Effort to Democratize Responsible AI R&D

The Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute at the University of Utah has been recognized in the 21st edition of the HPCwire Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards, presented at the 2024 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis (SC24) in Atlanta, Georgia. The SCI Institute and the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) […]

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SDSC and SCI Democratizing Nationwide Access to Science Data

The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at UC San Diego and the University of Utah (Utah) have announced a national-scale pilot project, called the National Data Platform (NDP), aimed at a service ecosystem to make access to and use of scientific data open and equitable across a broad range of communities, including traditionally underrepresented researchers.

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TPC Announced with Founding Partners

On Friday, 10-November TPC released the announcement below. The community continues to grow–with now over 500 participants in the Slack workspace, from nearly 70 organizations around the world. We expect to announce additional partners in the coming weeks and months, as we develop governance functions and membership processes. New International Consortium Formed to Create Trustworthy […]

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Seal Storage Technology and the University of Utah Announce NASA Climate Data Democratization Partnership

Over 200TB of NASA climate data is now accessible through the collaboration between Seal Storage Technology and the University of Utah’s Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute (SCI), enabling researchers around the world to access and visualize the data with zero egress fees. TORONTO and SALT LAKE CITY, April 12, 2023 /CNW/ – In an effort […]

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Democratizing Data Access

The University of Utah’s Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute is leading a new initiative to democratize data access. The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $5.6 million project to a team of researchers led by School of Computing professor Valerio Pascucci (pictured), who is also director of the Center for Extreme Data Management in […]

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