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Price Engineering Researchers Identify How Integrin Bond Stability Controls Cell Spreading and Structure
May 4, 2026

New research from the University of Utah John and Marcia Price College of Engineering identifies a key mechanism that determines…

Transformational Utah Investment in Artificial Intelligence and Computing to Advance Health and Discovery
May 1, 2026
SCI Affiliate Dan Reed Wins Computing Research Association Distinguished Service Award
April 21, 2026

Adapted from an article by the Computing Research Association. The Computing Research Association (CRA) Board of Directors recently selected Dan…

Utah Charts a New Path for Regulating Mental Health AI
April 9, 2026

Reposted from Huntsman Mental Health Institute. Nina de Lacy is affiliate faculty in the Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute…

Utah wildfire camera network supports management efforts, U research
March 30, 2026

Reposted from @theU. This story involves the Center for High Performance Computing, which is part of the Scientific Computing and…

Huntsman Mental Health Institute contributes to new framework ensuring ethical and fair use of AI in health care
March 16, 2026

Salt Lake City, UT — Huntsman Mental Health Institute today announced the publication of a pioneering framework designed to ensure…

Three SCI Faculty Among Recipients of RAI Seed Grants
March 11, 2026

The University of Utah One-U Responsible Artificial Intelligence Initiative (One-U RAI) will award its first round of seed grants, totaling…

NASA Lands at the U
March 9, 2026

Connecting leaders in exploration with Utah’s integrated research community. Amanda Ashley, Director of Communications for Research and Innovation, Office of…

Building AI to Transform Health Care: Meet Gianfranco Doretto, SCI’s First Joint Hire with the School of Medicine
February 20, 2026

As health-care costs soar, the global population ages, and patient needs grow more complex, biomedical informatics professor Gianfranco Doretto sees…

How a Scientific Visualization PhD Student Became an Award-Winning Sports Journalist
February 20, 2026

As U.S. sprinter Noah Lyles surged in the final stride to win the men’s 100‑meter dash at the Paris 2024…

Rohan Basu Roy Recipient of Computing’s Top 30 Early Career Professionals for 2025
December 23, 2025

The IEEE Computer Society is pleased to recognize Computing’s Top 30 Early Career Professionals for 2025. This esteemed group of…

Arzani Receives ASME 2026 Y.C. Fung Early Career Award
December 18, 2025

Amir Arzani, Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering, has been selected as the 2026 Y.C. Fung Early Career Award Medalist from…

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One-U Responsible AI Initiative at SCI
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Center for High Performance Computing at SCI
Research computing and data support for the entire university
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Cyberinfrastructure Professionals Co-Op at SCI
The SCI CIP Co-Op is a voluntary community of research computing and data experts at SCI working together in supporting and sustaining SCI’s world-class research efforts
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