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What AI Costs the Planet and How Higher Ed Can Help
June 17, 2026 Research, Water Resources

Republished on June 17, 2026 from the One-U Responsible AI Initiative. Behind every AI prompt is a chain of physical infrastructure—from data centers...

The Hidden Engineering Innovation Beneath I-215
May 27, 2026 Construction, Materials, Research

To many drivers, construction along the west side of I-215 may seem like another seasonal traffic delay. For researchers at the University...

The Next Generation of Cancer Therapies
May 19, 2026 Awards, Nuclear Engineering, Research

Developing new cancer treatments requires more than breakthrough medicines. It also depends on the ability to safely produce medical isotopes—the specialized radioactive...

Increasing Safety Throughout the Nuclear Energy Lifecycle
May 7, 2026 Nuclear Engineering, Research, Transportation

As the global demand for clean energy grows, so does the need to safely manage nuclear waste and ensure the secure transportation...

Ryan Johnson Named One-U RAI Fellow for AI Applications in Water Resources Engineering
April 6, 2026 Awards, Environmental, Research, Water Resources

The One-U Responsible Artificial Intelligence Initiative (One-U RAI) at the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute (SCI) has selected a new cohort of...

“Ground Decoder” Wins First Place in National Hackathon
March 27, 2026 Geotech, Research, Students

Ph.D. student Ripon Chandra Malo is driven by a passion for advancing geotechnical engineering through data, computation, and innovation. His research focuses...

Student Spotlight: Helen Salako
March 21, 2026 Environmental, Research, Students, Uncategorized

Ph.D. candidate Helen Salako’s research was recently featured as a Technical Article in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Utah Section’s...

Faculty Spotlight: Michael Simpson
March 6, 2026 Nuclear Engineering, Research

For 17 years, Dr. Michael Simpson worked at U.S. national laboratories on the leading edge of nuclear energy research. That experience shaped...

From the Wasatch Front to the Last Frontier
January 26, 2026 Research, Water Resources

Alaska: Famed for its dramatic landscapes, stunning glaciers, colossal mountains, and abundant wildlife. Yet equally striking is the sheer scale of its...

Transportation Systems That Think Ahead
December 29, 2025 Research, Transportation

Traffic crashes remain one of the leading causes of injury and death across communities of all sizes—from dense urban corridors to rural...

Solving the Transportation Problem for Microreactors with Digital Twin
December 8, 2025 Nuclear Engineering, Research, Transportation

Microreactors are quickly shifting from sci-fi-adjacent prototypes to one of the most promising tools in America’s clean-energy toolkit. Roughly the size of...

Full Steam Ahead
November 29, 2025 Research, Structural Engineering, Transportation

The University of Utah is taking a leading role in advancing smart mobility and rail safety with the launch of a new...

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