Research Impact

U to build out Utah Health AI Vault (UHAIV) with state support

Categories: Impact Initiatives, Latest Stories, Law & Politics, President, Research, Research Impact, Science & Technology

Using an infusion of state funding, the University of Utah is building an AI-assisted computing infrastructure expected to advance population-based medical and policy decisions. Under a funding bill passed in the 2026 Legislature, state lawmakers and the governor have invested $18.6 million in a new technology system to maximize understanding of data stored in the […]

May 12, 2026

What a garden of bees can teach us about biodiversity

Categories: Campus Life, Community, Faculty/Staff, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Latest Stories, Research, Research Impact, Science & Technology, Sustainability

Red Butte Garden is a pollinator hotspot at the edge of a bustling city, where an ongoing bee survey could offer clues to building healthier urban ecosystems.

May 7, 2026

U researchers confront urgent AI ethics questions

Categories: Artificial Intelligence, Faculty/Staff, Health & Medicine, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Research, Research Impact, Science & Technology

Experts and attendees explored thorny AI-related issues in medicine, economic power, censorship, surveillance and more at the inaugural AI and Ethics Workshop.

May 6, 2026

U, national lab partner on energy resilience, critical minerals and more

Categories: Community, Faculty/Staff, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Inspire Initiatives, Latest Stories, News Releases, President, Research, Research Impact, Science & Technology, Sustainability, SVPAA

U and NLR leaders signed a three-year MOU to enable greater research collaborations through shared facilities, joint proposal development, visiting scholar programs, student internships and career pathways to national labs.

May 5, 2026

Small seeds, big impact

Categories: Community, Faculty/Staff, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Latest Stories, Research, Research Impact, Science & Technology, Sustainability

Red Butte Garden’s Matthew Wang takes microscopic images of seeds. They may transform how scientists study ecosystems, restore landscapes and even combat plant poaching.

April 29, 2026

Nuclear is booming. The workforce isn’t ready

Categories: Campus Life, Community, Events, Faculty/Staff, Health & Medicine, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Latest Stories, Research, Research Impact, Science & Technology, Sustainability

Researchers, policy makers and industry experts gathered at the U to examine nuclear expansion in the Intermountain West at the 2026 John Horan Health Physics Symposium.

April 17, 2026

Research center explores Olympics’ societal impacts

Categories: Impact Initiatives, Latest Stories, News Releases, Olympics, Research, Research Impact

U trustees endorse plan for interdisciplinary hub to study mega-events’ economic, environmental and social dimensions on host communities.

April 15, 2026

U announces new Institute for Critical and Strategic Minerals

Categories: Faculty/Staff, Impact Initiatives, Innovate Initiatives, Inspire Initiatives, Latest Stories, News Releases, Research, Research Impact, Science & Technology

The new institute seeks to expand sustainable, domestic critical minerals supply chain through education, workforce development and cutting-edge research.

April 14, 2026