Initiative fuels state leadership in responsible AI
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At its second annual symposium, the U One-U Responsible Artificial Intelligence Initiative showcased how it’s raising the state’s profile in ethical innovation.
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Carbon ‘offsets’ aren’t working. Here’s a way to fix nature-based climate solutions
U-led research results in roadmap for harnessing Earth’s natural processes to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide.
Read MoreUtah’s energy future
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Leaders from a national laboratory, academic research, non-profit advocacy and private industry reveal how Utah is positioned to lead in the clean energy transition at the 2025 Wilkes Climate Summit.
Read MoreUrgency and hope at 2025 Wilkes Climate Summit
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Climate change innovation, science and solutions manifest at the third annual Wilkes Climate Summit, hosted by the Wilkes Center for Climate Science & Policy
Read MoreGreat Salt Lake is rebounding but dust monitoring needs improvement
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Utah should deploy equipment to track PM10 blowing from exposed lakebed into Davis, Weber counties, according to GSL Strike Team.
Read MoreAI: Friend and foe to the environment
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AI’s impacts on the environment, dangers of AI-generated and -amplified misinformation and using AI for wildfire forecasting were discussed at the One-U Responsible AI Initiative symposium.
Read MoreBiochar farm robots win $500K Wilkes Climate Launch Prize
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Applied Carbon, a Houston-based technology company, is designing automated machines that convert crop waste into biochar, a charcoal-like substance that improves soil health while storing carbon for millions of years.
Read MoreA roadmap for rescuing the Great Salt Lake
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Conservation won’t be enough to save Utah’s inland sea. Saved water must be “shepherded” to the lake, rather than used by someone else.
Read MoreChristmas trees and climate change
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Small choices can make a big impact this holiday season. Learn from a forest ecologist what Christmas tree is best for you and the environment.
Read MoreHow climate change puts property values at risk in forested areas
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Researchers quantified the value of U.S. property exposed to increased wildfire and tree mortality associated with climate stresses and beetle infestation.
Read MoreWilkes Climate Summit focuses on collaboration, opportunity, innovation
On May 16 and 17, the Wilkes Center’s inaugural climate summit convened scientists, inventors, business and government leaders in a collective effort to explore the best solutions for a warming planet.
Read MoreHumans of the U: Katya Podkovyroff Lewis
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The simple actions of pulling my hair back and putting on my lab coat made me feel like a professional scientist, a feeling I have been obsessed with ever since.
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