Discover AI in Action at The U
Across the University of Utah, faculty, staff, and students are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to transform education, streamline operations, and accelerate research. From innovative teaching strategies and curriculum design to smarter administrative workflows and groundbreaking scientific discovery, AI is helping us work more efficiently and think more creatively.
Under the leadership of Chief AI Officer Manish Parashar, the university is committed to exploring AI responsibly and collaboratively. These stories showcase how teams across campus are integrating AI tools to enhance learning experiences, improve processes, and push the boundaries of knowledge—all while maintaining the rigor and integrity that define our academic mission.
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Will AI Replace the English Teacher? Rethinking Roles, Relationships, and Responsibility
Categories: EducationAs AI becomes more integrated into classrooms worldwide, University of Utah educators Randall Davis and Rus Wilson are helping reframe the conversation. At the TESOL Ecuador Conference, they shared how AI is transforming—not replacing—the essential human work of teaching, and what skills educators will need moving forward.
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Prompt Pattern Engineering for Test Question Mapping Using AI
Categories: EducationExploring how AI-powered prompt engineering can streamline curriculum mapping and assessment alignment. This study by faculty in the College of Pharmacy demonstrates how ChatGPT can reduce review time, improve consistency, and support accreditation efforts while maintaining faculty oversight.
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Examining the AI Scholarly Research Writing Landscape
Categories: OperationsBrandon Patterson’s project explores how AI-powered tools can support scholarly writing and research while addressing critical limitations in transparency and reproducibility. The study highlights top-performing tools, their role in academic workflows, and the importance of AI literacy for ethical integration.
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Harnessing AI to Streamline Operations and Strengthen Campus Collaboration
Categories: OperationsAt the University of Utah, we are embracing artificial intelligence not as a distant future, but as a practical, everyday partner in improving how we work. Across campus, teams are finding ways to use AI to reduce administrative overhead, strengthen decision-making, and create more connected, responsive systems.
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How AI Is Transforming Student Success at Our University: A Vision
Categories: EducationDiscover how the University of Utah is using artificial intelligence to help students make more confident academic and career decisions. Associate Professor Jim Agutter introduces UGuide, an AI-powered advising tool that personalizes major exploration, connects students with mentors, and supports their path to graduation.
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Understanding the National Data Platform: A New Era in Collaborative Science
Categories: ResearchJess Tate of the SCI Institute shares about the National Data Platform (NDP), an NSF-funded collaboration designed to transform how researchers access, share, and analyze data. By connecting data sources, tools, and compute resources in a federated ecosystem, NDP makes data more findable, accessible, interoperable, and reproducible (FAIR)—advancing collaborative, scalable, and trustworthy science.
