Revolutionary
CARI collaborates with HUD to improve websites,
help millions facing housing insecurity
CARING MAGAZINE ARTICLE
The CARI team was highlighted in a Caring Magazine article for its collaboration with HUD to streamline and redesign over 2,400 outdated state webpages into just 100 user-friendly ones—making it easier for millions facing housing insecurity to access critical resources. The project earned national recognition with a 2025 “Service to the Citizen” award for excellence in digital service design.
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Introducing the “first-in-the world” Salvation Army Center for Applied Research and Innovation. CARI is a social science research and program design center dedicated to large-scale solutions to our greatest social challenges. Distinct from a traditional university research center, these solutions will be energized by the transforming power of God’s Spirit.
News CARI is Following
Updated 07/24/2025
23 July 2025
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warned that while AI holds enormous promise for improving lives, it also poses serious threats, such as enabling foreign adversaries to create bioweapons, infiltrate power grids, and execute large-scale financial fraud, unless society takes these risks seriously.
23 July 2025
Sacramento’s Behavioral Health Department is now required to dedicate its funding to early intervention efforts, distributing resources across three newly specified program categories.
21 July 2025
A former biotech executive warns that over-optimizing with AI can undermine innovation by replacing cognitive diversity with predictable, less creative outcomes.
2 October 2024
The University of Iowa created the Center for Social Science Innovation by merging two research units to boost interdisciplinary collaboration, research support, and survey services.
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