In many ways, Juliet Whitsett is a perfect fit for Planet Texas 2050, an interdisciplinary University of Texas at Austin program focused on climate resilience and adaptation. The independent artist and community art educator is passionate about nature and has an instinctive appreciation for the…

Hurricane Harvey was a storm like no other. In August 2017, more than 26 inches of rain were unleashed in just 24 hours—almost 50 inches by the storm’s conclusion—submerging Beaumont, Port Arthur, and other Texas Gulf Coast cities. Beaumont mayor Becky Ames described the devastation as “nothing I…

A new Arts Leadership Curatorial and Collections Internship offered by Art Galleries at Black Studies provides opportunities to enter the fascinating, but highly competitive, world of the museum curator.

It was a gorgeous spring day—sunny, blue skies, light breeze—perfect for an afternoon at the park with family, friends, and neighbors. Members of the Del Valle community in southeast Austin had gathered at Los Cielos Park to commemorate Earth Day and celebrate exciting first steps. There was the…

We do not all consume information in the same way. Tailored communications tools are required when designing any public health campaign, according to public health communications expert Sean Upshaw, who is presenting at this year’s Whole Communities—Whole Health Research Showcase.

Whole Communities–Whole Health (WCWH) is a unique Grand Challenge at the University of Texas at Austin, both in terms of its goals as well as its methodology. The study seeks to understand social determinants of health and outcomes that matter to participants who have historically been…

Sharon Strover is a professor of communications in the Moody College of Communication and chair of Good Systems at The University of Texas at Austin. We sat down with Strover in advance of the 2023 Good Systems Symposium, taking place April, 3 - 4, on UT Austin’s campus.

A Q&A with Maria De-Arteaga, Assistant Professor at the McCombs School of Business Information, Risk, and Operations Management Department and member of the Good Systems project, Designing Responsible AI Technologies to Curb Disinformation. Maria is a speaker in a roundtable at the 2023 Good…

Researchers from UT Austin have been awarded a prestigious grant from the UK’s Wellcome Trust to understand how flood and storm surge modeling could help inform infectious disease spread in Texas and beyond.

A new interdisciplinary, socio-technical program will soon be available to graduate students to help them anticipate and prepare for the complex interactions between AI-based technologies and society.