The University of Texas at Austin's Good Systems program is pleased to announce advancements in its research on critical cross-cutting themes in ethical AI. Last year, Good Systems, a leader in interdisciplinary research on the ethical development and use of artificial intelligence (AI),…

Good Systems would like to thank Sherri Greenberg (LBJ School of Public Affairs) for her leadership as chair of the Good Systems Executive Team in 2023 – 24. Greenberg will continue to serve on the Executive Team. The grand challenge now welcomes Luis Sentis (Cockrell School of Engineering) as…

The University of Texas at Austin has been chosen to lead a new institute that harnesses artificial intelligence to explore some of the leading mysteries of the universe, including dark matter and the fundamentals related to the search for life. Housed in UT’s Oden Institute for Computational Sciences and Engineering, the NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins will be funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Simons Foundation.

Planet Texas 2050 would like to thank Paola Passalacqua (professor, Cockrell School of Engineering) for her leadership as chair of PT2050’s Theme Organizing Committee (TOC) for the past two years. She passes the torch back to Katherine Lieberknecht (associate professor, School of Architecture, who…

A pioneering mission into a mysterious and violent world led by the Jackson School of Geosciences may reveal ‘speed bumps’ on the way to global coastal inundation

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered an antibody able to neutralize all known variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, as well as distantly related SARS-like coronaviruses that infect other animals.

The University of Texas at Austin operates some of the world’s fastest and largest computers. Take a look inside the Texas Advanced Computing Center at the processors that drive some of the world’s most important discoveries.

As artificial intelligence reshapes society, The University’s Good Systems grand challenge is emerging as a valuable resource for policymakers and national security advisors grappling with AI's ethical implications. The interdisciplinary team of researchers has been engaging with government…

Data from a new investigational drug that could alter the standard treatment for a rare blood disease suggests it has the potential to delay or prevent anemia and the need for intrauterine blood transfusions in babies who are at high risk for the condition, according to a clinical trial conducted by The University of Texas at Austin.

You may have recently noticed research groups in Waller Creek, the meandering waterway passing through the Forty Acres. Indeed, it should come as no surprise to find research being conducted anywhere on the campus of one of the leading public research universities in the world. What distinguished…