Not every city is home to one of the world’s leading public research universities. Fewer cities, still, are able to take advantage of their intellectual capital the way Austin does. Case in point: the collaborations between the City and UT Austin’s Planet Texas 2050 grand challenge, which are…

AI is in our lives, influencing the way we work and teach, connect with one another, and move about our cities and communities. It’s increasingly a topic of discussion in our classrooms, board rooms, and around the dinner table. Good Systems researchers and partners are optimistic about the ways in…

The election of Professor Sherri Greenberg to chair of Good Systems couldn’t be more timely. UT Austin’s interdisciplinary Ethical AI Grand Challenge is ready to start shaping and informing public policy at the intersection of technology and society. And there are few as well equipped as Greenberg…

When faculty and Research Development staff at The University of Texas at Austin came together five years ago to launch Whole Communities–Whole Health, they made an unusual but straightforward commitment: the data they gathered from a long-term study about social determinants of health would be…

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…