April 20, 2023
Whole Communities–Whole Health

All Public Health Campaigns Are (Not) Created Equal

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.
April 17, 2023
Whole Communities–Whole Health

Embodying Interdisciplinary – A Profile of Dr. Jacquelyn Taylor

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…
April 3, 2023
Good Systems

Positive Friction – An Interview with Sharon Strover

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.
March 30, 2023
Good Systems

The Risk of Compounding Inequality

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…
February 27, 2023
Planet Texas 2050

How Flooding is Informing Infectious Disease Spread

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.
December 13, 2022
Good Systems

New Ethical AI Graduate Portfolio Program to Launch in 2023

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.
December 12, 2022
Good Systems

Planting Transportation Seeds in An Urban Desert

A new mobility hub in the Georgian Acres neighborhood in north Austin is providing much-needed transportation services to a community living in a ‘transit desert’ and may serve as a useful blueprint for urban areas across the United States in need of similar essential services.
November 11, 2022
Good Systems

Op-Ed: Social Media Platforms’ Struggles with Misinformation and Racism: Challenges and Paths Forward

Authors: Dr. Josephine Lukito, Dr. Dhiraj Murthy, Bin Chen, Kathryn Kazanas, Akaash Kolluri, Pranav Venkatesh
November 9, 2022
Good Systems

Disinformation Day 2022 Considers Pressing Need for Cross-sector Collaboration and New Tools for Fact Checkers

October 26, 2022 marked the first annual Disinformation Day hosted by Good Systems’ “Designing Responsible AI Technologies to Curb Disinformation” research team. Approximately 150 attendees from across the globe came together virtually to discuss challenges and opportunities in curbing the spread…
November 4, 2022
OVPR

2022 Hamilton Book Award and Co-op Research Excellence Award Winners Announced

2022 Hamilton Book Award and Co-op Research Excellence Award Winners Announced